Overview

• The Centre has allocated Rs.3,801.80 crore and the J&K government Rs.422.43 crore towards the scheme.
• Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan for approving the region’s largest PMGSY-IV package.
• Jammu and Kashmir is the first among all states and union territories to secure sanctions under the fourth phase of the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana.
• Officials say the roads will usher in a new era of prosperity by connecting remote villages to markets and essential services.
• This rollout marks the beginning of further rural infrastructure development under PMGSY-IV.