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Over 7.8 Lakh Km Of Rural Roads Completed Under PMGSY Across India
A rural road (Representative Image)
The Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) has completed 7,83,620 km of all-weather rural roads since its launch in 2000, according to government data presented in the Rajya Sabha on Friday (8 August).
The Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) promotes inclusive growth by ensuring that remote and underserved areas have all-weather road connectivity and are integrated into the development process. This helps reduce regional disparities and ensures the benefits of development reach all sections of rural society.
Since inception, 8,38,611 km of roads have been sanctioned under the programme.
The pace of construction has remained high post-2020, with 1,57,666 km completed between April 2020 and August 2025. This period also saw Rs. 74,324.36 crore released and 1,23,595 km sanctioned.
"After March 2020, a total of Rs. 74,324.36 Crore have been released till date, and a total of 1,23,595 km of road length has been sanctioned, and 1,57,666 km of road length has been completed under various interventions/verticals of PMGSY. The Budgetary allocation of the PMGSY was enhanced from Rs. 15000 Crore in the financial year (FY) 2021-22 to Rs. 19000 Crore from FY 2022-23 onwards," the minister stated.
Further, from 2000 to March 2014, 3,81,395 km of road length was built. Between April 2014 and March 2024, the figure was 3,79,075 km — nearly matching the earlier total in fewer years.
"A total of 3,81,395 km of road length was constructed under various ongoing interventions/ verticals of the PMGSY since inception till March 2014, i.e. over 13 years across the country. A total of 3,79,075 km of road length has been constructed under various ongoing interventions/ verticals of the PMGSY from 1st April 2014 to March 2024, i.e. over 10 years across the country, indicating a faster pace of execution," the minister said.
