About PMGSY

• 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.

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.

PMGSY-IV

• Recently, the Union Cabinet approved the implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana – IV (PMGSY-IV) during FY 2024-25 to 2028-29.
• Under the fourth phase, 25,000 unconnected habitations will be covered. While connecting habitations, the nearby government educational, health, market, growth centers will also be connected.