The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved a
Centrally Sponsored Scheme namely “Road Connectivity Project for Left Wing
Extremism (LWE) Affected Areas” to improve the rural road connectivity in the
worst LWE affected districts from security angle.
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The project will be implemented as a vertical under
Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) to provide connectivity with necessary
culverts and cross-drainage structures in 44 worst affected LWE districts and
adjoining districts, critical from security and communication point of view.
The roads will be operable throughout the year irrespective of all weather
conditions.
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Under the project, construction/upgradation of 5,411.81
km road and 126 bridges/Cross Drainage works will be taken up at an estimated
cost of Rs.11,724.53 crore.
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The fund sharing pattern of LWE road project will be same
as that of PMGSY i.e. in the ratio of 60:40 between the Centre and States for
all States except for eight North Eastern and three Himalayan States (Jammu
& Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh & Uttarakhand) for which it is 90:10.
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Ministry of Finance will have to allocate to Ministry of
Rural Development Rs.7,034.72 crore for this project during the period of
implementation 2016-17 to 2019-20. Ministry of Rural Development will be implementing
Ministry of this project.
About PMGSY:
Ø Pradhan Mantri Gram
Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) was launched on Dec 25, 2000 as a Centrally
Sponsored Scheme with the objective to provide all-weather road connectivity to
all eligible unconnected habitations in rural areas of the country.
Ø The programme
envisages connecting all eligible unconnected habitations with a population of
500 persons and above (as per 2001 Census) in plain areas and 250 persons and
above (as per 2001 Census) in Special Category States and in Select Tribal and
Backward Districts (as identified by the Ministry of Home Affairs/Planning
Commission).
For most intensive
Integrated Action Plan (IAP) blocks as identified by Ministry of Home Affairs
the unconnected habitations with population of100 and above (as per 2001
Census) are eligible to be covered under PMGSY.
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