₹3,566 crore of PMGSY-IV road projects approved for Jammu & Kashmir; ₹4,568 crore DAY-NRLM sanction released
Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on 28 April 2026 handed J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah the sanction letter for ₹3,566 crore of PMGSY-IV (Batch-II) road projects at SKICC, Srinagar, and released a DAY-NRLM Mother Sanction of over ₹4,568 crore for 24 States/UTs.
Summary
Road projects worth ₹3,566 crore under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)-IV (Batch-II) were approved for Jammu & Kashmir, and Union Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan handed the sanction letter to Chief Minister Omar Abdullah at SKICC, Srinagar, on 28 April 2026. At the same event, a Mother Sanction of over ₹4,568.23 crore was released under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana–National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) for 24 States and Union Territories. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah assured fast-track implementation.
Key facts
- PMGSY-IV (Batch-II) for J&K
- ₹3,566 crore road projects
- Handed over
- 28 April 2026, SKICC Srinagar, to CM Omar Abdullah
- DAY-NRLM Mother Sanction
- Over ₹4,568.23 crore for 24 States/UTs
- Union Minister
- Shivraj Singh Chouhan (Agriculture & Rural Development)
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Road projects worth how much were approved for Jammu & Kashmir under PMGSY-IV (Batch-II), with the sanction letter handed over on 28 April 2026?
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Correct answer: A — ₹3,566 crore
Projects worth ₹3,566 crore under PMGSY-IV (Batch-II) were approved for J&K; ₹4,568.23 crore was the DAY-NRLM Mother Sanction for 24 States/UTs.
Consider the following statements about the event at SKICC, Srinagar on 28 April 2026: 1. A DAY-NRLM Mother Sanction was released for 24 States and Union Territories. 2. The PMGSY-IV sanction letter was handed over to the Lieutenant Governor of J&K. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Statement 1 is correct. Statement 2 is wrong: the sanction letter was handed over to Chief Minister Omar Abdullah.