Q. Consider the following statements regarding “Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)”:
1.It is to provide single all-weather road connectivity to all eligible unconnected habitations of the designated population size.
2.The programme has been launched in three phases with the latest third phase having been launched on 10 July 2019.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: C
Notes:
Explanation: The objective of PMGSY is to provide single all-weather road connectivity to all eligible unconnected habitations of the designated population size (500+ in plain areas, 250+ in North-Eastern and Himalayan States) in rural areas of the country.
- The programme also has an upgradation component for those districts, where all the eligible habitations of the designated population size have been provided all-weather road connectivity. However, upgradation is just one of the components of the programme.
- The programme has been launched in three phases with the latest third phase having been launched on 10 July 2019 for consolidation of 1,25,000 km through routes and major rural links connecting habitations, inter-alia, to Gramin Agricultural Markets, higher secondary schools, and hospitals.
- Since its inception, a total of 1,84,984 roads measuring 8,01,838 km and 10,383 Long Span Bridges (LSBs) have been sanctioned under all the interventions/ verticals of PMGSY.
- 1,73,775 number of roads measuring 7,23,893 km and 7,789 LSBs have been completed.
Source: Economic Survey 2023
