Parliament Question: Construction of Roads with FDR and Conventional Technology

O.I.H.

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2623 ANSWERED ON 04/08/2026 CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS WITH FDR AND CONVENTIONAL TECHNOLOGY

2623. Shri Devesh Shakya:

Shri Babu Singh Kushwaha:

Shri Lalji Verma:

Ms Iqra Choudhary:

Mrs Ruchi Vira:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) the details of roads sanctioned under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) scheme in the Etah (Etah and Kasganj districts) and Moradabad Lok Sabha Constituencies from the financial year 2021-22 to 2025-26, year and budget-wise;

(b) the details and number of roads constructed using Full Depth Reclamation (FDR) and traditional technology in the said constituencies along with e-Marg data which have scored less than 80 percent in performance evaluation during the last two years;

(c) whether the payment of any contractors have been stopped or given notices through e-Marg portal for violating the Defect Liability Period norms and for not repairing the roads damaged after the first rains within the stipulated time in the said constituencies;

(d) if so, the details thereof; and

(e) whether overloaded routes have been identified by the PWD and UPRRDA at the district level where the roads are frequently damaged due to overloading beyond their structural capacity, if so, the details thereof? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI KAMLESH PASWAN)

(a): Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) was launched by the Government of India aimed at providing rural connectivity by way Page 1 of 3of all-weather roads to eligible unconnected habitations and consolidating the existing rural road network across the country.

Over the years, the scheme has been expanded through various verticals, including PMGSY-II, RCPLWEA, PMGSY-III, and PMGSY-IV (launched in September 2024 for FY 2024-25 to 2028-29).

As reported by the State Government of Uttar Pradesh, a total of 33 roads were sanctioned. The details of roads sanctioned under PMGSY in Etah (Etah and Kasganj districts) and Moradabad Lok Sabha Constituencies (Bijnor and Moradabad districts) of Uttar Pradesh from FY 2021-22 to 2025-26 are as under:

Sanctioned Sanctioned Sanction Construction District Sanctioned Length Cost Year Technology Name Roads

(Kms) (Crore) Etah 18 116.51 70.32 Conventional Kasganj 5 38.60 23.66 method Moradabad 6 33.40 22.48 2021-22 Bijnor 0 0.00 0.00 Full Depth Etah 1 17.00 19.15 Reclamation Kasganj 3 26.05 28.02 Total 33 231.56 163.63

(b): Out of the 33 roads sanctioned under PMGSY-III during FY 2021– 22, 4 roads (length: 43.05 km, cost: ₹47.17 crore) were sanctioned using Full Depth Reclamation (FDR) technology, while 29 roads (length: 188.51 km, cost: ₹116.46 crore) were sanctioned using traditional construction technology. All these works have been physically completed and are currently under maintenance.

As per Programme MIS of PMGSY, the details of PMGSY roads which were awarded less than 80% marks in Performance Evaluation

(PE) during the last two years are given below:

FY 2024-25 District Total No. of roads No. of roads having less than 80% under marks in PE maintenance in Total Total No. of eMARG Roads inspections Inspection in carried out which PE marks are less than 80 Moradabad 26 5 29 10 Kasganj 13 1 6 2 Etah 36 1 6 2 Page 2 of 3FY 2025-26 District Total No. of roads No. of roads having less than 80% under marks in PE maintenance in Total Total No. of Inspection eMARG Roads Inspection in which PE carried out marks are less than 80 Moradabad 23 3 16 3 Kasganj 13 1 6 3 Etah 36 1 6 2

Note: e-MARG Performance Monitoring: Under the maintenance policy, maintenance payments are directly linked to performance evaluation (PE) scores on the e-MARG portal. If a road scores less than 80%, maintenance payments are withheld until defects are rectified.

(c) & (d): Notices are not issued online through the e-MARG Portal.

Contractors can view their payment details via their own login ID on the e-MARG portal, while official notices for non-maintenance are issued offline in accordance with maintenance guidelines.  District-wise Action Details:

As informed by the State Government of Uttar Pradesh, action

details are given as under:

o District Etah: Payment has been stopped for Package Nos.

UP21128, 21131, 21126, 21122, and 21124 for violating the Defect Liability Period norms.

o District Kasganj: Further, payment has been stopped for Package No. UP7413 due to non-maintenance of the road, and an offline notice has also been issued to the contractor.

o District Moradabad: No payment has been stopped in Moradabad district.

(e): As reported by State Government of Uttar Pradesh, no road has been identified by the Public Works Department (PWD) or the Uttar Pradesh Rural Roads Development Agency (UPRRDA) as being overloaded beyond its structural design capacity in the said constituencies.

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