MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
(SHRI GIRIRAJ SINGH)
(a) to (f) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
Statement referred to in reply to Parts (a) to (f) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 366 due for answer on 29.03.2022
(a) Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (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 and some special areas as per 2001 census) in the core network for uplifting the socio-economic condition of the rural population. In the critical Left Wing Extremism affected blocks (as identified by Ministry of Home Affairs), habitations with population 100 persons and above as per 2001 census are also covered.
The mandate of PMGSY has been subsequently widened to include new interventions. PMGSY-II was launched in the year 2013, with a target to upgrade 50,000 Km of the existing rural roads.
Road Connectivity Project for Left Wing Extremism Affected Areas (RCPLWEA) was launched in 2016 for construction/upgradation of strategically important roads chosen in the 44 worst affected LWE districts and adjoining districts in the 9 affected States.
PMGSY-III was launched in 2019 for consolidation of 1,25,000 Km Through Routes and Major Rural Links connecting habitations, inter-alia, to Gramin Agricultural Markets, Higher Secondary Schools and Hospitals.
The main features of PMGSY are decentralized and evidence based planning, standards and specifications as per Indian Road Congress (IRC) and Rural Roads Manual, dedicated implementation mechanism at central, state and district levels, scrutiny of Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) at multiple levels, strong IT backbone for monitoring and implementation of the programme, three-tier quality management system, unbroken flow of funds, inbuilt mechanism for consultation with public representatives in planning, selection and monitoring of work etc.
(b) The details of projects sanctioned under PMGSY-I & II in Assam including Mangaldoi Parliamentary Constituency during the last three years and the current year are given at Annexure-I.
(c) The details of funds released and utilized by the State of Assam during the last three years and the current year is given at Annexure-II
(d) & (e) The details of road works and bridges sanctioned, completed and balance are given at Annexure-III. All the projects sanctioned under PMGSY-I & II are targeted for completion by September 2022. The implementation period of PMGSY-III is upto March 2025.
(f) All weather road connectivity to unconnected habitations was envisaged in PMGSY-I. For selection of eligible habitations, special relaxation has been given to North Eastern States, Tribal (Schedule V) areas and selected Tribal and Backward Districts (as decided by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) where habitations of population of 250 or more (as per Census 2001) are eligible, as compared to the population of criterion of 500 or more in other states in general. Under the scheme, out of 13,747 eligible unconnected habitations approved in the state of Assam, 13,699 habitations have been provided with all-weather road connectivity. The timeline for completion for PMGSY-I work is September 2022.
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