JAMMU, Jan 20: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo today chaired the Union Territory Level Standing Committee (UTLSC) meeting on the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) to review the progress and future roadmap of PMGSY-IV, a flagship rural infrastructure programme aimed at providing all-weather road connectivity to newly eligible rural habitations across J&K.
The meeting was attended by Additional Chief Secretary, Public Works (R&B) Department; Director, National Rural Infrastructure Development Agency (NRIDA); Principal Secretary, Finance; Secretary, Rural Development Department; Engineer-in-Chief (Works); Chief Engineers, PMGSY Jammu/Kashmir, besides other concerned senior officers.
These projects are aimed at providing new road connectivity to 1,626 unconnected rural habitations across the Union Territory.
As per scheme guidelines, the proposals also incorporate a projected maintenance cost of Rs 1,300.55 crore and a renewal cost of Rs 1,950.82 crore, ensuring sustainability of the created assets.
It was informed that border districts including Rajouri, Poonch, Kathua, Doda, Baramulla and Kupwara feature prominently in terms of road length and number of habitations proposed, reflecting a focused thrust on difficult, border and hilly regions.
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