Construction Of Roads Under PMGSY

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF  RURAL DEVELOPMENT

RAJYA SABHA

QUESTION NO  1363

ANSWERED ON  19.08.2013

SHRI Y.S. CHOWDARY
Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT  be pleased to satate :-
(a) the details of roads sanctioned under the PradhanMantri Gram SadakYojana (PMGSY) during the last three years across the country including Andhra Pradesh;

(b) the details of roads constructed under PMGSY during the last three years, State-wise;

(c) whether there has been an inordinate delay in constructing the roads under PMGSY;

(d) if so, the reasons therefor; and

(e) the steps taken/being taken by Government for early completion of under construction roads?

   

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
(SHRI LALCHAND KATARIA)

(a) The details of roads sanctioned under PradhanMantri Gram SadakYojana (PMGSY) during the last three years across the country including Andhra Pradesh are given at Annexure-I.

(b) The length of road works completed during the last three years, State wise under PMGSY are given at Annexure-II.

(c)&(d) The funds for the projects sanctioned under PMGSY are made available to the State Rural Roads Development Agency (SRRDA) based upon their demand, absorption capacity, works undertaken and fulfilling of certain conditions laid down in the programme guidelines for release of funds. It is the responsibility of the State to ensure timely completion of the road works under the programme. Some of the reasons adversely affecting the implementation of the programme, as reported by the States are as under:-

i. Limited Institutional and Contracting Capacity.
ii. Non- availability of land and issues related to delayed forest clearances.
iii. Unfavorable weather conditions.
iv. Lack of absorption and execution capacity.

(e) PMGSY is an ongoing scheme and progress of implementation of the programme and related issues are reviewed regularly through Empowered Committee Meetings and Regional Review Meetings (RRMs), etc. The major steps taken by the Ministry of Rural Development to increase the efficiency in the implementation of the programme includes:

(i) Augmenting the execution capacity of the States.
(ii) Rationalization of provisions in the Standard Bidding Document (SBD).
(iii) Imparting training to field engineers for capacity building.


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Misuse Of Mid Day Meal Fund

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF  HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

RAJYA SABHA

QUESTION NO  1325

ANSWERED ON  19.08.2013

SHRI Y.S. CHOWDARY
Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to satate :-
(a) whether Government have received any complaints for misuse of Mid Day Meal Scheme fund across the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether it is also a fact that about 1.5 cr. kids go hungry alone in Bihar, as Bihar teachers have shunned meal duties; and

(d) the steps taken/being taken by Government in this regard?
   

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE
MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
(DR. SHASHI THAROOR)


(a) & (b): Yes Sir, a total of 27 complaints of the misuse of Mid Day Meal Scheme funds have been received in this Ministry during 2012 and the current year from the various States/UTs. These complaints were referred to the concerned State Governments, who have taken necessary action in 9 out of the 27 cases. Reports are awaited in 18 cases. The allegations were found to be baseless in 04 cases, while action has been taken by the State Governments in the remaining 05 cases. The action taken included the suspension of erring officials; warnings to the responsible officers; the initiation of departmental proceedings against erring officials, and recovery from the guilty persons.

(c): One faction of Bihar State Primary Teachers Education Sangh decided to boycott non education activities such as the Mid-Day Meal Scheme etc. from 25.07.2013 to 29.07.2013. The impact of this boycott on the Mid-Day Meal Scheme was minimal and interruption was found only in 10% of the 70238 schools where the Mid Day Meal Scheme is implemented.

(d): The Department of Education of the State Government motivated the teachers to withdraw the boycott and continue their support to the Mid-Day Meal Scheme.


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Revival Of FCI Unit In Ramagundam

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF  CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS

RAJYA SABHA

QUESTION NO  1124

ANSWERED ON  16.08.2013

SHRI Y.S. CHOWDARY
Will the Minister of CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS be pleased to satate :-
Will the Minister of CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government is considering to revive the Fertilizer Corporation of India unit at Ramagundam in Andhra Pradesh;

(b) if so, the status thereof;

(c) whether revival of fertilizer factory at Ramagundam would help in augmenting the current fertilizer production capacity; and

(d) if so, the action taken by Government till date in this regard?
   

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS AND MINISTER OF STATE (I/C) IN THE MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

(SHRI SRIKANT KUMAR JENA)

(a) to (d) Yes, Sir. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) in August, 2011 had approved the Draft Rehabilitation Scheme (DRS) for revival of all the Units of FCIL, including Ramagundam Fertilizer Plant. DRS envisaged revival of Ramagundam Unit by M/s. Engineers India Limited (EIL) and M/s. National Fertilizers Limited (NFL). Recently, CCEA in its meeting held on 9.5.2013, inter-alia, approved waiver of Government of India loan and interest of Fertilizer Corporation of India Limited (FCIL) to facilitate FCIL to arrive at positive net worth. This enabled FCIL to get de-registered from the purview of Board For Industrial and Financial reconstruction ( BIFR). Government contemplates gainful utilization of the land and assets lying idle by setting up a minimum 1.15 million tonnes per annum urea plant at each of closed units of FCIL including Ramagundam besides any other permitted industrial activity.

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Demand For Expediting Approval of Proposals to Develop Road Network Along Inter State Borders of Andhra Pradesh

Demand For Expediting Approval of Proposals to Develop Road Network Along Inter State Borders of Andhra Pradesh

 

Sir, to develop a corridor of road network, in the Inter-State Borders of Andhra Pradesh, with Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra under the Special Development Package (SDP), the Government of Andhra Pradesh had submitted a proposal to the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways on 16.4.2011 for 117 road packages and 26 bridge packages costing Rs.2,457.43 crores. These projects would provide connectivity to the remote areas within 30 km corridor along the Inter-State Borders of Andhra Pradesh, namely, with Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra. More than two years have elapsed so far and the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has not taken any action in the matter. I, therefore, urge upon the Government to expedite the approval of the above proposals and take further necessary action so that the work may start on the projects. 

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