Govt. aid Rs270 cr for road connectivity in Assam and TN

New Delhi, Feb (EPC News): The Ministry of Rural Development has released grant in aid worth Rs270 crore for phase-VI (Rs140 crore) and phase-VII (Rs130 crore) for construction of rural roads in Tamil Nadu and Assam respectively under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna (PMGSY).

Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana is a 100 % centrally sponsored scheme to provide road connectivity in the rural areas of the country. PMGSY envisages connectivity to all habitations with a population of 500 persons and above in the rural areas and about 250 persons and above in respect of the hilly states, tribal areas and desert areas through good and all weather roads.

EPC News Bureau