The length of rural roads constructed under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) has seen a turnaround for the first time in the last eight years, as it overshot (106 per cent) the target during the first quarter (April- June) of this fiscal year. This comes even as the government pushes for higher capex to boost economic growth.
In total, 6,403 kilometres of roads were constructed against the targeted 6,000 kilometres, according to the data released by the National Statistical Office (NSO) in its latest Twenty Point Programme (TPP) progress report for the first quarter of the current fiscal year.
