500 Crores released for Rural Roads in Uttar Pradesh
merisarkar news service.
New Delhi, October 11, 2009
The Ministry Of Rural Development has released grant in aid worth Rs.500 Crore thousand to Uttar Pradesh for construction of rural roads under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY).
This is the second installment of Phase-V and Phase-V(Additional) of grants in aid to the Uttar Pradesh Rural Roads Development Agency. UPRRDA is the state level autonomous agency for implementation of works under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) in Uttar Pradesh.
Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana is a 100 per cent centrally sponsored scheme to provide road connectivity in the rural areas of the country.
PMGSY envisages connectivity to all habitations with a population of 500 persons and above in the rural areas and about 250 persons and above in respect of the hill states, tribal areas and desert areas through good and all weather roads.
