The Government of India launched PMGSY on 25th December 2000 to provide all-weather roads, to all rural habitations with population more than 1,000 in the first phase and to all habitations with population between 500 and 1,000 in the second phase. This is a 100% Centrally Sponsored Scheme. In the first three Phases, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department has taken up 3,342.20 Kms length of road works at an estimated cost of Rs. 427.27 Crores. So far, 3337.89 Km length of road works have been completed with an expenditure of Rs. 389.11 Crores. Under Phase IV, 778.31 Km length of road works, at an estimated cost of Rs. 111.35 crores were entrusted to Highways Department for implementation. So far, 775.42 Km length of road works have been completed with an expenditure of Rs. 99.41 Crores. Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department is implementing the Scheme, under Phase V, and road works to a length of 799.59 Km at an estimated cost of Rs. 170.84 Crores so far, 794.99 Km length of road works have been completed with an expenditure of Rs. 160.65 Crores. .

Table 2.7.1
Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana – (PMGSY)

Sl. No.	Phase	Financial Allocation (Rs. in crores)	Physical Allocation
			Nos.	Length in Km.
1	Phase I	152.91	862	1,442.12
2	Phase II	115.29	446	803.69
3	Phase III	159.07	491	1,096.39
4	Phase IV	111.35	393	778.31
5	Phase V	170.84	365	799.59
6	Phase VI (Bharat Nirman Ph I)	459.82	808	2,049.02
7	Phase VII (Bharat Nirman Ph II)	854.74	1,584	3,015.18
	Total	2,024.02	4,949	9,984.30

Bharat Nirman was launched by Government of India in April 2005 as a time bound business plan of Government of India for building rural infrastructure in the areas of irrigation, roads, housing, water supply, electrification and telecommunication connectivity.

Under the roads component of Bharat Nirman:

         Every habitation of 1,000 population and above (500 and above in hilly and tribal areas) would be provided with all-weather road connectivity.

         As per the Core Network, ‘Through routes’ connecting farm to market are to be upgraded.

Funds under PMGSY (for new connectivity and Upgradation) and from State Government (for renewal) are being used to achieve the targets of the road components of Bharat Nirman.

Under Bharat Nirman Phase I / (PMGSY - Phase VI), MORD sanctioned Rs. 459.82 crores to take up the New Construction / Upgradation of 808 number of road works, for a length of 2049.02 Km. Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department is executing 521 number of road works for a length of 793.05 Km, at an estimated cost of Rs. 210.80 Crores. The Highways Department (NH) is executing 287 road works for a length of 1255.97 Km at an estimated cost of Rs. 249.02 Crores. So far, 775.88 Km length of road works have been completed by Rural Development RD&PR Dept. with an expenditure of Rs. 177.64 Crores and 1129.34 Km length of road works have been completed by the Highways Department with an expenditure of Rs. 196.50 Crores.

Under Bharat Nirman Phase II / (PMGSY - Phase VII), MoRD sanctioned Rs. 854.74 crores to take up the New Construction / Upgradation of 1584 number of road works for a length of 3015.18 Km. Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department is executing 1509 number of road works for a length of 2768.76 Km at an estimated cost of Rs. 805.58 Crores. The Highways Department (NH) is executing 75 number of road works for a length of 246.42 Km at an estimated cost of Rs. 49.16 Crores. So far, 2227.87 Km length of road works have been completed by Rural Development RD&PR Dept. with an expenditure of Rs. 503.61 Crores and 54.25 Km lengh of road works have been completed by the Highways Department with an expenditure of Rs. 6.27 Crores.

Table 2.7.2
Status of Connectivity as per the Revised Core Network

	1000+	500-999	250-499	Less Than 250	Total
Total No. of habitations	10,783	16,513	17,104	18,519	62,919
Total no. connected habitations/Not feasible	10,783	16,391	16,589	17,499	61,070
Balance unconnected habitations	0	122	515	1,020	1,849

Table 2.7.3
Length Coverage (Upgradation and Renewal) under Bharat Nirman

SL. No	Target (2005-2009)	Cumulative achievement up to Dec ’ 2009	Cumulative achievement in %
1	11,114.50 Km	11487.89 Km	103.36