Due to limited financial resources in rural areas sufficient amount can’t be managed for preservation of rural link roads. In year 2012-13, 2013-14 and year 2014-15 there is no re-construction scheme for main revenue villages of selected 5799 Samagra Gram and such villages/habitations with more than 1000 population which are already connected with link roads and damaged and destructed at high level. That’s why in year 2014-15 scheme was launched reconstruction for Samgra Gram and for damaged link roads with more than 1000 population, for which budget of Rs.100 crore was managed in year 2014-15. Beside this for re-construction of destructed rural roads, budget of Rs. 22 crore under district scheme and budget of Rs. 61 crore under special component plan was done, after which re-construction of 110 KM road is proposed to be done. In year 2015-16, for re-construction work of Samagra Gram and link roads with more than 1000 population budget of Rs.50 crore is proposed and budget of Rs.35 crore under district scheme and Rs. 20 crore under special component plan is being done.

Details of expenses made and amount provisioned in budget in last five years is given below:-

It’s clear from above table that there was provision for only 6943.79 crore budget in year 2010-11, which in year 2015-16 was increased and budget proposed was of Rs.12136.7816 crore. For the development of any state, roads and bridges have an important role. It’s clear from above records that in comparison from last few years working quality and speed of construction and maintenance and development work of roads/bridges has progressed as money allotted was more in comparison from last few years.

For development of revenue villages Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Samgra Gram Development Scheme was launched in scheme through GO number-447/66-2012-05/2012, dated 17.05.2012. Under this scheme, in year 2012-13 total 1598 and subsequently 2100 villages for next four years are to be selected, i.e., total 9998 revenue villages are to be selected. The main purpose of this scheme is to connect those revenue villages to main streams, which are deprived from basics of development facilities, link roads, drinking water facility etc.

There is provision for budget of Rs. 528 crore for ongoing works and Rs.300 crore for new works in financial year 2014-15. In 2014-15, till January 2015 885 works are approved under this scheme, whose length is 898.235 K.M. and costing is Rs.399.07 crore (Excluding MNREGA costing). In financial year 2015-16 budget of Rs.200 crore and Rs.200 crore is provisioned, which in total becomes total budget proposal of Rs.400 crore .

According to 2001 census new scheme was launched by Uttar Pradesh Government in year 2014-15 to connect 2663 non linked habitations (which are not covered by P.M.G.S. Y.) with 500 or more population to paved link roads, for the development of rural areas.

Under this scheme in financial year 2014-15, total budget of Rs. 200 crore is being provisioned alongwith completion for new works. In 2014-15, till January 2015 under this scheme 846 works are approved whose length is 847.871 K.M. and costing is Rs. 359.8323 crore (excluding MNREGA costing). Total budget provisioned is Rs.155 crore, out of which Rs.150 crore is proposed for ongoing works and Rs.5 crore proposed for new works.

For the development of roads, Government of India is imposing cess on petrol and diesel through which Central Road Fund Scheme is being funded and operated. Under this scheme, state government is provided financial aid for the development of main routes in their particular areas. In Uttar Pradesh, widening and strengthening of important highways/special district routes/ other district routes and construction work of bridges and over bridges is done under this scheme. Detail of fund received by state government from central government under this scheme for approved works in last five years is given below:-

(Amount in Lacs)

Under central fund and inter-state connectivity scheme, budget of rupees one-one thousand for ongoing works and one-one thousand for new works, under this scheme is proposed, in year 2015-16.

Beside completion of the development work of Eastern and Bundelkhand region and in context of connectivity of 13th Finance commission, amount of Rs.62.50 crore will be received from Government of India from 2011-12 to 2014-15 for development and widening/strengthening of 152 K.M. long route of link roads from Tehsil headquarters to District headquarters of 7 districts (Peelibheet, Kheri, Balrampur, Shrawasti, Bahraich, Siddarthnagar and Maharajganj) which are adjacent to Indo-Nepal border. For this scheme amount of Rs.62.50 crore is provisioned in financial year-2013-14, in respect to which Rs.2.5463 crore has been received. By merging of amount of year 2011-12 in year 2014-15 current budget arranged is of Rs.135.00 crore.

For immediate development of 9 districts of Eastern region (Chandauli, Mau, Fatehpur, Santravidas Nagar, Azamgarh, Gonda, Gorakhpur, Ghazipur and Santkabir Nagar) development and widening/strengthening of 117 K.M. long link roads from Tehsil Headquarters to District Headquarters, amount of Rs.37.50 crore will be received from Government of India every year i.e., from year 2011-12 to 2014-15. Budget of Rs.7500 crore was provisioned in financial year 2013-14 under this scheme. In year 2014-15 for a new work of district Santkabir Nagar amount of Rs.18.0844 crore was approved. Accordingly, to accomplish the work of this scheme budget of Rs.37.50 crore was approved in year 2014-15.

