Ministry of Rural Development Sanctions 10,000 km Rural Roads in Six States under PMGSY-IV

The government sanctions over 10,000 km of rural roads across six states under PMGSY-IV. PMGSY is governed by the Ministry of Rural Development, and the sanction is relevant due to implementation under the PMGSY-IV (2024–29) phase.

Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) and Phases :

Dimension	Key Details
Nodal ministry	Governed by the Ministry of Rural Development
Type	Centrally Sponsored Scheme
Launch	Launched in December 2000
Objective	Provides for all-weather road connectivity to eligible unconnected rural habitations as a poverty alleviation strategy, including construction or modernisation of bridges along road alignments
Phase I (2000)	Universal rural access and village–market–service linkages
Phase II (2013)	Upgradation and consolidation of rural road network
Phase III (2019)	Upgrading 1,25,000 km of roads to improve connectivity to socio-economic institutions
PMGSY-IV (2024–29)	Connecting 25,000 unconnected habitations via 62,500 km of roads