Parliament Question: Reconstruction and Maintenance under PMGSY

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3933 ANSWERED ON 17/03/2026 RECONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE UNDER PMGSY

3933. Shri Raju Bista:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) the details of roads sanctioned and completed under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY-II and III), State-wise including Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts of West Bengal;

(b) the details of funds allocated, the length of roads sanctioned and completed and the present status of each sanctioned road under such phases;

(c) whether roads damaged during the 2025 landslides in such districts are being reconstructed under the maintenance component of PMGSY, if so, the present status of such maintenance and restoration works; and

(d) whether the Government has received the list of proposals for PMGSY-IV roads in Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts and if so, the details thereof? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI KAMLESH PASWAN)

(a) & (b): Rural road is a State Subject. Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) is being implemented by the Government of India since the year 2000 as a one-time special intervention to provide rural connectivity, by way of a single all-weather road, to the eligible unconnected habitations of the designated population as laid out in the program guidelines.

Under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana-II (PMGSY-II), since inception, a total number of 6,661 roads of 49,777 kms road length have been sanctioned, out of which 6,617 roads of 49,107 km road length have been completed across the country, including the State of West Bengal, with an expenditure of Rs. 28,701 Crore(including state share). State/UT-wise details are given in Annexure I.

Page 1 of 5Under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana-III (PMGSY-III), since inception, a total number of 15,959 roads of 122,322 km road length have been sanctioned, out of which 12,966 roads of 105,366 km road length have already been completed across the country, including the State of West Bengal, with an expenditure of Rs. 73,589 Crore(including state share) till date. Further, 2,993 roads totalling 15,500 km are at various stages of execution, including in the State of West Bengal. State/UT-wise details are given in Annexure-II.

Details of progress under PMGSY-II & PMGSY-III in the districts of Darjeeling and Kalimpong of West Bengal are given in Annexure-III.

Road-wise details may be accessed at

https://pmgsy.dord.gov.in/-> Proposals ->Statewise List of Roads.

(c): As per the programme guidelines of PMGSY, maintenance of roads constructed under the programme is the responsibility of the State Governments and all road works are covered by initial five-year maintenance contracts to be entered into along with the construction contract, with the same contractor, as per the Standard Bidding Document. Maintenance funds to service the contract are required to be budgeted by the State Governments and placed at the disposal of the State Rural Roads Development Agencies (SRRDAs) in a separate maintenance account. On expiry of the 5-year post-construction maintenance, PMGSY roads are required to be placed under Zonal maintenance contracts consisting of 5-year maintenance, including renewal as per maintenance cycle, from time to time, which are also financed by the state governments. There is no provision under the PMGSY for the maintenance of damaged roads due to natural calamities.

(d): Under PMGSY-IV, the Empowered Committee meeting for considering the proposal received from the State of West Bengal was held on 10.3.26 for 438 roads covering a length of 777.01 km. Out of this, 17 roads covering a length of 54.99 km were proposed for the Darjeeling district, and 26 road works covering a length of 80.19 km were proposed for the Kalimpong district.

