To meet target, government has to add 167km of roads a day in 2018-19The deadline of 2019 has been set for most of the central schemes as the ruling BJP seeks to prepare a progress report for the Lok Sabha el...
26 Apr, 2018, 10.42 AM IST
'Over 80% habitations connected with roads under PMGSY'Under the scheme, about 1.78 lakh eligible habitations with a population of 500 in the plains and 250 in the hilly areas are planned to be ...
16 Dec, 2017, 11.51 AM IST
Government okays Rs 11,000 crore road projects for Left-wing hit areasApproved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), the 'Road Connectivity Project for Left Wing Extremism Affected Areas' will p...
28 Dec, 2016, 07.16 PM IST
Cabinet approves road connectivity scheme for Maoist-affected areasThe roads under the project have been identified by the Home Ministry in consultation with state governments and security agencies concerne...
28 Dec, 2016, 03.26 PM IST
Center to monitor construction of rural roads via satellitesPilot project in this regard was carried out by the National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRDPR) under the Pradhan M...
22 Sep, 2016, 08.17 PM IST
9 states stall push for full rural connectivity by 2019The fear is that the ambitious scheme may have to be pushed beyond 2019, a politically significant date as the Modi government will be up f...
19 Sep, 2016, 11.38 AM IST
Rural roads' construction pace increases to 139km/dayThe government has launched the second phase of PMGSY-II which envisages consolidation of the existing rural road network to improve its ov...
06 Sep, 2016, 11.14 PM IST
Over 4 lakh km roads constructed under PMGSYRural roads is a state subject and PMGSY is a one-time special intervention of the government to provide rural connectivity.
04 Aug, 2016, 04.46 PM IST
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat seeks funds from Centre to expedite PMGSY projectsExpressing deep concern over the Centre not "sanctioning" projects for Uttarakhand, Rawat said it has not approved any project since Februa...
08 Jan, 2016, 04.26 PM IST
Maintain Uttarakhand's special category status: CM Harish Rawat to CentreRawat demanded release of Rs 1200 crore which is part of a package sanctioned by the Centre for Uttarakhand in the wake of the 2013 natural...
15 Oct, 2015, 01.41 PM IST
Uttarakhand CM Harish Rawat asks officials to speed up clearance of PMGSY proposalsHarish Rawat has asked officials to speed up clearance of pending road construction proposals under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY...
20 Aug, 2015, 01.18 PM IST
BJP leader will be sued for libel: Uttarakhand CongressCongress today rubbished the BJP's allegation of a Rs 300 crore scam in PMGSY in Uttarakhand saying the charge was politically motivated.
01 Sep, 2013, 05.01 PM IST
Additional funds for Uttarakhand under MNREGA, PMGSY to build livesConsidering the extensive damage to houses of the poor in villages, 14,000 additional homes will be built in the state under the Indira Ava...
01 Jul, 2013, 08.14 PM IST
- BJP asks Cong government to step down
BJP today charged the Cong-led government in Uttarakhand with failure on all fronts and demanded that it quit office if it cannot solve the...
08 Mar, 2013, 08.10 PM IST
BJP asks PM to confer Bharat Ratna on VajpayeeSinha said the people of Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Uttarakhand were grateful to Vajpayee for carving out these states.
02 Jan, 2013, 06.52 PM IST
- Uttarakhand gets Rs 2,063 crore from Centre under PMGSY
Uttarakhand Chief Secretary Alok Kumar Jain said Rs 2,063 crore would be given by the Centre, while the remaining Rs 700 crore would be bor...
15 Jun, 2012, 04.37 PM IST
- World Bank approves $1.5 billion for rural roads
The World Bank on Tuesday approved a USD 1.5 billion Credit and Loan for India's Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) aimed towards imp...
22 Dec, 2010, 11.27 AM IST