Parliament Question: Rural Road Projects

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2826 ANSWERED ON 10/03/2026 RURAL ROAD PROJECTS 2826. Shri Kota Srinivasa Poojary: Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that number of rural road projects have been recommended in Udupi and Chikkamagaluru districts, Karnataka, none have been sanctioned so far, if so, the details thereof; (b) whether the Government has taken any action for sanction and construction of Gram Sadak roads in Chikkamagaluru district, a Naxal-affected area; (c) the number of village roads in kilometers have been sanctioned for construction in Chikkamagaluru district during the last three years; and (d) whether additional roads will be sanctioned to Chikkamagaluru and Udupi districts damaged by heavy rains during 2025 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, and 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 various verticals of PMGSY, since its inception, the state of Karnataka has been sanctioned a total of 4,455 roads with 24,264 kms and 164 Long Span Bridges (LSB) out of which State has completed 4,398 roads with 23,987 kms. The timeline for completion of PMGSY-I works was March, 2025. All sanctioned works under Page 1 of 2various verticals of PMGSY-II & PMGSY-III have been completed and timeline for completion of already sanctioned work is March 2026. Details of projects sanctioned under various verticals of PMGSY in Udupi and Chikkamagaluru district of Karnataka are as follows: Sanctioned Completed No. of Road No. of Road District road Length Bridges road Length Bridges works (in Km) works (in Km) 138 587 12 Udupi 142 596 12 155 867 14 Chikkamagaluru 155 867 15 As per the extent MHA classification of LWE, Chikkamagaluru district is not identified as naxal affected area. (c): No rural road projects have been sanctioned under PMGSY in Chikkamagaluru district of Karnataka during last three years. Road wise details of the district may be accessed at http://pmgsy.dord.gov.in ->Proposals ->State-wise List of Roads. (d): The Ministry has launched a new vertical PMGSY-IV in September 2024 for providing new connectivity to 25000 unconnected habitations by March 2029. At present, the Ministry is considering rural road projects under PMGSY-IV, and so far, no proposals have been received from the state of Karnataka under PMGSY-IV. Further, Chikkamagaluru and Udupi districts have not reported any damage to PMGSY roads due to heavy rains in year 2025. ***** Page 2 of 2