MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI SURYAKANTA PATIL)
(a) to (c): The Government had called a Meeting of the Members of Parliament from
Bihar on 12th May, 2005 for discussing the execution of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak
Yojana (PMGSY) road works in the State of Bihar.
`Rural Roads` being a State subject, the implementation of the programme is
done by the State Government. Since the progress of works in Phase I & II was
hampered by the constraints of executional capacity, the Ministry of Rural
Development agreed to the engagement of Central Agencies for execution of works
of Phase-III (2003-04) onwards at the request of the State Government on 28th June,
2004. The Government of Bihar has now engaged five Executing Agencies. These
are National Buildings Construction Corporation Ltd. (NBCC), National
Hydroelectric Power Corporation Limited (NHPC), National Projects Construction
Corporation Ltd. (NPCC), IRCON International Limited (IRCON) and Central Public
Works Department (CPWD). With four of these agencies, tripartite agreement for
Implementation of PMGSY has been signed on 31.08.2005. The CPWD has agreed to
implement the programme through exchange of letters vide letter dated 29.10.2004.
So far, Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) prepared by these agencies have been
approved for 163 road works involving 1575.13 kms. length for a value of Rs. 453.33
crore. The Executing Agencies have already invited tenders for approximately 1313
km. length for DPRs worth Rs. 380 crore.