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| CAG points out chinks in PMGSY in J&K | | R&B for poor planning | | Kunal Shrivatsa
JAMMU, Mar 5: The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India in its Report on Social, General, Economic (Non-PSUs)) sectors for the year ended March 31, 2013 has pointed towards mishandling of several road projects by the State Government under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY).
The CAG Report pointed out that 1248 road projects sanctioned under phase I to VII (2000-01 to 2007-08, the construction of 227 projects (18 percent had been fully completed- Stage I & II) while 671 road projects (54 percent) were completed upto Stage-I level only as of March 2013.
CAG Report noticed that out of 1248 road projects with road length of 6102 Km sanctioned during the period from 2000-01 to 2007-08, total 715 road projects (57 percent) with road length of 2373 Km (39 percent) only had been completed under the programme as of March 2013.
Under Phase I of the programme, 28 road projects were sanctioned during 2000-01 while under Phase II, as many as 66 road projects were sanctioned during 2000-01 and 2002-03.
During the period 2003-04, sanction was accorded to 62 road projects under Phase III of the programme while 104 road projects had been sanctioned under Phase IV during 2004-05.
Under Phase V of the programme, 139 road projects were sanctioned during 2005-06 while 400 road projects were sanctioned during 2006-07 while 449 road projects were sanctioned under Phase VII during 2007-08.
Audit examination also pointed out that while construction of Stage-I of 10 road projects with road length of 33.60 Km had been completed, the stage II of these road projects had been taken up for execution with road length of 48.36 Km indicating excess execution of road lengths by 14.76 Km and involving excess sanctioned cost of Rs 8.98 crore on these road projects.
The CAG Report further observed that this indicated improper planning as the Public Works (Roads & Buildings) Department had not followed basics of prioritization of schemes and had selected new road projects in large numbers without ensuring completion of the existing road projects.
The Report said, "The Financial Controller (PMGSY) JKRRDA stated in December 2012 that the Programme of road development had been devised on the basis of inputs received from the respective Chief Engineers," adding that the Financial Controller also accepted the necessity of Perspective Planning for dealing with the problems of land acquisition for the road projects and stated that the implementing agencies would be directed to take care of prioritization of works while submitting fresh proposals. |
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