SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir has received Rs 6,562.57 crore as the Central share under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) since 2020-21, with expenditure, including the State share, reaching Rs 6,497.91 crore as of July 27, 2026, according to data presented in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
The figures were provided by Minister of State for Rural Development Kamlesh Paswan in a written reply to a question on delays and utilisation of funds under PMGSY.
The data showed that JK had no unspent balance under the scheme as of July 27, while the Union Territory of Ladakh had an unspent balance of Rs 9.04 crore against a Central share release of Rs 545.42 crore.
The Ministry said PMGSY works are subject to prescribed completion timelines. Road works in plain areas are generally required to be completed within 12 working months, or 18 calendar months where a package comprises more than one road work. In hilly areas and hill States, road works are allowed up to 18 calendar months, taking terrain and seasonal constraints into account.
Bridge works, including cross-drainage works and long-span bridges, have a prescribed completion period of 18 to 24 months, depending on site conditions and structural complexity.
The Government said details of pending projects, their sanction dates and current stages of execution are dynamically maintained on the Online Management, Monitoring and Accounting System (OMMAS) portal.
The completion timeline for residual and ongoing projects under PMGSY-I and the Road Connectivity Project for Left Wing Extremism Affected Areas (RCPLWEA) has been extended up to March 2027. The extended implementation window for PMGSY-II ended on March 31, 2026.
For PMGSY-III, the approved completion deadline is March 2028, while long-span bridges in hilly areas have been allowed time up to March 2029. PMGSY-IV is scheduled to continue until March 2029.
On cost escalation arising from delays, the Ministry said there is no provision for enhancement of sanctioned costs or payment of cost escalation caused by time overruns under PMGSY guidelines. Any additional expenditure arising from delays, execution overruns or tenders above the sanctioned cost has to be borne by the respective State Government from its own budgetary resources.
Under PMGSY-IV, the Centre aims to provide all-weather road connectivity to around 25,000 unconnected rural habitations, based on Census 2011 population criteria, by constructing 62,500 km of roads. The scheme is being implemented from 2024-25 to 2028-29 with a total outlay of Rs 70,125 crore, including a Central share of Rs 49,087.50 crore and a State share of Rs 21,037.50 crore.
