Introduction to Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana | PMGSY

Introduction to Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana 

Introduction to Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana

• The Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) was launched by the Government of India on 25 Dec 2020 to provide connectivity to unconnected habitations as part of a Poverty Reduction Strategy. 

• It is a nationwide plan in India to provide good all-weather road connectivity to unconnected villages. 

• This scheme is funded by the Government of India and was introduced by the then-Prime Minister Late Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee. 

• The PMGSY is under the authority of the Ministry of Rural Development. 

• The Ministry of Rural Development along with state governments is responsible for the implementation of PMGSY 

• The PMGY has a budget of Rs. 5000 crore.

• It has resulted in the up-gradation of a considerable amount of people's lives. 

• According to the latest figures made available by the State Governments under a survey to identify Core Network as part of the PMGSY programme, about 1.67 lakh Unconnected Habitations are eligible for coverage under the programme. 

• It involves the construction of about 3.71 lakh km. of roads for New Connectivity and 3.68 lakh km. under up-gradation. 

• Of  1.7 lakh habitations with a population of above 500 in the plains and above 250 in the hilly areas planned to be connected by all-weather roads, 82% were already connected by December 2017 and work-in-progress on the remaining 47,000 habitations was on track for completion by March 2019.

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