Executive Summary:
The Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) is a government scheme for constructing and upgrading rural roads. Launched in December 2000, it aims to provide all-weather road connectivity to eligible unconnected habitations. The Union Cabinet approved PMGSY Phase IV on September 11, 2024, and ongoing projects under earlier phases have a completion timeline of March 31, 2026.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **PMGSY Objectives and Verticals:**
* PMGSY aims to improve rural road connectivity, enhancing access to services and quality of life.
* PMGSY-II (launched 2013): Upgrades existing rural roads.
* Road Connectivity Project for Left Wing Extremism Affected Areas (RCPLWEA, launched 2016): Improves connectivity in LWE-affected districts.
* PMGSY-III (launched 2019): Consolidates routes by upgrading 1.25 lakh km of rural roads.
* **Construction and Upgradation Status:**
* As of August 13, 2025, 8,38,592 km of road length has been sanctioned, with 7,83,795 km constructed.
* Completion timeline for ongoing projects under PMGSY-I (Chhattisgarh only), PMGSY-II, RCPLWEA, and PMGSY-III is March 31, 2026.
* **PMGSY Phase IV:**
* Approved on September 11, 2024, to connect 25,000 newly eligible habitations.
* Proposes constructing 62,500 km of roads at a cost of Rs. 70,125 crore from 2024-25 to 2028-29.
* **Road Construction Statistics (Last Five Years):**
* Provides a table detailing road length constructed/upgraded under PMGSY-I, PMGSY-II, RCPLWEA and PMGSY-III from 2020-2021 to August 13 2025.
* State-wise and district-wise details are available online.
* **Socio-Economic Impact:**
* 6.96 lakh facilities connected, including agricultural markets, educational and medical centers, and transport facilities.
* NITI Aayog's DMEO evaluation (2020) found PMGSY aligned with SDGs, positively impacting households and communities, increasing access to markets, livelihoods, health, and education.
Impact Analysis:
* **Rural Residents:**
* *Impact:* Improved access to social and economic services, better quality of life, increased livelihood opportunities.
* *Action Required:* Utilize the improved road infrastructure for economic and social development.
* **Government (Ministry of Rural Development):**
* *Impact:* Responsible for implementing and monitoring the PMGSY scheme and achieving rural development goals.
* *Action Required:* Ensure timely completion of ongoing projects, effective implementation of PMGSY Phase IV, and continuous monitoring of the scheme's impact.
* **Construction Agencies/Contractors:**
* *Impact:* Responsible for the construction and upgradation of roads under the PMGSY scheme.
* *Action Required:* Adhere to project timelines, utilize new and green technologies, and ensure quality construction.
* **Left Wing Extremism Affected Areas:**
* *Impact:* Improved road connectivity enabling smoother anti-LWE operations and socio-economic development.
* *Action Required:* Coordinate with security forces and development agencies to leverage improved infrastructure for overall development.
Key Entities Referenced
Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY): A centrally sponsored scheme in India for the improvement and construction of roads in rural areas, aiming to provide all-weather road connectivity to eligible unconnected habitations.
Road Connectivity Project for Left Wing Extremism Affected Areas (RCPLWEA): A sub-scheme under PMGSY launched in 2016 to improve road connectivity in Left Wing Extremism affected districts across nine states in India.
NITI Aayog: A policy think tank of the Government of India, involved in the evaluation of centrally sponsored schemes, including PMGSY.
Gramin Agricultural Markets (GrAMs): Agricultural markets in rural areas that are linked by roads constructed under PMGSY, specifically under PMGSY-III
Andhra Pradesh: One of the states affected by Left Wing Extremism, where the RCPLWEA scheme is implemented.
Chhattisgarh: One of the states affected by Left Wing Extremism, where the RCPLWEA scheme is implemented. It is also mentioned as an exception to the PMGSY completion timeline.
Bihar: One of the states affected by Left Wing Extremism, where the RCPLWEA scheme is implemented.
