Pradhan
Mantri Gram Parivahan Yojana
to improve rural connectivity
to improve rural connectivity
These vehicles will be provided at subsidised cost and the
Union Rural Development Ministry will circulate a Cabinet note on the same
soon, an official source said here on Thursday.
“The scheme has been mooted as rural areas face immense
shortage of passenger vehicles even as under Prime Minister Gram Sadak Yozana
there has been massive improvement in rural connectivity in recent months,” the
source said.
The government is considering providing 10 seater
passenger vehicles for the purpose, sources said, adding the services of
retired defence personnel and women voluntary workers can be taken up for the
same.
According to an official survey conducted by the ministry,
there is a substantial demand for 10-12 seater passenger/commercial vehicles to
help people connect 20 km distance.
Meanwhile, the ministry has said while 36,000 km roads
were constructed in fiscal year 2015-16 under PMGSY, this financial year the
target has been raised to 48,000 km.
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