JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, on Thursday, thanked Union Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan for extending the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY-I) timeline for the union territory till March 2027.
The office of Omar Abdullah’s office said on its X handle, “Chief Minister expressed gratitude to the Hon’ble Union Minister @ChouhanShivraj for acceding to the J&K Government’s proposal to extend the timeline of PMGSY-I till March, 2027. This extension will significantly support the completion of critical rural road projects across Jammu & Kashmir.”
The Centre had sanctioned a Rs 4, 224.23 crore package for 316 road projects in Jammu and Kashmir under PMGSY for the fiscal 2025-2026, which was the biggest ever package for the union territory since the national flagship rural road development programme was started.
Under the PMGSY-IV programme, a rural habitation with a population of even 250 people will get road connectivity through a total length of 1, 781.33 km.