Parliament Question: Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 333 ANSWERED ON 12/08/2025 PRADHAN MANTRI JANJATI ADIVASI NYAYA MAHA ABHIYAN *333. Dr. Hemant Vishnu Savara:

Shri Naba Charan Majhi:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) the details and the estimated timeline for completion of the newly sanctioned roads and bridges under the Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM-JANMAN) in tribal dominated areas in the country, State and district-wise including Palghar and Dahod;

(b) the steps taken by the Government to ensure that these road and bridge projects are constructed to all-weather standards, especially in forest and hilly terrain inhabited by Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) and the total funds sanctioned by the Government in this regard, State and district-wise;

(c) the estimated number of PVTG habitations and beneficiaries expected to gain direct all weather connectivity as a result of these projects, State and district-wise;

(d) whether the Government has set up any real-time monitoring or third-party quality assurance mechanisms to track the implementation of PM-JANMAN infrastructure works, State and district-wise; and

(e) whether the basic infrastructure projects have improved economic activity and access to education and health facilities in Palghar and Dahod, if so, the details thereof, State and district-wise? ANSWER MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI SHIVRAJ SINGH CHOUHAN)

(a) to (e): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

Page 1 of 8STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (e) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *333 TO BE ANSWERED ON

12.08.2025 REGARDING “PRADHAN MANTRI JANJATI ADIVASI NYAYA MAHA ABHIYAN”

(a): Under the road connectivity component of Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM-JANMAN), a total of 8000 km of road length, including bridges, is targeted to be constructed for providing all-weather connectivity to the unconnected Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups villages across the country. Under PM- JANMAN, a total of 2,269 roads of 6,507 km and 7 bridges have been sanctioned to the States/UTs, out of which 125 roads of 748 km length have already been constructed as on 07.08.2025. The timeline for completion of PM-JANMAN is March 2028. The State-wise details under PM-JANMAN are given below:- Sanctioned works Sr State Name Number of Length Sanctioned Number of No.

Roads (km) Bridges 1 Andhra 206 612.71 0 Pradesh 2 Chhattisgarh 715 2449.10 0 3 Gujarat 2 1.55 0 4 Jharkhand 300 914.14 1 5 Karnataka 40 63.75 2 6 Madhya 783 1835 0 Pradesh 7 Maharashtra 27 50.13 0 8 Odisha 66 211.14 4 9 Rajasthan 38 98.68 0 10 Telangana 25 66.97 0 11 Tripura 67 203.10 0

Total: 2,269 6,506.27 7 District-wise details may be accessed at Programme website www.omms.nic.in ->Progress Monitoring ->Dynamic Reports - >Progress Report.

(b): The road connectivity component of PM JANMAN is being implemented as a vertical of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana

(PMGSY). The standards for the construction of roads under PM JANMAN are as per technical specifications and geometric design standards of PMGSY given in the Ministry of Rural Development Specifications for Rural Roads, Rural Roads Manual Indian Road Page 2 of 8Congress (IRC) SP: 20: 2002, IRC SP: 72: 2015 and also, where required, the Hill Roads Manual IRC SP: 48 and other IRC Codes/ guidelines.

The funds released to the States under PM-JANMAN, as on 7-8- 2025, is given at Annexure-I. Central Funds are released to the States, and the States, in turn release the funds along with the State share to the concerned districts. District-wise details of expenditure incurred, including State share, may be accessed at Programme website www.omms.nic.in ->Progress Monitoring ->Dynamic Reports ->Progress Report.

(c): Under PM JANMAN, the following number of PVTG habitations have been sanctioned to get all-weather road connectivity as of now.

State No of PVTG habitation sanctioned Andhra Pradesh 238 Chhattisgarh 775 Gujarat 2 Jharkhand 301 Karnataka 41 Madhya Pradesh 808 Maharashtra 27 Odisha 74 Rajasthan 38 Telangana 26 Tripura 73 State Total 2403 District-wise details may be accessed at Programme website www.omms.nic.in ->Progress Monitoring ->PMJANMAN STA Scrutinise.

