Road to every village by 2013

Bhopal. All the inaccessible villages of Madhya Pradesh will be linked with roads by the year 2013. All the general category villages having less than 500 population and tribal villages with less than 250 population will be linked by all-weather roads with main roads under Mukhyamantri Gram Sadak Yojna. Departmental officers have been entrusted responsibility to monitor the scheme constantly and ensure that roads are constructed within stipulated time-limit. Announcing about the plan Panchayats & Rural Development Minister Shri Gopal Bhargava informed that there is no need for MNREGA convergence for completing works sanctioned in 28 districts in the first phase and 32 districts in the second phase during the year 2010-11. The State Government has sanctioned additional allocation of Rs. 1542 crore 50 lakh for construction of roads under Mukhyamantri Gram Sadak Yojna. A target has been set to construct 7575 new roads and 11 thousand 954 bridges and culverts in the state under Mukhyamantri Gram Sadak Yojna. Of these, construction of 3212 roads has started and 957 kilometer long 531 all-weather roads and 535 culverts have been completed. Under the scheme, construction of bridges and culverts of over six meter span will also be undertaken under State Plan Head. Name of the budget head under the scheme has now been changed to Mukhyamantri Gram Sadak Evam Avsanrachna Vikas Yojna. Expenditure for necessary administrative works for running the scheme can be made from State Head. It may be mentioned that about Rs. 3634 crore will be spent by the year 2013 on construction of road, bridges and culverts under Mukhyamantri Gram Sadak Yojna. So far, Rs. 108 crore 58 lakh have been spent. Through planned implementation of the scheme, 9109 villages of the state will be linked with all-weather roads. Due to this initiative, benefits of various schemes and programmes will percolate to villages very easily and smoothly.