Jammu and Kashmir Minister for R&B Abdul Majid Wani on February 23 said that the Union government approved revision of its core network to include as many as 1,100 left out unconnected habitations with population of 250 persons and above in Jammu and Kashmir under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna (PMGSY).
The Minister has recently taken up the matter with Union Minister for Rural Development Jairam Ramesh and Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Ghulam Nabi Azad and conveyed to them the urgency and immediate need for revision and extending the scheme to cover left out habitations especially in hilly areas of the state.
For the purpose, Rs 4,000 crore have been sanctioned by the Centre and DPRs of the project are being prepared. Once completed, this would increase road connectivity up to 4,000 km. With this approval, the State governmentÂ’s vision for providing all weather road connectivity to both rural and remote inaccessible hilly areas would receive a significant boost.
It will also support the State’s resolve for rapid improvement in road connectivity percentage especially in those districts which have lower road connectivity, he added.
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