The Government of India launched PMGSY on 25th December 2000 to provide all weather roads to all rural habitations with population more than 1000 in the first phase and to all habitations with population between 500 and 1000 in the second phase. This is a 100% Centrally assisted scheme. In the first three Phases, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department has taken up 3370.97 Kms at an estimated cost of Rs. 434.08 Crores. So far 3299.95 Km road works have been completed with an expenditure of Rs. 385.21 Crores. Under Phase IV, 820.46 Km road works at an estimated cost of Rs. 117.27 crores were entrusted to Highways Department for implementation. Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department is implementing the Scheme under Phase V and road works to a length of 849.25 Km at an estimated cost of Rs. 182.05 Crores have been taken up. 405.91 Km road works have been completed with an expenditure of Rs. 74.96 crores so far.

Table 2.7.1
Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana – (PMGSY)

Sl. No.	Phase	Financial Allocation (Rs. in crores)	Physical Allocation
			Nos.	Km.
1	Phase 1	153.49	866	1,448.47
2	Phase 2	115.81	450	808.58
3	Phase 3	164.78	498	1,113.92
4	Phase 4	117.27	412	820.46
5	Phase 5	182.05	379	849.25
	Total	733.40	2605	5,040.68

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 over 1000 population and above (and above 500 in hilly and tribal areas) would be provided all-weather road connectivity.

         ‘Through routes’ in the Core Network 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.

Status of connectivity of habitations is determined as per the Core Network. Core Network was revised in December 2007 and as per the revised core network status of connectivity is as follows:

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	10,764	16,234	16,574	17,439	61,011
Balance unconnected habitations	19	279	530	1,080	1,908

19 uncovered habitations (96 eligible, 77 covered, leaving a balance of 19 uncovered) will be covered in the forthcoming phases. The detailed project reports (DPRs) for the 19 habitations are being prepared under Bharat Nirman Phase II and will be sent to MoRD, GOI shortly.

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

SL. No	Target (2005-2009)	Cumulative achievement up to April’ 2008	Cumulative achievement in %
1	11,115 Km	6,343.50	57.10

Phase wise achievement is as follows:

Table 2.7.4
Progress under Bharat Nirman

Category	Target Length (in Km)	Achievement (in Km)		Balance	Source of Funds
		PMGSY Phase	Length (in Km)
Upgradation	6,670	II	27.2	5348.2	PMGSY
		III	267.9
		IV	642.9
		V	383.8
		Total	1,321.8
Renewal	4,445	5021.70		0	State Govt. (12th Finance Comm. and CRIDP)
Total	11,115	6343.50		5342.7

Out of the proposals (DPR) for 1700 Km cleared by GoI, 1328 Kms have been completed till date. The works for the remaining 372 Kms of roads will be completed by June’ 2008.
A proposal from Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department to a length of 797 Kms to a tune of Rs. 195 crores and a proposal from Highways Department to a length of 1,286 Kms to a tune of Rs. 232 crores totally, the proposal of 2,083 Kms to a tune of Rs. 427 crores have been cleared by MoRD during May’ 2008 as PMGSY Phase VI (or Bharat Nirman Phase I) scheme. These works will be implemented shortly.