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Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)

10.91 The primary objective of the PMGSY is to provide connectivity, by way of an all-weather
road with necessary culverts and cross-drainage structures, which is operable throughout the
year, to eligible unconnected habitations in rural areas.

10.92 As on 18.01.2022, a total of 1,82,506 roads measuring 7,82,844 km and 9,456 Long
Span Bridges (LSBs) have been sanctioned and 1,66,798 roads measuring 6,84,994 km and
6,404 LSBs have been completed (Figure 17).

10.93 World Bank (2019) in an evaluation of the scheme found that PMGSY roads had a
positive impact on human capital formation in rural India. Children in middle or high school
had 0.7 more years of schooling in 2017; share of babies delivered at home decreased by 30
percent in connected habitations; vaccination among children under the age of four increased by
15 percentage points, with boys and girls benefiting equally.

Launched
Scheme Objectives
(extended)

PMGSY-I 2000 (up to l To provide connectivity to eligible unconnected habitations
Sept, 2022) with a population of 500+ in plain areas and 250+ in North-
Eastern and Himalayan states, , Desert areas, Tribal (Schedule
V) areas and selected tribal and backward districts as identified
by the Ministry of Home Affairs/ Planning Commission as
per Census, 2001
l Additional relaxation given to connect habitations with
population of 100-249 (Census 2001) in the Left-wing
Extremism Affected blocks
PMGSY-II 2013 (upto l Envisaged consolidation of 50,000 Km of existing rural road
Sept, 2022) network.

RCPLWEA 2016 (up l To improve the road connectivity in 44 worst affected LWE
to March, 2023) districts and some adjoining districts in 9 States, viz. Andhra
Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh,
Maharashtra, Odisha, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh

PMGSY-III 2019 (up l Consolidation of 1,25,000 Km existing through routes
to March, 2025) and Major rural links connecting habitations, inter-alia, to
Gramin Agricultural Markets, Higher Secondary Schools and
Hospitals.