Himachal Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Friday said \Rs 2,352 crore had been spent so far on completing 1,975 works to connect 3,342 habitations under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna (PMGSY) since the inception of the scheme in the State.
Reviewing the progress of the scheme here, he said that the primary objective of PMGSY was to provide road connectivity to eligible unconnected habitations in rural areas.
Virbhadra Singh said that Rs 623 crore had been spent on constructing 10 bridges, 360 roads involving a length of 1,762 kilometres and connecting 297 habitations during last three years in the State under the Yojana. He said that State Government was making every effort to provide road connectivity upto the remotest corner of the State.
He said that Rs 649 crore had been sanctioned during current financial year for constructing 163 roads and 27 bridges in the State under PMGSY involving a length of 1,165 kilometres and 870 metres respectively benefiting over 45 habitations.
The Chief Minister directed the PWD department to prepare DPRs so that eligible habitations were covered by year 2019. He stressed upon contacting concerned district administrations and elected representatives to motivate beneficiaries to donate land voluntarily for speedy construction of roads. New DPRs may be got approved under the Forest Conservation Act and Forest Right Act, he added.