MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
(SHRI GIRIRAJ SINGH)
(a) to (e) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
Statement referred to in reply to Parts (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No.123 due for answer on 07.12.2021
(a) The details of the ongoing roads projects being constructed under the various verticals of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), State and UT-wise PMGSY have been uploaded on Online Monitoring Management and Accounting System (OMMAS) portal and the same may be seen at omms.nic.in -> Progress Monitoring -> State MPR Abstract report. State and UT-wise abstract is given in Annexure- I.
Vertical-wise details of ongoing works as on 1st December, 2021 in Bharuch district of Gujarat and Jaunpur district of Uttar Pradesh are given below:-
District: Bharuch, Gujarat District: Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh
Vertical No.of No. of Road No. of No. of Road
Roads Bridges Length (km) Roads Bridges Length (km)
PMGSY-I - - - - - -
PMGSY-II - - - - - -
PMGSY-III 8 - 82.86 47 - 305.39
Total: 8 - 82.86 47 - 305.39
(b) As per the programme guidelines, the timeline for completion of road work is 12 working months from the date of issue of the work order. However, where a package comprises more than one roadwork, the total time given for completion of the package is 18 calendar months. Similarly, a time period of 21-24 months has been allowed for completion of cross drainage works exceeding 25-meter in length, depending on site conditions.
PMGSY-I & II are targeted for completion by Sept. 2022 and PMGSY-III is targeted for completion by March 2025.
(c) (i) PMGSY was launched as a one-time special intervention to provide rural connectivity, by way of a single all-weather road, to the eligible unconnected habitations of designated population size (500+ in plain areas and 250+ in North-Eastern States, Himalayan States and Himalayan Union Territories as per 2001 Census) in the core network for uplifting the socio-economic condition of the rural population. Relaxation has been provided to the Tribal (Schedule V) areas and Selected Tribal and Backward Districts (as identified by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and the then Planning Commission) and unconnected habitations in these areas with a population of 250 persons and above in the Core Network as per 2001 Census are eligible for connectivity under the scheme. In the critical Left-Wing Extremism affected blocks (as identified by Ministry of Home Affairs). additional relaxation has been given to connect habitations with population 100 persons and above as per 2001 census. The Scheme had also an element of upgradation (to prescribed standards) of existing rural roads in districts where all the eligible habitations of the designated population size have been connected with all-weather road connectivity, though this objective was not central to the scheme. The roads connecting the targeted habitations were taken up for sanction under the new connectivity component of the scheme. Under upgradation component, intermediate link roads, which were not upto the standards of all-weather roads, were taken up for upgradation to the prescribed standards.
(ii) PMGSY-II was launched in the year 2013, with a target to upgrade 50,000 Kms of the existing rural road network to improve its overall efficiency as a provider of transportation services for people, goods and services. The State/UT-wise allocation of targets is given at Annexure-II. District-wise/Block-wise allocation of targets within the overall targets allocated to the States/UTs has been done by the respective State Governments/Union Territories. The selection of roads in a particular district/block has been done by the States/UTs based on the utility value of the eligible roads computed on the basis of their economic potential and their role in facilitating the growth of rural market centres and rural hubs.
(iii) Road Connectivity Project for Left Wing Extremism Affected Areas (RCPLWEA) was launched in the year 2016 for construction/ upgradation of strategically important roads chosen in the 44 worst affected LWE districts and adjoining districts in the 9 States of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Maharashtra, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh. The scheme has twin objectives of enabling smooth and seamless anti-LWE operations by the security forces and also ensuring socio-economic development. As per the programme guidelines of RCPLWEA, the selection of roads is done by the Ministry of Home Affairs in consultation with the Home Departments of the concerned states and the security forces engaged in combating the LWE violence.
(iv) PMGSY-III was launched in the year 2019 for consolidation of 1,25,000 Km Through Routes and Major Rural Links connecting habitations, inter-alia, to Gramin Agricultural Markets (GrAMs), Higher Secondary Schools and Hospitals. The State/UT-wise allocation of targets is given at Annexure- III. District-wise/Block-wise allocation of targets within the overall targets allocated to the States/UTs is done by the respective State Governments/Union Territories. The selection of roads in a particular district/block is done by the States/UTs based on the utility value of the eligible roads computed on the basis of the population served by the road and market, educational, medical and transport infrastructure facilities connected by the concerned road.
(d) The implementation of all sanctioned works is being monitored through online programme Monitoring Information System named Online Management, Monitoring and Accounting System (OMMAS) on real time basis. In addition, the progress is regularly reviewed by the Ministry by way of Regional Review Meetings (RRMs), Performance Review Committee (PRC) Meetings, Pre-Empowered/ Empowered Committee Meetings with the States. At District level, the District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee (DISHA) headed by Hon’ble Member of Parliament (LS) monitors the implementation of various schemes of Government of India including PMGSY. Besides above, special review meetings/monthly review meetings are also held by Secretary/ Additional Secretary/Joint Secretary, Ministry of Rural Development with Chief Secretaries/Principal Secretaries of the States to take stock of the progress of the scheme and remove the bottlenecks, if any.
Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) has a three-tiered Quality Control mechanism for ensuring construction of quality road works and durability of road assets under PMGSY. Under the first tier, the Programme Implementation Units (PIUs) are required to ensure process control through mandatory tests on material and workmanship at the field laboratory. The second tier is a structured independent quality monitoring at the State level through State Quality Monitors (SQMs) to ensure that every work is inspected at initial stage, intermediate stage and final stage of the construction. Under the third tier, which is at the national level, independent National Quality Monitors (NQMs) are deployed for random inspection of road works to monitor quality and also to provide guidance of senior professionals to the field functionaries. Based on the periodic monitoring of quality of roads under the 3-tier mechanism, corrective measures, wherever necessary, are taken by the State Governments.
(e) Yes Sir. A copy of the advisory issued by the Ministry on 27.07.2016 in this regard is enclosed at Annexure-IV.
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