Budget 2026: India Retains ₹19,000 Crore for Rural Road Scheme
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CNBC TV18•01-02-2026, 17:09
Budget 2026: India Retains ₹19,000 Crore for Rural Road Scheme
- •The government has maintained the ₹19,000 crore allocation for the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) in Budget 2026, consistent with the previous budget.
- •Over 10,000 km of road projects were sanctioned earlier this year for Jammu & Kashmir, Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, and Sikkim, connecting 3,270 isolated habitations.
- •As of August 2025, PMGSY has sanctioned 1,91,282 rural roads (8,38,611 km) and 12,146 bridges, with significant completion rates.
- •Phase IV of PMGSY connected 25,000 villages with 62,500 km of all-weather roads, with a total outlay of ₹70,125 crore.
- •Launched in December 2000, PMGSY aims to provide all-weather road connectivity to rural habitations, with a 60:40 Centre-state funding split (higher Central share for North Eastern and Himalayan states).
Why It Matters: Budget 2026 maintains ₹19,000 crore for PMGSY, emphasizing continued rural road connectivity and development.
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