What happened
The Ministry of Rural Development has shared updated implementation details for Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), including phase-wise, state-wise, district-wise, and constituency-wise road and habitation data available through the Online Management, Monitoring and Accounting System (OMMAS) portal. The release also sets out the framework for Financial Year 2026-27 physical targets and restates the maintenance and financing rules for PMGSY roads.
Background and earlier position
PMGSY was launched as a 100% Centrally Sponsored Scheme. According to the government, the fund-sharing pattern was later changed to 60:40 for States and Union Territories with legislatures, while the North Eastern and Himalayan States and Union Territories with legislatures follow a 90:10 pattern, and Union Territories without legislatures receive the Central share fully from the Union government.
PMGSY is not only a road-building programme. Its design also covers maintenance, monitoring, and targeted connectivity for difficult and underserved areas. The scheme guidelines provide relaxed norms for Aspirational Districts, tribal areas under Schedule V, desert areas, Special Category areas, North-Eastern and Himalayan States, and districts affected by Left Wing Extremism.
What changed now
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