Govt. fast tracks road projects under PMGSY

PMGSY Road Projects
The Union government in a recent move has resolved to commission all the identified road projects under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) by 2019, Minister of State for Rural Development, Ram Kirpal Yadav said, adding that the ministry has increased the fund amount for the scheme. Score of states, including Bihar, have not performed upto the desired level and had made comparatively less progress under PMGSY and added that the pace at which work should have been carried out by the state government is not maintained.

According to available stats, in the last four years, 6,301 road works were sanctioned for the state by the ministry, of which 2,942 road works have been completed and 3,359 road works measuring 6917.517 kms are under consideration. The states are responsible for tendering, awarding and executing road projects under PMGSY.

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