MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI PRADEEP JAIN `ADITYA`)
(a) Yes, Sir.
(b) For ensuring high level of quality in works, Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) programme guidelines
have the provision for three tier Quality Control Mechanism. The first two tiers of the Quality Control
Structure are overseen by the State Quality Coordinators, appointed by the State Governments. The first
tier of quality control mechanism is in- house quality control at the level of executing agencies. The
field laboratories are established by the contractors and mandatory tests on the quality of material and
workmanship are conducted under the supervision of Programme Implementation Units (PIUs). Quality Control
Handbooks have been prescribed and test records are maintained by the PIUs in the prescribed Quality Control
registers. The second tier provides for quality monitoring by the State Governments through independent State
Quality Monitors (SQMs). SQMs are deployed to ensure that quality issues are properly being attended to at
the first tier. The third tier consists of quality monitoring of works through random inspection by
independent National Quality Monitors (NQMs).
(c)& (d) Expenditure incurred on PMGSY road projects having non-rectifiable defects observed
by NQMs on inspection is set off against funds to be released to the concerned State.
(e) & (f) Under PMGSY, 42,368 km. road length has been completed upto January, 2010 against
the target of 55,000 km in the year 2009-10.
