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PMGSY: Centre approves INR 4,580 crore schemes

<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#696969"><span style="font-size:11px"><span style="font-family:arial">Union rural development minister Jairam Ramesh on Friday said yet another set of schemes worth INR 4,580 crore had been sanctioned for Bihar under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna (PMGSY) in the current fiscal year. Construction of altogether 2,861 new rural roads, upgradation of 43 existing roads and construction of 111 road bridges would be taken up with the funds. A total of 5,308 habitations will be linked with roads under the approved schemes. These are in addition to rural roads worth INR 3,968 crore sanctioned in October 2013, he said.</span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#696969"><span style="font-size:11px"><span style="font-family:arial">He said under PMGSY, 17,000 Km of roads have been approved for Bihar in the past three financial years starting 2011 at a cost of INR 12,000 crore. In the financial year 2014-15, another set of 4,200 Km new roads would be approved for the state.</span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#696969"><span style="font-size:11px"><span style="font-family:arial">Similarly, under the Indira Awas Yojana, in which INR 70,000 is given for constructing a unit and INR 75,000 per unit in 11 Maoist-affected districts of the state, six lakh houses have been approved for the state. &quot;Bihar is getting 25% of the total funds for schemes across the country,&quot; he said. Under MGNREGA scheme, the state has been extended the facility to construct 10 lakh toilets at a cost of INR 10,000 per unit during the current fiscal year, he said.</span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#696969"><span style="font-size:11px"><span style="font-family:arial">Ramesh said Bihar has been developing fast mainly because of liberal funding from the Centre. He said, the Centre had been pumping a lot of funds in Bihar in the rural sector, especially under MGNREGA, Indira Awas Yojana and PMGSY. &quot;But, we are not doing any favour to Bihar. In fact, it is the right of Bihar. Country will progress only if Bihar gets funds for development,&quot; he said.</span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#696969"><span style="font-size:11px"><span style="font-family:arial">Source-On Request</span></span></span></p>