PMGSY-IV

The Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), was launched in 2000 as centrally sponsored scheme to provide connectivity to unconnected habitations of designated population size (500+ in plain areas and 250+ in North-East, hill, tribal and desert areas as per Census, 2001).
The Ministry of Rural Development along with state governments is responsible for the implementation of PMGSY.
The Government had launched Phase III of PMGSY in 2019 for consolidation of Through Routes and Major Rural Links connecting habitations to Gramin Agricultural Markets (GrAMs), Higher Secondary Schools and Hospitals.

Guiding Principles of PMGSY

The spirit and the objective of the scheme is to provide good all-weather road connectivity to unconnected habitations. A habitation which was earlier provided all-weather connectivity would not be eligible even if the present condition of the road is bad.
The unit for this Programme is a Habitation and not a Revenue village or a Panchayat. A Habitation is a cluster of population, living in an area, the location of which does not change over time.
PMGSY promotes the use of new and green technology in the process of rural road construction. Locally available materials are used in road construction activities to promote cost effective and fast construction.
The PMGSY shall cover only the rural areas. Urban roads are excluded from the purview of this Programme.

Funding pattern

Currently, the fund sharing pattern of PMGSY is 60:40 between the Centre and States for all states except for North Eastern and Himalayan States. For these states the fund sharing pattern is 90:10.
In union territories, 100% of funds will be provided by the Central Government.

The Union Cabinet has approved the proposal of the Department of Rural Development for “Implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana – IV (PMGSY-IV) during FY 2024-25 to 2028-29”.
The financial assistance is to be provided for the construction of 62,500 Kms road for providing new connectivity to eligible 25,000 unconnected habitations and construction/upgradation of bridges on the new connectivity roads. Total outlay of this scheme will be Rs. 70,125 crore.

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