Volume : I, Issue : V, February - 2012

PMGSY And Rural Roads Development In India : Economic, Financial And Maintenance Issues

K. C. Manjunath

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Rural roads in India are low volume roads comprising of both Village Roads (VRs) and Other District Roads (ODRs). The Government of India is financing rural roads construction to improve rural connectivity through Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) with the target of connecting every rural habitation with a budget of Rupees Six hundred billion (Sixty thousand crore). The programme is a big success with two lakh kilometers of road work already completed. The programme when completed provides connectivity to 1.6 lakh unconnected rural habitations. But, the maintenance of vast network of rural roads is a major challenge and requires significant annual maintenance budget. The local panchayats and State Governments may not effectively manage the maintenance programme due to paucity of funds. Hence, the responsibility of maintenance of rural roads should be with Central Government and the existing setup created to implement PMGSY should be effectively used for maintenance management of rural roads network.

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K.C. Manjunath PMGSY And Rural Roads Development In India : Economic, Financial And Maintenance Issues Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.I, Issue.V February 2012

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