Chhattisgarh gets ₹2,225-crore PMGSY roads and Makhana Board coverage at Dhamtari event
Union Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, at a state-level event in Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh on 19 November 2025, approved PMGSY rural roads worth ₹2,225 crore and announced the state's inclusion under the National Makhana Development Board.
Summary
At the Dhamtari event in Chhattisgarh, held alongside the national release of the 21st PM-KISAN instalment, ₹500 crore was credited to 25 lakh farmers of the state. Shivraj Singh Chouhan handed over approvals for PMGSY projects worth ₹2,225 crore that will build over 2,500 km of new rural roads and connect about 780 villages with all-weather roads. He said Chhattisgarh's farmers will now be covered by the National Makhana Development Board, and Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai announced that the Krishak Unnati Yojana will be extended to pulses, oilseeds and maize.
Key facts
- Venue
- Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh, 19 Nov 2025
- PM-KISAN to state
- ₹500 crore to 25 lakh farmers
- PMGSY
- ₹2,225 crore; 2,500+ km; ~780 villages
- Makhana
- Chhattisgarh included under National Makhana Development Board
- Krishak Unnati Yojana
- Extended to pulses, oilseeds, maize (CM Vishnu Deo Sai)
Practice MCQs 2 questions
PMGSY projects worth ₹2,225 crore approved for Chhattisgarh at the Dhamtari event in November 2025 will build roughly how many kilometres of new rural roads?
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Correct answer: C — 2,500 km
The projects will build over 2,500 km of new rural roads and connect about 780 villages.
In November 2025, Chhattisgarh's farmers were brought under the coverage of which national board?
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Correct answer: D — National Makhana Development Board
Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced that Chhattisgarh will be included under the National Makhana Development Board.