BHUBANESWAR: Even as Odisha’s achievement under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) till end of January has not been satisfactory, the State has been given the highest target to construct roads in rural areas by the Union Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD). The Ministry has fixed a target to construct 8,715 km of road during the ensuing financial year to provide all-weather connectivity to 1,098 habitations. In a recent communication to the State Government, the MoRD indicated an allocation of Rs 1,800 crore as its share for Odisha.
“The allocation of funds would be subject to upward/downward revision of the physical target during 2019-20 keeping in view the pace of expenditure by the State and availability of funds,” stated a letter from MoRD.
