Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana — Programme Guidelines

17.4 Till such time as District Panchayats take over maintenance functions, the
PIUs will continue to be responsible for administration of post-construction and
zonal maintenance contracts on PMGSY roads.
17.5 State Governments shall endeavour to develop sustainable sources of
funding for maintenance of rural roads and shall ensure that the SRRDA
(a) Prepares and submits to the State Nodal Department and NRRDA an annual
estimate of funds for proper maintenance of the Rural Core Network
(b) Enforces a prioritization criterion for allocation of budgeted maintenance
funds. The criteria may be developed in consultation with NRRDA, based
on the Pavement Condition Index (PCI), giving weightage to conditions like
traffic / population.
(c) Liaises with the executing agencies receiving maintenance funding for rural
roads to ensure coordinated application of the prioritization criteria. 39
17.6 Rural Roads Safety - Since rural roads are generally low traffic volume
roads and accident rates are presently quite low, safety issues relate mainly to
design and construction features and road safety consciousness of local residents.
At the Central level, these issues will be addressed through coordination with the
Road Safety Mission of the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways. At the State
level, the State Quality Coordinator at State level and the Head of the DPIU at
District level shall be tasked by the State Governments to coordinate with the State
Governments road safety mechanisms and programmes, in particular through
membership of the State Road Safety Council and District Road Safety Committees
respectively created as per provision of Section 215 of the Motor Vehicles Act,
1988 (Act No.59 of 1988).
17.7 As part of the rural road development and maintenance programmes, the
State Government shall ensure road safety audit of PMGSY works along with
quality monitoring. It shall also ensure adequate involvement of Panchayat Raj
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