***** Page 2 of 5Annexure-I Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3933 dated 17.03.2026 Sr.No. State/UT No. of Road Road Length No. of Road Road Length Name Work Sanctioned Work Completed Sanctioned (KM) Completed (Km) 1 Andaman And 34 70.522 23 42.054 Nicobar 2 Andhra 174 1,330.953 174 1,290.421 Pradesh 3 Arunachal 80 550.910 79 532.066 Pradesh 4 Assam 250 1,721.482 247 1,716.219 5 Bihar 345 2,456.473 344 2,442.329 6 Chhattisgarh 179 2,240.705 179 2,200.539 7 Gujarat 109 1,180.310 109 1,171.810 8 Haryana 88 1,042.239 88 1,015.738 9 Himachal 112 1,251.161 112 1,237.515 Pradesh 10 Jammu And 121 679.550 116 657.697 Kashmir 11 Jharkhand 165 1,641.810 165 1,633.193 12 Karnataka 314 2,241.178 314 2,218.163 13 Kerala 146 569.887 144 564.745 14 Ladakh 13 79.330 11 77.842 15 Madhya 374 4,984.497 373 4,891.181 Pradesh 16 Maharashtra 385 2,618.906 385 2,585.911 17 Manipur 55 325.000 50 309.080 18 Meghalaya 94 489.960 92 483.844 19 Mizoram 6 194.250 6 193.450 20 Nagaland 13 227.600 12 216.600 21 Odisha 636 3,672.386 636 3,650.789 22 Puducherry 31 66.365 30 62.358 23 Punjab 123 1,342.820 123 1,330.795 24 Rajasthan 401 3,464.263 401 3,468.627 25 Sikkim 34 120.992 29 116.035 26 Tamil Nadu 860 2,940.416 860 2,936.465 27 Telangana 114 944.075 114 896.021 28 Tripura 42 307.233 39 270.161 29 Uttar Pradesh 963 7,614.283 963 7,508.666 30 Uttarakhand 112 905.830 111 897.775 31 West Bengal 288 2,502.318 288 2,489.174 Total 6,661 49,777.704 6,617 49,107.263 Page 3 of 5Annexure-II Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3933 dated 17.03.2026 Sr.No. State Name No. of Road Road Length No. of Road Road Length work Sanctioned Work Completed Sanctioned (Km) Completed (Km) 1 Andaman And 32 200.237 0 0.000 Nicobar 2 Andhra 412 3,203.938 352 2,734.097 Pradesh 3 Arunachal 171 1,374.144 72 720.274 Pradesh 4 Assam 654 4,247.111 543 3,643.250 5 Bihar 733 6,162.167 637 5,485.729 6 Chhattisgarh 534 5,605.612 534 5,582.883 7 Goa 10 62.616 0 0.000 8 Gujarat 298 2,955.878 290 2,878.563 9 Haryana 259 2,496.331 257 2,461.526 10 Himachal 299 3,123.117 65 1,642.309 Pradesh 11 Jammu And 223 1,752.118 192 1,574.700 Kashmir 12 Jharkhand 443 4,089.945 241 3,127.726 13 Karnataka 824 5,600.083 805 5,407.078 14 Kerala 284 1,421.068 126 932.981 15 Ladakh 55 455.625 17 262.857 16 Madhya 1,075 12,347.682 1,015 12,004.164 Pradesh 17 Maharashtra 993 6,409.028 694 5,175.726 18 Manipur 96 771.709 0 0.000 19 Meghalaya 141 1,206.154 37 454.128 20 Mizoram 17 487.504 0 215.280 21 Nagaland 43 545.121 0 2.400 22 Odisha 1,401 9,351.079 1,237 8,787.477 23 Puducherry 41 107.762 0 0.000 24 Punjab 339 3,364.608 230 2,442.643 25 Rajasthan 918 8,658.337 910 8,583.402 26 Sikkim 44 283.830 8 120.296 27 Tamil Nadu 1,826 7,377.068 1,769 7,172.797 28 Telangana 361 2,423.143 228 1,826.565 29 Tripura 99 777.217 18 179.367 30 Uttar Pradesh 2,560 18,938.035 2,440 18,204.317 31 Uttarakhand 212 2,287.948 94 1,780.013 32 West Bengal 562 4,236.310 155 1,964.360 Total 15,959 122,322.525 12,966 105,366.908 Page 4 of 5Annexure-III Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3933 dated 17.03.2026 Darjeeling and Kalimpong district details under PMGSY-II Sr.No. District No of Road Road Length No of Road Road Length Name Work Sanctioned Work Completed Sanctioned (Km) Completed (Km) 1 Darjeeling 11 82.719 11 80.228 2 Kalimpong 6 65.472 6 65.257 Darjeeling and Kalimpong district details under PMGSY-III Sr.No. District No of Road Road Length No of Road Road Length Name Work Sanctioned Work Completed Sanctioned (Km) Completed (Km) 1 Darjeeling 14 108.784 2 47.775 2 Kalimpong 9 66.097 0 27.000 ***** Page 5 of 5