Question : PMGSY



(a) the number of roads proposed to be constructed under PMGSY during 2005-06, State-wise; and

(b) the amount allocated for the said fiscal year, State-wise?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT(SHRIMATI SURYAKANTA PATIL)

(a) Proposals for construction of roads under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) are made by the State Governments, on the basis of allocation indicated by the Ministry of Rural Development. The proposals for the year 2005-06 have so far been received from the States of Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, for 1186 road works.

(b) The State wise allocation of the cess on High Speed Diesel earmarked for PMGSY in accordance with the provisions of the Central Road Fund Act is given in the Annexure. Funds made available under World Bank/Asian Development Bank loans to 6 project States are not governed by the provisions of the Act and are not included.

ANNEXURE

Annexure referred in Reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 5241 due for Answer on 29-4-2005

Tentative State wise Allocation of the Cess on High Speed Diesel earmarked for PMGSY during 2005-2006

Sl. No. State Allocation (Rs. in crore) 1 Andhra Pradesh 100 2 Arunachal Pradesh 52 3 Assam 176 4 Bihar 332 5 Chhattisgarh 235 6 Goa 5 7 Gujarat 60 8 Haryana 25 9 Himachal Pradesh 82 10 Jammu & Kashmir 60 11 Jharkhand 170 12 Karnataka 105 13 Kerala 25 14 Madhya Pradesh 435 15 Maharashtra 140 16 Manipur 28 17 Meghalaya 40 18 Mizoram 27 19 Nagaland 25 20 Orissa 268 21 Punjab 30 22 Rajasthan 229 23 Sikkim 25 24 Tamil Nadu 85 25 Tripura 35 26 Uttar Pradesh 370 27 Uttaranchal 95 28 West Bengal 221	Total 3480