Shivraj Singh Chouhan launches PMGSY projects worth Rs 1,698 cr in Odisha's Rayagada districtUnion Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana-IV in Rayagada, Odisha. The initiative wil...
Shivraj Singh Chouhan to launch 330 new road projects costing Rs 3,550 crore in Jammu & KashmirThe Batch-II under the PMGSY-IV will accelerate development in Jammu and Kashmir through the construction of 330 new roads covering 1,600 k...
Govt reviews rural schemes, supply chain woes to protect beneficiaries from Iran war impactThe Rural Development Ministry is reviewing its key schemes in response to the West Asia conflict's potential impact on global supply chain...
Cabinet approves DA increase, extends PMGSY-III timelineCentral government employees and pensioners will receive a 2% dearness allowance and dearness relief increase. This move aims to offset ris...
Cabinet extends validity of third phase of rural road scheme, raises outlay to Rs 83,977 croreThe Union Cabinet has extended the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana-III deadline to March 2028 for plain areas and March 2029 for mountaino...
Cabinet meeting key decisions: Maritime insurance pool, DA hike for 1.18 crore government staff, new rail corridor among othersThe Union Cabinet has approved significant decisions impacting infrastructure and social security. A new Bharat Maritime Insurance Pool wil...
J&K's Doda to get Doppler weather radar, Jitendra Singh announcesA Doppler weather radar is coming to Doda district for better weather forecasting and disaster preparedness. Union Minister Jitendra Singh ...
Compromise on quality of roads under PMGSY 'completely unacceptable': Parliamentary panelIn its report tabled in Lok Sabha on Thursday, the Department Related Standing Committee on Rural Development and Panchayati Raj also stres...
Fund paucity halts repair of PMGSY roadsAs many as 40% of roads have completed their design life and require repair/renewal. But funds are elusive.
Cement demand to benefit from higher allocation for rural roadsRural cement demand is expected to grow better than the urban demand.
In Atal’s footsteps: PM Modi to extend village roads to hamletsUnder PMGSY, villages with over 500 population in plains and those with over 250 population in hilly and desert areas have been connected.
Road-building in rural India: From Bihar to Orissa, PMGSY remains a success storyIn Orissa, one of the poorest states in the country, the study found that infant and child mortality fell sharply because of better access ...
2019 new deadline for completion of PMGSY schemesIt has also accepted the recommendation of the Sub-Group of Chief Ministers on Rationalization of Centrally Sponsored on modified sharing p...
Centre looks to promote use of geo-textiles in rural roadsGeo-textiles are strong synthetic fabrics usually used in civil engineering construction projects for stabilising loose soil and preventing...
Rural Development Ministry seeks more budgetary allocation for Pradhan Mantri Gramin Sadak YojanaThe more funds...the more connectivity, more prosperity, and more reason to our GDP," he said after inaugurating initiatives under PMGSY.
- Pradhan Mantri Gramin Sadak Yojn phase II to upgrade already constructed rural roads
Seeking to take forward the ambitious Pradhan Mantri Gramin Sadak Yojna (PMGSY), the Centre has come out with its phase II to upgrade rural...
- States to undertake Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana work from new fiscal: Jairam Ramesh
Jairam Ramesh said that state governments will now be entrusted with work related to road construction under PMGSY from new fiscal 2012-201...