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O.I.H.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3344
TO BE ANSWERED ON 20/03/2026
CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS UNDER PRADHAN MANTRI GRAM SADAK YOJANA
3344 Ms. Indu Bala Goswami:
Will the Minister of Rural Development be pleased to state:
(a) the length of roads (in kilometres) that have been approved for construction under the
fourth phase of the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) in Himachal Pradesh;
(b) the funds approved for the construction of these roads; and
(c) whether it is intended to connect remote areas with paved roads, construct new roads and
upgrade existing roads, under this project?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
(SHRI KAMLESH PASWAN)
(a) & (b): "Rural road" is a State subject, and Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak
Yojana (PMGSY) is being implemented by the Government of India since the year 2000 as a
one-time special intervention to provide rural connectivity, by way of a single all-weather road,
to the eligible unconnected habitations of the designated population as laid out in the program
guidelines.
Under the fourth phase of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY-IV), 294 road
works of a length of 1,538 km, with an estimated cost of Rs. 2,247.24 crore, have been
sanctioned to the State of Himachal Pradesh.
(c): The primary objective of PMGSY-IV is to provide all-weather road connectivity to about
25,000 unconnected habitations of designated population size [500+ in plains, 250+ in Hill
States/ UTs and North-Eastern Region (NER), Special Category Areas (Tribal Schedule-V
Areas, Desert Areas, Aspirational Blocks/ Districts) and 100+ in LWE affected Districts (areas
notified by MHA) in 9 States as per Census 2011], as per programme guidelines. The timeline
for execution of the projects under PMGSY-IV is till March, 2029. As per programme
guidelines, no upgradation is allowed under PMGSY-IV. The Government is keen to facilitate
easier and faster movement to and from educational, health, market and growth centres.
Therefore, under PMGSY-IV, while connecting a habitation, the nearby government educational
and health institutions, market and growth centres should be connected as far as feasible with the
all-weather road for the benefit of the rural masses.
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