Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) — Phase I

iAbout This Scheme

Launched on 25 December 2000 by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, PMGSY aimed to provide all-weather road connectivity to every unconnected habitation with population of 500+ persons (250+ in hilly and tribal areas) in rural India. Phase I was funded through diesel cess and aimed to connect 1.67 lakh unconnected habitations. It is India's most successful rural roads programme and continues in Phase III, though the original Phase I mandate was declared complete by 2019.

🎁Key Benefits

• All-weather road connectivity to unconnected rural habitations
• Bridge and culvert construction on rural roads
• Employment generation during construction
• Economic connectivity for remote rural areas

✅Eligibility Criteria

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  Scheme completed/restructured — historical archive (Phase I)

📝How to Apply

❓Frequently Asked Questions