Grant of Rs 400 Crore Released for State under PMGSY
Under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), a grant of Rs 400 crore has been released to Madhya Pradesh by the Union Ministry of Rural Development for construction of roads in rural regions.
The present one is the first installment of Phase-IX of grants in aid to the Madhya Pradesh Rural Roads Development Agency (MPRRDA), which is the state level autonomous agency for implementation of works under PMGSY.
It may be mentioned that PMGSY is a 100 % centrally sponsored scheme to provide road connectivity in the rural areas of the country, which envisages connectivity to all habitations with a population of 500 persons and above in the rural areas and about 250 persons and above in respect of the hill states, tribal areas and desert areas through good and all weather roads.
