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O.I.H.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5173
ANSWERED ON 24/03/2026
MUZAFFARNAGAR UNDER PMGSY
5173. Shri Harendra Singh Malik:
Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:
(a) whether all revenue villages in Muzaffarnagar have been
declared as connected as per Government data, if so, the details
thereof;
(b) whether any action such as financial penalty or blacklisting has
been taken against projects that failed quality tests in roads
constructed under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana
(PMGSY), if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the Government proposes to provide a GIS-based public
monitoring portal for timeline and transparency; and
(d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
(SHRI KAMLESH PASWAN)
(a): ‘Rural Roads’ is a State subject, and Pradhan Mantri Gram
Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) is a one-time special intervention to provide
rural connectivity, by way of a single all-weather road, to the eligible
unconnected habitations in the core network with a population of 500
persons and above (Census 2001) in plain areas. In respect of
“Special Category States” (i.e. Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur,
Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura, Himachal Pradesh,
Jammu & Kashmir and Uttarakhand), the Desert Areas (as identified
in the Desert Development Programme), the Tribal (Schedule V) areas
and Selected Tribal and Backward Districts (as identified by the
Ministry of Home Affairs and Planning Commission), the objective
would be to connect eligible unconnected habitations with a
population of 250 persons and above (Census 2001).
As per the PMGSY Guidelines, the unit of implementation is a
habitation & not a revenue village, and the basis for determining the
population size of the habitation would be the population, as recorded
Page 1 of 2in the Census 2001. All the 127 eligible unconnected habitations in
the Core Network with a population of 500 persons and above (as per
Census 2001) in Muzaffarnagar District of Uttar Pradesh have been
provided connectivity.
(b): The award of works sanctioned by the Ministry under PMGSY
is done by the State Government, and blacklisting of contractors for
any lapse in implementation of the programme is also done by the
respective State Government. No centralised data is maintained in
this regard by the Ministry.
(c) & (d): PMGSY follows a rigorous integrated monitoring and
quality protocol as detailed below:
1. Three-Tier Quality Assurance:
For effective monitoring of roads constructed under PMGSY,
programme guidelines also envisage a three-tier Quality Assurance
Mechanism to ensure the quality of road works during construction.
The first tier of this mechanism is in-house quality control at the
Programme Implementation Unit (PIU) level. Second-tier is structured
as an independent quality monitoring at the State level through State
Quality Monitors (SQMs), in which provision of regular inspection of
PMGSY works has been envisaged. The third-tier is an independent
monitoring mechanism at the Central level. Under this tier,
independent National Quality Monitors (NQMs) are engaged for
inspections of PMGSY roads, selected at random. Action Taken
Reports of the road works graded as Satisfactory Requiring
Improvement (SRI) and Unsatisfactory (U) by the State Quality
Monitors are monitored by the respective State
Governments. Similarly, for works graded as Satisfactory Requiring
Improvement (SRI) and Unsatisfactory (U) based on observations of
National Quality Monitors, Action Taken Reports are monitored and
processed by the National Rural Roads Development Agency
(NRRDA).
2. Digital Governance & Efficiency:
OMMAS & PMIS: Online Management, Monitoring, and Accounting
System ensures transparency (OMMAS), and Project Monitoring and
Information System(PMIS) ensure real time tracking of project
progress.
• SNA SPARSH: The transition to the SNA SPARSH fund flow
mechanism ensures "Just-in-Time" release of funds to the states.
• e-MARG: Routine maintenance is processed through eMARG, where
payments are contingent upon Performance-Based Maintenance
Contracts (PBMC).
• GPS Tracking: Deployment of GPS-enabled Vehicle Tracking
Systems (VTS) on machinery monitors on-site construction activity.
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