(d): The Government is monitoring the progress of road projects under PMGSY, including under PM JANMAN, through various digital technologies and online platforms. The Online Management, Monitoring and Accounting System (OMMAS) is used for monitoring the physical and financial progress of the projects. Additionally, the e-MARG (electronic Maintenance of Rural Roads under PMGSY) platform is being implemented for monitoring the routine and periodic maintenance of roads. Further, the use of Geo-tagging through a mobile application enables real-time monitoring and verification of assets created under the scheme. All PMGSY and PM JANMAN roads and bridges are geo-tagged with photographs at different stages of construction. The implementation is also supported by GIS-based Page 3 of 8planning tools and dashboards for better decision-making and transparency. In addition, there is a provision for regular review of maintenance of PMGSY by the Ministry by way of Regional Review Meetings (RRMs), Performance Review Committee (PRC) Meetings, Pre-Empowered/ Empowered Committee Meetings with the States.

Besides above, special review meetings/monthly review meetings are also held by the 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, including maintenance aspects.

Under the PMGSY, to bring execution of the programme to the desired quality standards, a three-tier quality management mechanism has been institutionalised, which ensures the 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 the initial stage, middle stage and final stage of the construction. Under the third tier, independent National Quality Monitors (NQMs) are deployed by National Rural Infrastructure Development Agency (NRIDA), a technical arm of the Ministry, for inspection of road works on a random sample basis, not only to monitor quality but also to provide guidance by senior professionals to the field functionaries. The observations of NQMs are sent for action to the State Governments, and Action Taken Reports (ATRs) are monitored at the technical arm of the Ministry viz. NRIDA. Based on the periodic monitoring of the quality of roads under the 3-tier mechanism, corrective measures, wherever necessary, are taken by the State Governments

(e): With the aim of reaching out to 22000 Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG) majority tribal habitations and PVTG families in 200 districts across the country, the Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs has initiated an Information, Education, and Communication (IEC) campaign for the PM-JANMAN. The Union Cabinet has approved the mission, which focuses on 11 critical interventions related to 9 key aligned Ministries/Departments, with a budgetary outlay of Rs. 24,104 crores. While the impact evaluation study of road connectivity component of PM JANMAN will be undertaken after completion of works, various independent evaluation studies on PMGSY have concluded that it has improved access to education and health care facilities, facilitated employment generation in both farm and non- farm sectors, helped farmers in getting better farm prices etc. PMGSY Page 4 of 8roads have provided better education opportunities to the children particularly girl child to continue their education beyond the elementary school level. Health facilities are being accessible to people. Women have been the major beneficiary, with most of the child birth taking place in government hospitals and also their participation in financial decisions has increased and it is reflected in their market accessibility. This scheme also addresses the various Sustainable Development Goals on poverty alleviation.

No proposals have been received and sanctioned for Palghar

(Maharashtra) and Dahod (Gujarat) under PMJANMAN. The details of sanctions in the States of Gujarat and Maharashtra under PM- JANMAN are given in Annexure II.

No proposal is pending for sanction at MoRD / NRIDA for the States of Maharashtra and Gujarat under PM-JANMAN. ****** Page 5 of 8Annexure-I Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No.

333 for 12.08.2025 State-wise details of the central fund released under PM-JANMAN Released (Rs. in crores) Sr No. State Name FY 2023-24 FY 2024-25 1 Andhra Pradesh 41.20 0.00 2 Chhattisgarh 143.93 180.00 3 Gujarat 0.00 0.71 4 Jharkhand 6.20 18.00 5 Karnataka 0.00 13.58 6 Madhya Pradesh 33.01 75.00 7 Maharashtra 0.00 0.00 8 Odisha 8.43 20.00 9 Rajasthan 0.00 8.21 10 Telangana 0.00 0.00 11 Tripura 0.00 24.44

Total: 232.77 339.94 In the CFY 2025-26, Rs. 1260 crore has been allocated among States implementing PM-JANMAN; however, fund proposals are awaited from States.

Page 6 of 8Annexure-II Annexure referred to in reply to part (e) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No.

