PMGSY completes 25 years: 7.87 lakh km of rural roads built
The Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), launched on 25 December 2000, completed 25 years on 25 December 2025, with 7,87,520 km of the 8,25,114 km of sanctioned rural roads completed.
Summary
The Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), launched on 25 December 2000 to give all-weather road connectivity to unconnected rural habitations, completed 25 years on 25 December 2025. Of 8,25,114 km of rural roads sanctioned under PMGSY, 7,87,520 km had been completed by December 2025, about 95% physical progress, and the scheme has been allocated ₹19,000 crore for 2025-26. PMGSY Phase II began in 2013, the Road Connectivity Project for Left Wing Extremism Affected Areas (RCPLWEA) in 2016, and PMGSY-IV (2024â29) aims to connect 25,000 habitations through 62,500 km of roads with an outlay of ₹70,125 crore.
Key facts
- Launched
- 25 December 2000
- Sanctioned / completed
- 8,25,114 km / 7,87,520 km (~95%)
- 2025-26 allocation
- ₹19,000 crore
- Phase II
- 2013 (upgradation of existing network)
- RCPLWEA
- 2016, for LWE-affected areas
- PMGSY-IV (2024â29)
- 25,000 habitations, 62,500 km, ₹70,125 crore
Practice MCQs 3 questions
The Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), which completed 25 years in December 2025, was launched on:
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Correct answer: B â 25 December 2000
PIB backgrounder 2208381: PMGSY was launched on 25 December 2000 to ensure all-weather connectivity to unconnected rural habitations.
PMGSY-IV (2024â29) aims to connect how many rural habitations?
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Correct answer: A â 25,000
PIB backgrounder 2208381: under PMGSY-IV, 25,000 habitations are to be connected through 62,500 km of roads with an outlay of ₹70,125 crore. (1,63,339 habitations were sanctioned under Phase I.)
In which year was the Road Connectivity Project for Left Wing Extremism Affected Areas (RCPLWEA) under the PMGSY framework launched?
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Correct answer: C â 2016
PIB backgrounder 2208381: RCPLWEA was launched in 2016 as a targeted intervention; PMGSY Phase II began in 2013.