Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government has proposed 346 road proposals with a financial outlay of Rs 4402. 20 crore for the financial year 2025-26 under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), while as the Union Government has directed it to reassess its latest proposals to ensure alignment with the parameters of phase IVth of the road connectivity programme.
A record note of the PMGSY’s empowered committee reads that Union Government has instructed Union Territory administration/ National Rural Infrastructure Development Agency (NRIDA) to thoroughly review the current batch of proposals, along with the remaining ones, in line with the PMGSY IV norms approved by the cabinet.
The empowered committee made it clear to UT administration that in–principle approval to the proposal would be subject to strict adherence to PMGSY-IV norms.
As per details, J&K government has proposed 346 road proposals with a financial outlay of Rs 4402. 20 crore for the financial year 2025-26.
During the EC meeting, the Centre directed that all habitations proposed in the current batch have to be verified to ensure that they are strictly meeting the norms of PMGSY-IV.
“NRIDA has to ensure this after field verification and through other means,” reads the minutes of the meeting.
