Parliament Question: Criteria for Road Construction

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4157 ANSWERED ON 19/08/2025 CRITERIA FOR ROAD CONSTRUCTION

4157. Shri RajkumarRoat:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) the details of the criteria adopted for road construction under Pradhan Mantri Gram SadakYojana (PMGSY);

(b) the number of roads constructed in Dungarpur region of BanswaraLokSabha Constituency under PMGSY during the last ten years;

(c) whether the Government proposes to improve the already constructed roads and construct new roads under PMGSY in BanswaraLokSabha Constituency and if so, the details thereof and the time by which it is likely to be done; and

(d) the number of proposal received from Rajasthan during the last one year for construction of roads in the State, district-wise? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI KAMLESH PASWAN)

(a): The Pradhan Mantri Gram SadakYojana (PMGSY) is being implemented since the year 2000 by the Ministry of Rural Development to provide rural connectivity, by way of a single all- weather road, to the eligible unconnected habitations of population size 500+ in plains, 250+ in NE & Hill Sates/UTs, special category areas (Tribal Schedule V, Backward districts, desert areas) and 100+ in Left Wing Extremism Affected (LWE) affected districts, as per Census 2001. For the new vertical PMGSY-IV, the population criteria is as per Census 2011. The roads under PMGSY are being constructed as per the technical specifications and geometric design standards given in the Ministry of Rural Development Specifications for Rural Roads, Rural Roads Manual of the Indian Road Congress (IRC) (IRC: SP:20), IRC:SP:72 and also, where Page 1 of 3required, the Hill Road Manual (IRC: SP:48) and other IRC Codes/ Guidelines.

(b): Under PMGSY, constituency wise data is not maintained; however district wise progress report is being maintained in the Ministry. The progress in Banswara and Dungarpur districts are as

below:

Total sanctioned Total completion Bridges Bridges District (Length in (Length in Kms) sanctioned completed Kms Dungarpur 3,160.445 3,032.161 2 1 Banswara 2,961.175 2,931.225 3 3 District-wise detailed progress under PMGSY can be accessed at

the programme website https://omms.nic.in=>progress monitoring=>Monthly Progress Reports (MPR)=>District Brief.

(c): PMGSY was launched to provide connectivity to the unconnected habitations in rural areas; however need was felt to cover the upgradation of already constructed roads in rural areas, hence upgradation works were taken up under PMGSY-II and PMGSY-III verticals across the country, including the State of Rajasthan. The status of the progress of the State of Rajasthan under PMGSY-II and III is as below:

Vertical Sanctioned Completed Balance No of Road LSBs No of Road LSBs No of Road LSBs Roads length Roads length Roads length (in km) (in km) (in km) PMGSY- 401 3,464.26 6 401 3,468.63 6 0 0 0 II PMGSY- 918 8,658.34 41 893 893 893 25 75.27 14 III Total 1319 12,122.6 47 1294 4,361.63 899 25 75.27 14 Further, the PMGSY-IV has been launched to provide new connectivity to 25,000 unconnected eligible habitations across the country, including in districts in BanswaraLokSabha Constituency.

(d): The State has been sanctioned its complete entitlements under PMGSY-I, II & III. During 2024-25, 5 road works of 58.31 km Page 2 of 3road length were sanctioned under PMGSY-III as per the details

given below:

Sr. District Name No. of Roads Road Length Sanctioned No. Sanctioned (in km) 1 Bikaner 1 15.00 2 Chittaurgarh 1 11.70 3 Udaipur 1 10.00 4 Kota 2 21.61 Total 5 58.31 Further, the State of Rajasthan has completed the survey of unconnected habitations for PMGSY-IV. The Ministry is working in close coordination with the State for submission of proposal under PMGSY IV.

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