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): International goals that PMGSY contributes to, specifically addressing poverty, hunger, and infrastructure for growth.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4206
ANSWERED ON 19/08/2025
STATUS OF PMGSY IN THE COUNTRY
4206. Shri VishweshwarHegdeKageri:
Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:
(a) the details and status of the Pradhan Mantri Gram
SadakYojana (PMGSY) in the country;
(b) the total number of roads constructed and upgraded across the
country during the last five years, State and district-wise; and
(c) the manner in which PMGSY has contributed over the past five
years for expanding rural connectivity and enabling socio-
economic development in various regions?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
(SHRI KAMLESH PASWAN)
(a): The Government has formulated a dedicated scheme, namely
the Pradhan Mantri Gram SadakYojana (PMGSY), for the
improvement and construction of roads in rural areas. Launched in
December 2000, the primary objective of the scheme is to provide
all-weather road connectivity to eligible unconnected habitations in
rural areas, thereby enhancing access to social and economic
services and improving the quality of life for rural residents.
Subsequently, new verticals of PMGSY were launched for
upgradation/consolidation of rural roads, which are as under:
(i) PMGSY-II: Launched in 2013 to upgrade existing rural roads to
enhance rural infrastructure.
(ii) Road Connectivity Project for Left Wing Extremism Affected
Areas (RCPLWEA) was launched in the year 2016 to improve the
road connectivity in 44 worst affected Left Wing Extremism (LWE)
districts and some adjoining districts in 9 States, viz. Andhra
Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh,
Page 1 of 3Maharashtra, Odisha, Telangana, and Uttar Pradesh. The scheme
has twin objectives of enabling smooth and seamless anti-LWE
operations by the security forces and also ensuring socio-economic
development of the area.
(iii) PMGSY-III: Launched in 2019 to consolidate Through Routes and
Major Rural Links by upgrading 1.25 lakh km of rural roads,
including those linking Gramin Agricultural Markets (GrAMs), higher
secondary schools, and hospitals.
Since inception till 13th August 2025; 8,38,592 km of road length
has been sanctioned for construction using new and green
technologies, out of which 7,83,795 Km of road length has been
constructed.
The timeline for completion of ongoing project under PMGSY-I (only
Chhattisgarh), PMGSY-II, RCPLWEA and PMGSY-III is 31.03.2026. For
other works the timeline was March, 2025.
Further, The Union Cabinet has approved the launch of phase -IV
of Pradhan Mantri Gram SadakYojana on 11.09.2024 for providing
new connectivity to eligible 25,000 unconnected habitations which
have become eligible due to their population increase. A total of
62,500 Kms road for providing new connectivity to eligible
unconnected habitations are proposed to be constructed at a cost
of Rs. 70,125 crore during the period of 2024-25 to 2028-29.
(b): The details of the roads constructed during the last five
years in the various States/UTs are as under:-
Verticals Road length constructed/upgraded (in km)
2020- 2021- 2022- 2023- 2024- 2025-2026
2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 (till date
13.08.2025)
PMGSY-I 16856 9821 6012 2251 866 133
PMGSY-II 8341 3867 1355 435 114 11
RCPLWEA 1720 2383 1787 1326 489 228
PMGSY- 9756 25933 20584 22087 16289 4354
III
Total 36,673 42,004 29,738 26,099 17,758 4,726
The State-wise and district-wise details of roads constructed in
various States/UTs under various interventions/verticals under
PMGSY can be accessed at State wise at https://omms.nic.in-
Page 2 of 3>progress monitoring->Financial year wise achievement and District
wise at https://omms.nic.in->progress monitoring->district brief.
(c): A total of 6.96 lakh facilities have been connected in rural
areas so far under PMGSY-III, which include 1.38 lakh Gramin
Agricultural Markets, 1.46 lakh Educational Centres, 82 thousand
Medical Centres and 3.28 lakh transport and other facility Centres.
This has improved access to important facilities in the rural areas
and has contributed significantly towards socio-economic
transformation in those areas.
An evaluation of Centrally Sponsored Schemes in Rural
Development Sector, including PMGSY was carried out by the
Development Monitoring and Evaluation Office (DMEO) of NITI
Aayog in 2020. The following are the findings:
i. It was found that the scheme is well aligned with India's
international goals and is seen to contribute to SDGs
(Sustainable Development Goals) 2 & 9 as it addresses the
issues of poverty, hunger and infrastructure for growth.
ii. Roads constructed under PMGSY have been observed to
create positive impacts both at level of the household and the
community.
iii. The roads have been observed to increase access to
market and livelihood opportunities, health and education
facilities.
iv. PMGSY is noted to build the foundations for long-lasting
poverty reduction in rural India. Improved rural connectivity
provides a long-term and sustained boost in the living
standards of rural populations as it allows households to
accumulate wealth and human capital.
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