The Union Ministry of Rural Development has approved the recommendations of the Empowered Committee for releasing Rs 847.45 crore for 94 road works and 28 long-span bridges in Arunachal Pradesh under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY).
Stating this in a letter to Lok Sabha member from the State Takam Sanjoy, Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh said the project proposals had been recommended for consideration during a meeting of the Empowered Committee on January 14 and had subsequently been approved by his Ministry.
Considering the execution capacity of the State, the Committee recommended in consultation with the State Government that out of the total works proposed under the PMGSY, 50 per cent of the work would be sanctioned only after the setting up of five additional project implementation units with adequate engineering staff, official sources said here on Friday.