The details of the central assistance provided to each of the State for implementation of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) including in the State of Odisha during the last three years and the current year are given at Annexure.

As on 31^st March 2022, details of roads sanctioned, completed and balance under various verticals/interventions of PMGSY across all over the country are as under:-

* Road Connectivity Project for Left Wing Extremism Affected Areas

** Balance road length is less than the difference of sanctioned and completed length due to the reasons that some habitations were connected with less than the sanctioned length due to reduction in road length, change in alignment, construction of part length by other agencies, etc.

There is a three-tiered Quality Control mechanism for ensuring construction of quality road works and 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 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 initial stage, middle stage and the final stage of construction. Under the third tier, independent National Quality Monitors (NQMs) are deployed by National Rural Infrastructure Development Agency (NRIDA) for random inspection of roads and bridge works to monitor quality and also to provide guidance to the field functionaries. Thus, completed roads are compulsorily inspected by SQMs, and inspected on sample basis by NQMs.

During the year 2019-20, 2020-21 and current year up to 30th March 2022, a total of 14828 NQM inspection reports were received in respect of completed and ongoing works. Satisfactory(S)/Satisfactory Requiring Improvement (SRI) for completed and ongoing works in 2019-20, 2020-21 and current year are 91.49%, 93.57% and 94.43%. Hence, there is continuous improvement in the quality of works. Also, as per the programme guidelines, whenever, a work is reported as deficient by quality monitors, on account of either structural and non-structural defects, the Programme Implementation Unit (PIU) ensures that the contractor replaces the material or rectifies the workmanship, as the case may be. The Action Taken Report (ATR) for each such work, is verified on ground by the SQMs. Thereafter, the State Quality Coordinator (SQC) examines the ATR for each such work and furnishes the compliance report.

Annexure

State-wise details of central fund released under PMGSY including RCPLWEA during the last three years and current year (till 31^st March 2022)

Rs. in crores

This information was given by the Union Minister of State for Rural Development Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.

****

APS/JK