For immediate development of 5 districts of Bundelkhan region (Mahoba, Hamirpur, Jhansi, Lalitpur and Jalaun) development and widening/strengthening of 108 K.M. long link roads from Tehsil Headquarters to District Headquarters, amount of Rs.37.50 crore is proposed to receive from Government of India every year i.e., from year 2011-12 to 2014-15. Budget of Rs.7500 crore was provisioned in financial year 2013-14 under this scheme. To accomplish the works of this scheme in year 2014-15 amount of Rs.37.50 crore is being arranged. This scheme is going to be completed in year 2014-15.

Principle approval was granted for work of Rs.1621 crore in year 2010-11, for 640.00 K.M. long route of seven districts in Uttar Pradesh (Pilibhit, Lakhimpur Kheeri, Bahraich, Shravasti, Balrampur, Siddharthnagar and Maharajganj) on Indo-Nepal border by Home Ministry, Government of India, New Delhi. After detailed survey alongwith joint inspection with S.S.B, alignment of road was decided, according to which the total length of scheme is 574.57 K.M. and approximate costing is Rs.3110.00 crore. Accordingly, after conducting 28 D.P.R. it is forwarded to Government of India, New Delhi. Under this scheme administrative and financial approval was issued by Home Ministry, Government of India, New Delhi on total 12 D.P.R. which are of 257.01 K.M. and costing of Rs.735.83 crore. For approval of remaining 16 D.P.R. meeting of Home Ministry, Government of India, New Delhi was concluded in March, 2014, in which it was decided that, approval will be considered only after preparing and receiving of NOC over proposal of Vandhwanya Jeev Clearance. Accordingly, after deciding alignment, counting of trees and survey work is being done in Vandhvanya Jeev Region. After receiving NOC over proposal, it’s been considered that proposal over remaining D.P.R. will be approved in year 2015-16 by Government of India.

Under 257.01 K.M. long 12 D.P.R. approved work by Government of India, contract had been made for 11 works of 219 K.M. long, under which work is in progress and tender for 01 work is received on date 26.02.2015. It’s being target to expend Rs.70 crore on 11 ongoing works of scheme and Rs.6 crore on 01 new work of scheme in financial year 2014-15, in respect to which amount of Rs.32.68 crore had been expended till December 2014.

District wise, appraisement over Rs.173.00 crore for land acquisition work, administrative and financial approval had been granted under scheme. Budget of Rs.156.52 crore for land acquisition work provision is being approved. In respect to which it’s the target of current financial year that to expend Rs.64.53 crore. Till December 2014 Rs.29.15 crore had been expended on land acquisition work. Due implementation of new Land Acquisition ACT expected progress of land acquisition can’t be achieved.

For the construction of ongoing approved works of scheme in financial year 2015-16 provision of Rs.200.00 crore is being proposed and budget provision is being proposed for approval (for new works) for financial year 2015-16 is of Rs.50.00 crore and for ongoing works of land acquisition of scheme amount of Rs.100.00 crore and in year 2015-16 for approval of new works of land acquisition of Rs.20.00 crore.

In financial year 2015-16, under one new scheme of state, strengthening and thereafter for five-year performance-based maintenance, budget provision of Rs.300 crore is being proposed for other district road category and roads of higher category of 4 selected districts (Mahoba, Sharanpur, Mirzapur and Fatehpur). In which performance based five year maintenance should also be done by contractor. From each district its being estimated that work costing Rs.500.00 crore should be done. To start work in budget 2015-16, creation of new item is being proposed, for which amount budget of Rs.100.00 crore is being proposed.

Amount of Rs.8135 crore is being needed for strengthening of core road network under the ownership of P.W.D. in state. Important routes of state are being marked as one core road network, which is being proposed to be strengthen and widened as per the need. The new item is proposed to be created to start work in budget of year 2015-16, for which budget of Rs.350 crore is proposed in first phase.

With a motive to promote tourism in state, for arrangement of tourism road funds for widening/strengthening/beautification/up gradation/reconstruction work of main routes, instructions are issued by Principal Secretary. From this fund widening/strengthening/beautification/up gradation/reconstruction work is proposed to be done by Tourism Department, for which budget of Rs.25.00 crore is being proposed for the year 2015-16.

Grant number.83 (special component plan) in year 2014-15 under road and bridge fund , budget of Rs.160.00 crore is being proposed for new works. In respect to which 138.23 crore is approved. Construction of approx. 300 K.M. long road to connect approx. 180 unsaturated habitations (Scheduled Caste/Tribal) from selected 2100 Samagra Grams and other villages in year 2014-15 under Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Samagra Gram Development Scheme from above fund is being proposed. Beside this reconstruction work of 110 K.M. long is proposed to be done of old constructed/damaged link roads/small bridges of villages and other villages (covered by SC / ST population) selected from Rs.20.00 crore fund under scheme for new works and from approved work ongoing before 01.04.2014 supplementary budget Rs. 28.00 crore from Samagra S.C.P., Rs.50.00 crore from S.C.P. Non-Samgra and 41 crore received from reconstruction work of ongoing projects, in respect to which approval issued of Rs.12.17 crore, Rs.49.74 crore and 4.89 crore respectively. Beside this for Bundelkhand Development Fund and Eastern Development Fund Rs.30.00 crore and Rs.100.00 crore budget is provisioned respectively.

