**Executive Summary**
The Pradhan Mantri Gramin Sadak Yojna -III (PMGSY-III) launched in 2019 aims to consolidate 1,25,000 km of rural roads, connecting habitations to key resources. The completion deadline was extended from March 2025 to March 2026 due to requests from States and Union Territories. As of 01.12.2025, 83% of the target length has been constructed.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **PMGSY-III Overview:**
* Launched in 2019 to consolidate 1,25,000 km of rural roads.
* Focuses on routes and major rural links to connect habitations, agricultural markets, higher secondary schools, and hospitals.
* **Timeline & Progress:**
* The original completion timeline was March 2025.
* The deadline has been extended to March 2026.
* 1,22,393 km of road length has been sanctioned.
* 1,01,623 km (83% of target) constructed as of 01.12.2025.
* **Impact of PMGSY-III:**
* Improved access to schools, health centers, and agricultural markets.
* Increased economic opportunities, reduced mortality rates, and better overall quality of life.
* Easier market access, enhanced health service availability, and increased education opportunities.
* 10% increase in school enrollment for girls.
* 7% rise in visits to health facilities.
* 15% increase in households engaged in non-agricultural employment.
* **Evaluation:**
* NCAER entrusted with evaluation study on PMGSY-III.
* Independent studies conclude improved access to education and healthcare, and facilitated employment.
**Impact Analysis**
**Rural Population/Communities**
* **Impact:** Improved access to education, health facilities, and markets; increased economic opportunities.
* **Action Required:** Utilize improved infrastructure for economic and social betterment.
**Farmers**
* **Impact:** Easier access to markets, potentially better farm prices, facilitated employment generation.
* **Action Required:** Leverage improved road connectivity to enhance market access and increase income.
**Students (Especially Girls)**
* **Impact:** Improved access to education, increased school enrollment, opportunities to continue education beyond elementary level.
* **Action Required:** Increased access to education and enhanced participation in financial decision-making.
**Women**
* **Impact:** Increased number of institutional deliveries in government hospitals, enhanced participation in financial decision-making, and improved market accessibility.
* **Action Required:** Enhanced participation in financial decision-making, and improved market accessibility.
Key Entities Referenced
Pradhan Mantri Gramin Sadak Yojna -III: A government scheme launched in 2019 for the consolidation of rural roads, linking habitations to markets, schools, and hospitals.
Ministry of Rural Development: The government ministry responsible for the Pradhan Mantri Gramin Sadak Yojna -III.
World Bank: Organization that conducted an impact evaluation of PMGSY across Indian states.
National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER): Entity entrusted with conducting an evaluation study on PMGSY-III.
Ministry of Rural Development
Expansion of Rural Roads under Pradhan Mantri
Gramin Sadak Yojna –III
प्रव तथ: 05 DEC 2025 5:48PM by PIB Delhi
Pradhan Mantri Gramin Sadak Yojna -III was launched in 2019 for the consolidation of 1,25,000 Km
Through Routes and Major Rural Links connecting habitations, inter alia, to Gramin Agricultural Markets
(GrAMs), Higher Secondary Schools and Hospitals. The original timeline for the completion of PMGSY-
III was set for March 2025. However, based on requests received from various States and Union
Territories, the Government has approved an extension of the timeline till March 2026 for the completion
of ongoing projects. Out of the total target length of 1,25,000 km, a total of 1,22,393 km of road length
has been sanctioned, and 1,01,623 km (83%) of the total target length has been constructed as on
01.12.2025 under PMGSY-III across the country.
The expansion of rural roads under PMGSY-III has significantly improved access to schools, health
centres, and agricultural markets, leading to major changes for rural families such as increased economic
opportunities, reduced mortality rates, and better overall quality of life. Key improvements include easier
access for both people and goods to markets, enhanced health service availability with fewer deaths and
more institutional deliveries, and greater opportunities for education. PMGSY III roads are expected to
lead to improved school enrollments, better delivery of health facilities and give a boost to employment in
both farm and non-farm sectors. According to a comprehensive World Bank impact evaluation (2019) of
PMGSY across several Indian states, improved rural roads led to:
10% increase in school enrollment for girls,
7% rise in visits to health facilities,
and a 15% increase in the proportion of households engaged in non-agricultural employment.
An evaluation study on PMGSY-III has been entrusted to the National Council of Applied Economic
Research (NCAER). However, various independent evaluation studies conducted on PMGSY per se so far
have concluded that it has improved access to education and health care facilities, facilitated employment
generation in both farm and non-farm sectors, helped farmers in getting better farm prices, etc. PMGSY
roads have provided better education opportunities to the children, particularly the girl child, to continue
their education beyond the elementary school level. Health facilities are being made accessible to people.
Women have been the major beneficiaries, with increase in number of institutional deliveries in
government hospitals, their enhanced participation in financial decision-making, and improved market
accessibility. This scheme also addresses the various Sustainable Development Goals on poverty
alleviation.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Rural Development Shri Kamlesh Paswan in a
written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
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