(a) whether the Government has proposed any new “PORTAL BASED REAL-TIME MONITORING AND DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM” regarding construction of rural roads under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY);
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) if not, the reasons therefor; and
(d) the details of the key features of the aforesaid mechanism along with the status of rural roads in nearby villages of Hooghly in West Bengal, Purnea in Bihar and Ambedkar Nagar in Uttar Pradesh?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
(SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV)
(a) to (c): Yes, for effective monitoring of road works constructed under Pradhan Mantri Gram SadakYojana (PMGSY), a Real time monitoring and data management system called “On-line Management, Monitoring and Accounting System (OMMAS)” has also been developed. A three-tier Quality Control mechanism viz. Project Inspection Unit (PIU), State Quality Monitors (SQM) and National Quality Monitors (NQM) is envisaged under the PMGSY for ensuring construction of quality road works.
(d): The system (OMMAS) manages and monitors all the phases of road development right from its proposal mode to road completion. The OMMAS also has separate module to track the expenses made on each road. Based on the data entered by state and district officers, OMMAS generates detailed reports which are viewable in citizens section (http://omms.nic.in). OMMAS incorporates advanced features like E-payment, Password protected PDF files, Interactive Reports etc.
As per OMMAS, Status of rural roads in Hoogly in West Bengal, Purnea in Bihar and Ambedkar Nagar in Uttar Pradesh are as follows:
District Hoogly (West Bengal)
No. Length (in km)
Road works sanctioned since Inception 381 1617.103
Road works completed till date 171 1016.621
District Purnea (Bihar)
No. Length (in km)
Road works sanctioned since Inception 635 2147.20
Road works completed till date 452 1811.81
District Ambedkar Nagar (Uttar Pradesh)
No. Length (in km)
Road works sanctioned since Inception 220 677.49
Road works completed till date 208 630.49
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