In year 2015-16 to connect non-connected villages/habitations with 25 percent or more population is of SC/ST at state level, budget have been proposed for construction of new link roads/small bridges Rs.30.00 crore, Rs.1000 crore for ongoing works of S.C.P., Rs.100 crore for ongoing works of S.C.P. under Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Samagra Gram Development Scheme, Rs.1000 crore for ongoing works of S.C.P. under Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Samagra Gram Development Scheme, Rs.20.00 crore for reconstruction work of damaged roads and old approved work under S.C.P. and Rs.1000 crore for ongoing work of reconstruction.

The total current length of roads in Uttar Pradesh is 203459 K.M., out of which 7550 K.M. are National highways, 7486 K.M. are State Highways, 7358 K.M. are main district routes, 41934 K.M. are other district routes and 139130 K.M. are rural routes. In these routes except National Highways maintenance of all else route is done by P.W.D. budget. Physiical and Financial maintenance target progress in year 2013-14 and 2014-15 is given below:-

Annual maintenance, renewal and special repairing work of routes

Expected physical and financial target in year 2015-16

From development and transportation facility of rural areas point of view Pradhanmantri Gram Sadak Yojna was started in 2000 by Government of India. There are 39,139 majre with more than 1000 population and 41.452 majre with population of 500 to 999 in Uttar Pradesh. Central government targeted to connect majre with more than 1000 population to paved routes by 2003 and to connect majre with more than 500 population to paved routes by 2007, but as per committee resources, it was not possible to accomplish first phase target. Along with newly link, up gradation works of routes are also included in Pradhanmantri Gram Sadak Yojna. This scheme is being operated by Rural Development Department in state. P.W.D. is active in 42 districts.

Target is being set to connect 587 habitations by completing amount of Rs.1168 crore for 991 route with length of 3732 K.M. under Pradhanmantri Gram Sadak Yojna in year 2014-15. Till now in this financial year Rs.350 crore had been received. Under received amount 241 habitations are connected i.e., 327 routes with length of 1920 K.M. till December 2014.

Under Pradhanmantri Gram Sadak Yojna in respect to approval from Phase-3 to phase-10 till December 2014 and after cancellation total remaining new linking/up gradation work is 824, length is 2309 K.M. and costing is Rs.999 crore, in which under new linking 451 habitations will be benefited. Under P.M.G.S.Y.-2 in 23 districts costing of Rs.602 crore for 937 K.M. long route of 116 route had been approved as up gradation item. In this financial year till March 2015, by keeping condition of non-payment allotment in mind, assuming the remaining of 12/2014 as expected remaining of financial year 2015-16, it’s been mentioned in detailed table, page-34 as 2015-16 remaining.

In year 2015-16 remaining of phase-3 to phase-10 is 824 routes, 2309 K.M. long route and costing is Rs.999 crore, under which target was set to connect 451 habitations. Under P.M.G.S.Y.-2 approved routes target was set for 93 routes, length 749 K.M. and costing is Rs.481 crore. Accordingly, in year 2015-16 target is set to accomplish 451 habitations i.e., total 917 routes length 3059 K.M. and in costing of Rs.1480 crore.

Under P.M.G.S.Y. only 23 district work is being approved out of 42 districts under P.W.D. by Government of India. All approved work are under process of tendering. Approval of proposal of remaining 19 districts 103 routes, 848 K.M. length and Rs.527 crore work is being issued by empowered committee, but Government of India has yet not approved it.

Under several schemes by state government construction of long flyovers of more than 60 meter length has to be done by Uttar Pradesh State Flyover Corporation Limited and construction of small flyover with less than 60 meter length will be done by P.W.D. In addition to rail over bridges all access routes are also constructed by P.W.D.

Under several schemes in financial year 2014-15 for construction of rail over bridges Rs.1641.7501 crore and for maintenance of bridges rs.17.00 crore budget was allotted. Total target set for construction of flyovers in 2014-15 is 125, in respect to which by January 2015 62 flyovers are being accomplished with access routes. In completed flyovers, there are total 33 long flyovers, 16 small flyovers and 13 rail over bridges are included.

In financial year 2015-16 for construction of flyover/rail over bridges under approval number 57 Rs.130.5602 crore and under grant number 83 (S.C.P. component) 368.8992 crore has been managed, which means total budget proposed is Rs.1749.4594 crore and Rs.20.00 crore budget for maintenance. Total 130 flyovers are proposed to be constructed in financial year 2015-16.