MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI PRADEEP JAIN `ADITYA`)
(a): Number of project proposals (road works) received and approved by the Government of India under Pradhan Mantri Gram
Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) during the last three years and the current year upto May, 2009 are given in Annexure-I. The number
of projects (road works) completed by the State Governments during the last three years and the current year upto May,
2009 are given in Annexure-II.
(b)&(c): Some of these approved works have not stared in time. Major reasons for not starting in time are:
(a) Non receipt of responsive bids in 1st or subsequent calls.
(b) Inadequate institutional capacity and delegation of powers to State Government Officers.
(c) Delay in obtaining forest clearance.
(d) Enforcement of Model Code of conduct in connection with various elections.
(e) Security related problems in some parts of the country.
(d): Yes, Sir.
(e): As per guidelines, schedule time for completion of projects is 12 months for plain areas & 18 months for hill areas
from the date of award of tender. Time of completion is varying from State to State. For majority of works completion time
is 15-24 months in plain areas & 24-30 months in hill areas. The State-wise details of works not completed within expected
date under PMGSY is given in the Annexure-III.
These contacts are fixed price contracts and there is no price variation clause in the contracts. However,if
there is any cost escalation due to such delays, it is borne by the State Governments from their own resources.
(f): As per PMGSY Guidelines, implementation of the PMGSY is the responsibility of the State Governments. The State
Governments have been advised to expedite the pace of execution of projects. On the part of the Ministry the following
steps have been taken to facilitate timely completion of works under PMGSY.
# In order to improve contracting capacity in states, the Standard Bidding Document (SBD) has been amended to facilitate
participation of small and medium as well as large contractors.
# The State Governments have been advised to deploy adequate number of dedicated Programme Implementation Units (PIUs)
commensurate with their work load.
# The State Governments have been advised for e-tendering the projects under PMGSY to expedite the process of tendering
and also to ensure transparency.
# Performance incentive for timely completion of projects has been introduced in September, 2006 under which contractors
delivering projects within schedule are accorded higher weightage in qualification assessment in future contracts.
# State Governments have been advised to closely monitor the schedule of implementation and levy liquidated damages,
wherever required.
# Review and monitoring meetings are being held regularly for proper monitoring of the progress.
# Ministry of Environment and Forest approached to simplify procedures for forest clearance. Meetings also held with
the Forests Department Officials and the implementing agencies in the States of Himachal Pradesh & Uttarakhand.
# Imparting training to the field personnel for building their capacity in programme implementation.
