(a) the target fixed for rural roads under Bharat Nirman Programme;
(b) whether problems are being faced to achieve the targets due to uneven funding; and
(c) if so, the details thereof along with the reaction of the Government thereto?
(a) the target fixed for rural roads under Bharat Nirman Programme;
(b) whether problems are being faced to achieve the targets due to uneven funding; and
(c) if so, the details thereof along with the reaction of the Government thereto?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI LALCHAND KATARIA)
(a)to(c): Government of India has identified `Rural Roads` as one of the six components
of `Bharat Nirman` with a goal to provide connectivity to all eligible unconnected
habitations with a population of 1,000 persons and above (as per 2001 census) in plain
areas and 500 persons and above in the case of Hilly or Tribal ( Schedule V) areas with an
All-weather road. Under Bharat Nirman, the targets have been set for connecting 63,940
habitations, out of which a total of 47,971 habitations have been connected upto
Jan, 2013. There is no problem related to funding in the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak
Yojana (PMGSY).