The Union Cabinet today (July 3, 2013) gave its approval for sanction of an amount of Rs. 710 crores ( at 2013-14 prices) in two tranches under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) to the State of Jammu & Kashmir as a special one-time dispensation, for the cost of land acquisition covering compensatory afforestation, forest land, trees, private land and structures for completion of PMGSY programmes. This will enable the state of Jammu & Kashmir to expedite completion of the PMGSY projects.
The Cabinet also approved the change in the nomenclature ‘Hill States” under the PMGSY to ‘Special Category States’. This would include Assam on a par with other North Eastern States and would increase the Central share from 75 percent to 90 percent for the State. The Cabinet also approved an expenditure of Rs. 2,866 crore for implementation of these proposals.
Background :
The PMGSY was launched in the year 2000 with the objective of providing all weather connectivity to all unconnected habitations with a population of 500 persons and above (250 persons and above in hill States, desert areas (as identified under the Desert Development Programme), tribal Schedule-V areas and 82 selected tribal and backward districts as identified under the Integrated Action Plan (IAP) in rural areas. The net number of total eligible unconnected habitations are approximately 1.79 lakh. Till 31st May, 2013, project proposals for providing connectivity to approximately 1.32 lakh eligible habitations have been sanctioned. The total cost of sanctioned projects, including projects for upgradation of roads under the PMGSY is approximately Rs. 1.5 lakh crore. Against this, approximately Rs. 1.04 lakh crore has been released to States/Union Territories including administrative costs. States have reported that a total length of 3.8 lakh km roads including upgradation have been constructed till 31st May, 2013 and about 93 thousand eligible habitations have been provided new connectivity.
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The Cabinet also approved the change in the nomenclature ‘Hill States” under the PMGSY to ‘Special Category States’. This would include Assam on a par with other North Eastern States and would increase the Central share from 75 percent to 90 percent for the State. The Cabinet also approved an expenditure of Rs. 2,866 crore for implementation of these proposals.
Background :
The PMGSY was launched in the year 2000 with the objective of providing all weather connectivity to all unconnected habitations with a population of 500 persons and above (250 persons and above in hill States, desert areas (as identified under the Desert Development Programme), tribal Schedule-V areas and 82 selected tribal and backward districts as identified under the Integrated Action Plan (IAP) in rural areas. The net number of total eligible unconnected habitations are approximately 1.79 lakh. Till 31st May, 2013, project proposals for providing connectivity to approximately 1.32 lakh eligible habitations have been sanctioned. The total cost of sanctioned projects, including projects for upgradation of roads under the PMGSY is approximately Rs. 1.5 lakh crore. Against this, approximately Rs. 1.04 lakh crore has been released to States/Union Territories including administrative costs. States have reported that a total length of 3.8 lakh km roads including upgradation have been constructed till 31st May, 2013 and about 93 thousand eligible habitations have been provided new connectivity.
Courtesy (pib.nic.in) Press Information Bureau
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