The Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) was launched in 2000 with the aim of connecting rural areas with populations over 500 people in plains and 250 in hilly areas. The program aims to provide all-weather road connectivity and has specific targets to complete roads by certain years. It focuses on quality control through multiple tiers of inspections and emphasizes long-term maintenance of roads. The scheme is part of the larger Bharat Nirman program to connect rural habitations across India through an online monitoring and management system.

1. Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)
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3. Mission of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana
• Launched on 25th December 2000 in former prime minister atal bihare vajpaee to aim connect to rural
areas
• Programme connecting all eligible unconnected habitations with a population of 500 persons (as per
2001 census) and above in plain areas,
• 250 persons and above in Special Category States (States of the North-East, Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh,
Jammu & Kashmir and Uttarakhand), the Tribal (Schedule V) areas, the Desert (as identified in the Desert
Development Programme) areas and in the 88 selected Tribal and Backward Districts in 9 States under
Integrated Action Plan (IAP),
• Up-gradation of selected rural roads to provide full farm to market connectivity is also an objective of
the scheme, though not central to it.

4. AIM
• With a population of 1000 person and above by 2003
• With a population of 500 person and above by 2007
• In hilli states tribal and desert area villages with a population of 500 person and
above by 2003
• In hilli states tribal and desert area villages with a population of 250 persons and
above by 2007

5. PMGSY-II - Features
 Union Cabinet approved PMGSY-II on 1st May, 2013.
 Aims at consolidation of rural road network, through upgradation of ‘Through Routes’ and ‘Major Link Routes’.
 Guidelines published and posted on the website.
 All States/ UTs are eligible to Participate in PMGSY- II once they substantially complete PMGSY works.
 DRRP is the basis of PMGSY – II and not Core Network.
 Centre- State Sharing: 75:25 [ Special Areas- 90:10]
 12th Five Year Plan period target - 50,000 Km length under PMGSY-II.
 7 States - Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh - sanctioned 11,234.04
Km road length under PMGSY-II.
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6. Quality Assurance:
First tier
 In-house quality control at Programme Implementation Unit (PIU) level.
 Objective of this tier is process control through mandatory tests on material at field
laboratory and workmanship.
 A Quality Assurance Handbook have been developed and provided to field functionaries
in view of better understanding of quality control requirement, equipment and testing
procedures, management systems
 The concept of stage passing to ensure clear accountability.
 Establishment of field laboratory

7. Quality Assurance:
Second tier
• Independent quality monitoring at State level
• Regular inspection of works has been envisaged for ensuring better quality.
• Every works is inspected at three stages, i.e. initial stage, middle stage and final stage of construction.
• Technical Guidelines have been prescribed to the States.
• An online system of entry of observations of independent monitors along with photographs of the
inspected roads has been developed.
• Orientation Programme aimed at providing practical training of the above initiative to Chief Engineers,
State Quality Coordinators (SQC) and selected State Quality Monitors (SQMs) were also organized.

8. Quality Assurance:
Third-tier -Independent National Quality Monitors (NQMs)
• Independent National Quality Monitors (NQMs) are deployed by NRRDA for inspection of road works
at random
• The National Quality Monitors are senior Engineers retired from the State Governments or Government
of India Organizations
• Guidelines for NQM inspections have been made objective
• Guidelines for photographic recording of inspections by NQM have also been prescribed.
• Orientation programmes are organized for NQMs
• An independent Selection Committee for the empanelment as new NQMs.
• Performance evaluation of the existing NQMs is also carried out by independent Performance
Evaluation Committee

9. Maintenance:
• All PMGSY roads are covered by 5-year maintenance contracts, with the Standard Bidding Document.
• Maintenance funds to service the contract is to be budgeted by the State Government and placed at the
disposal of the SRRDA in a separate Maintenance Account.
• on expiry of 5-year post-construction maintenance are to be placed under Zonal maintenance contracts
consisting of 5-year maintenance including renewal as per cycle.
• Till such time as District Panchayats take over maintenance functions, the PIUs will continue to be
responsible for administration of post-construction and zonal maintenance contracts of PMGSY roads.

10. Bharat Nirman
• Government of India had identified ‘Rural Roads’ as one of the six components of ‘Bharat Nirman’
• Goal to provide connectivity to all eligible unconnected habitations with a population of 1,000 persons and
above (as per 2001 census) in plain areas and 500 persons and above in the case of hilly or Tribal areas -
Schedule V) with an All-weather road.

12. ON-LINE MANAGEMENT, MONITORING AND ACCOUNTING SYSTEM (OMMAS)
• Main Application Software Modules include Rural Road Plan & Core Network,
Proposals, Tendering & Contracting, Execution (Physical and Financial Progress),
Quality Monitoring, Funds Flow and Receipt & Payment Accounts (work accounts).
• website is www.omms.nic.in.
• The website has a menu bar where “Feedback” appears prominently.

13. “Meri Sadak” – a Mobile Application for Citizens Feedback System for
PMGSY Roads
• Launched on 20th July, 2015 by Hon’ble
Minister (RD) for Citizens Feedback
System for PMGSY Roads.
• Mobile application for citizens to enable
them to submit their feedback related to
slow pace, abandoned works, poor
quality of work and for other categories
of any PMGSY roads.