The Union government has stated that investment in road construction in rural areas saw a ten-fold jump under the United Progressive Alliance’s (UPA’s) regime. The government rolled out more than 20,100 all-weather roads across the nation last year, a report by the government said projecting a rosy picture of the sector, which is battling with scores of problems like equity crunch, delays in clearances and land acquisition besides major players abandoning projects mid-way.
Under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, during the year 2012-13, more than 20,100 km all-weather roads have been constructed/upgraded and an expenditure of over Rs 6,450 crore has been incurred. Further, new connectivity has been provided to about 6,000 habitations during the year, the report card said.
Connectivity in rural areas has helped small farmers in carrying their agricultural goods to markets where they get improved return for their products, it said. It projected a better infrastructure in every village as a result of Bharat Nirman while claiming that Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Mission “is transforming our urban spaces equipping them with better infrastructure.
It said JNNURM saw completion of 185 projects under urban infrastructure development and 388 projects under urban infrastructure project for small and medium towns.
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