The government announced budgetary support of Rs 12,000-cr for developing rural roads under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) in the General Budget 2009-10 stepping up the allocation for the programme by 59 per cent over Budget Estimate 2008-09 to Rs 12,000 cr. PMGSY. It aims at providing connectivity to all villages with a population of 1,000 with all weather roads by 2009. 1,46,185 km of roads has been proposed to be constructed in 2009. Govt. proposes to make full farm-to-market connectivity by upgrading 1,94,132 km of the existing 'Associated Through Routes', with an investment of Rs 48,000 cr. In addition, an allocation of Rs 6,500 crore has been made as loan for PMGSY through the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund window of NABARD.
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