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Govt aims for Ujjwala repeat with big push to rural roads
The move, to be undertaken under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana-III, will improve connection between villages and schools, colleges, hospitals, rural agri marketsSelection of roads will be based on their importance in parameters including population served, educational and medical facilities
3 min read10 Jul 2019Building rural roads does not guarantee prosperity
An analysis of the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana shows that rural roads have had little impact on agrarian incomes
2 min read9 Jun 2018Asian Development Bank okays $500 million loan for rural roads in 5 states
Asian Development Bank says it will provide a $500 million loan to improve rural road connectivity in five states, including Assam and West Bengal
1 min read29 Nov 2017PM Narendra Modi said to approve Rs90,000 crore boost to rural road program
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is said to have cleared a proposal to spend an additional Rs90,000 crore under the PMGSY
1 min read10 Nov 2017Over 47,000km of rural roads constructed under PMGSY in FY17
A record 47,350km of rural roads were constructed under the flagship PMGSY during FY17, the longest road construction in a single year
1 min read4 Apr 201711 states abandon rural road projects under PMGSY for want of land
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India, in a report tabled in Parliament, says this has cost the exchequer Rs280 crore in losses
2 min read12 Aug 2016Narendra Modi calls for system to ensure quality in rural roads programme
Rural progress and prosperity at core of government's dream of creating developed India, tweets Narendra Modi
1 min read23 Mar 2016Arun Jaitley allocates Rs19,000 crore under rural roads scheme
Together with the contribution of the states, the government will spend Rs27,000 crore on rural roads in FY17, says the finance minister
1 min read29 Feb 2016MP-adopted villages to get rural roads on priority basis
Amended guidelines for Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana was taken in a meeting chaired by rural development minister Birender Singh
1 min read13 Feb 2015Plan panel seeks nod to use unutilised rural roads funds to build houses
The funds required for this will be met by 'a reduction in the budgetary allocation' for PMGSY, according to the letter
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