333 for 12.08.2025 Details of proposals received and sanctioned in the states of Gujarat and Maharashtra under PM-JANMAN State-Gujarat Total Pavement Sl. Package Cost District Block Year Road Name Length (in No Number (in Kms.) lakhs) 2023 - L021-Badarkha-Kathodi 1 Sabarkantha Vijaynagar GJ2108-P1 0.95 78.65 2024 Vasahat Road 2023 - L022-Kelava (Parosada)- 2 Sabarkantha Vijaynagar GJ2108-P1 0.6 45.64 2024 Kathodi Vasahat road

Grand Total: 1.55 124.29 State - Maharashtra Total Pavement Package Cost Sl.No District Block Year Road Name Length Number (in (in Kms.) lakhs) 2024 - L027-Umanur to 1 Gadchiroli Aheri MH1001 2.12 155.37 2025 Karancha road 2024 - L026-Kalled to Lowa 2 Gadchiroli Aheri MH1003 2.15 164.28 2025 road 2024 - L024-SH376 to 3 Gadchiroli Aheri MH1004 4.86 460.23 2025 Pattigaon Road 2024 - L022-Naingudam to 4 Gadchiroli Aheri MH1011 5.6 591.71 2025 Tonder Road 2024 - L021-VR 120 to 5 Gadchiroli Aheri MH1012 1.97 190.12 2025 YERAMNAR TOLA MH10MH- 2024 - L031-Irapnar To 6 Gadchiroli Bhamragad 2.3 207.18 1013 2025 Kucher Road 2024 - L023-SH 380 to Kukeli 7 Gadchiroli Etapalli MH1005 0.8 75.82 2025 Road 2024 - L022-Kotmi to Gaderi 8 Gadchiroli Etapalli MH1006 2.86 283.72 2025 Road 2024 - L024-SH 363 to Bater 9 Gadchiroli Etapalli MH1008 4.11 394.59 2025 Road 2024 - L025-Burgi to 10 Gadchiroli Etapalli MH1010 4.62 433.65 2025 Abanpalli Road 2024 - L073-MDR-90 to 11 Nashik Nandgaon MH20135 0.9 87.48 2025 Ramwadi Road 2024 - L074-VR-34 to 12 Nashik Nandgaon MH20135 0.93 87.32 2025 Padjhapa Road 2024 - L075-VR-34 to 13 Nashik Nandgaon MH20135 1.63 162.92 2025 Dagadwadi Road Page 7 of 8Total Pavement Package Cost Sl.No District Block Year Road Name Length Number (in (in Kms.) lakhs) 2024 - L153-Basanewadi 14 Raigad Alibag MH2490 2.5 202.87 2025 Road L157-Patwadi to 2024 - 15 Raigad Alibag MH24101 Beloshi Paralwadi 2.5 273.39 2025 Road L151-Vavoshi 2024 - 16 Raigad Khalapur MH2483 (Fanaswadi) To 0.8 75.8 2025 Dandwadi 2024 - L150-Vavoshi to 17 Raigad Khalapur MH2482 0.65 86.46 2025 Burmathwadi Road 2024 - L156-VR 19 To Madap 18 Raigad Khalapur MH24112 0.51 86.2 2025 Katkarwadi 2024 - L155-NH 04 To Hal Kh 19 Raigad Khalapur MH24111 0.51 52.82 2025 Katkarwadi 2024 - L158-SH 104 To Paud 20 Raigad Khalapur MH24114 0.51 93.78 2025 Adiwasiwadi(wadiPod) 2024 - L201-PANHALGHAR 21 Raigad Mangaon MH24115 0.75 74.61 2025 BK TO ADIWASIWADI 2024 - L152-ODR-55 TO 22 Raigad Pen MH24107 1.25 148.97 2025 KARANJALWADI 2024 - L151-ODR-45 TO 23 Raigad Pen MH24109 0.655 99.36 2025 MALWADI ROAD L150-MDR 38 to 2024 - 24 Raigad Sudhagad MH2486 Karchunde 1 100.07 2025 Katkarwadi 2024 - L156-Rasal to Rasal 25 Raigad Sudhagad MH24105 1.2 130.08 2025 wadi Road L155-Kalam 2024 - 26 Raigad Sudhagad MH24106 Thakurwadi Bridge to 1.2 122.76 2025 kauloshi katkarwadi 2024 - L500-VR 81 to Dehnoli 27 Thane Murbad MH30105 1.25 194.27 2025 Katkariwadi road

Grand Total: 50.135 5035.82 ***** Page 8 of 8