Ngajokpa highlights current status of PMGSY in State
Source: The Sangai Express

Imphal, November 24 2015: The total number of sanctioned length/works by the Central Govt for Manipur under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) is 6290.66 km out of which 4819.26 km, accounting to 77 percent, is for the hill districts and the remaining 1471.40 (23 percent) is for the valley districts, said RD and PR Minister Francis Ngajokpa.

Speaking to reporters today regarding the current status and progress of PMGSY works in Manipur at his office located at Old Secretariat, Francis Ngajokpa said that the total approved cost for the sanctioned length is Rs 2290.95 crore.

Out of the amount, Rs 1739.35 crore (76 percent) is earmarked for the hill districts and the remaining 551.60 (24 percent) is earmarked for the valley districts, Ngajokpa said.

He said that PMGSY was started in 2000-01 under the Basic Minimum Services (BMS) and its implementing agency was the District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) till 2004 .

However, from January 2005 onwards, PMGSY programme was implemented by a registered body/agency called 'Manipur State Rural Roads Development Agency' (MSRRDA) under the RD & PR Department, Government of Manipur.

At the District level, it is the working units/divisions called Programme Implementation Unit (PIU) of MSRRDA with Executive Engineer as the technical head supervising and monitoring the implementation of PMGSY works in all the nine districts of Manipur.

PMGSY programme envisages for providing all weather road connectivity primarily in the rural areas/habitations with a population of 250 persons and above, the Minister said.

In pursuant to the guidelines of PMGSY, the procurement of works under PMGSY is done through open tender only.

Special Class contractors of State PWD and first class contractors at the National/Central levels only are illegible to participate and bid in the PMGSY tender process.

E-procurement/e-tender of PMGSY works in Manipur was started from phase-VII onwards, Francis said.

As of now, MSRRDA had successfully conducted e-tender for PMGSY works upto phase-X and work orders for Phase-X has been already issued and the works are in good progress, he added.

State Government with MSRRDA is committed and relentlessly pursuing the objective of providing connectivity to the unconnected habitations of rural and far flung remote areas both in the hill and valley areas of the State.

This is all the more clear from the distribution of works between the valley and the hill districts.

Francis Ngajokpa said that PMGSY works executed by MSRRDA is rated as one of the best performing agency in the North Eastern region in terms of the progress of works executed and quality factors etc.

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