(a) whether the Government has received any complaint regarding quality of gravel roads
being built under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS);
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the Government proposes to build bitumen roads over the gravel roads being
constructed under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) through MGNREGS; and
(d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons alongwith the report in this regard
MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI PRADEEP JAIN `ADITYA`)
(a) & (b): Yes, Sir. Two complaints regarding poor quality of material used in construction of
gravel roads, one each in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, have been received in the Ministry.
(c) & (d): Ministry has issued guidelines for convergence between Mahatma Gandhi NREGA and PMGSY.
Rural connectivity to provide all-weather access is a permissible activity under Mahatma Gandhi
NREGA. As per the convergence guidelines, pucca roads may be constructed on the connectivity
provided under the Act.