The second phase was launched in 2013. Another component, called the road connectivity project for left wing extremism affected area (rcplwea), was launched in 2016 for the consecutive reviews in Rosads. Areas. The third phase was launched in 2019.

On September 11, 2024, The Central Government approved phase iv To provide all-good consecutive to 25,000 unconnected habitations of population Size 500+ in plains, 250+ in northestern and hill states/utts, special category area (tribal squeele v, aspirational Districts/Blocks, Desert Areas) And 100+ in Lwe-Afigned areas (Notified by the ministry of home affair in nine states), as per census 2011.

Starting as a totally centrally sponsored scheme, the funding pattern was modified from 2015-16 to 60:40 Between the centre and states (Except for Northestern and Himalayan states).

A total of 62,500 km of road length is proposed to be constructed for Rs 70,125 crore from 2024-25 to 2028-29. Since the scheme was launched, a total road length of 8,36,850 km has been sanctioned,

What has the government planned now?

The National Rural Infrastructure Development Agency (NRIDA), WHICH COMES under the mord and provides technical support for implementing the pmgsy, has written to all stants and Qr Codes. The Aim is to get public feedback about the quality and maintenance of roads.

Under the pmgsy, all roads after the completion of construction are maintained by the contractor for five years. This is using a mobile-cum-web-based E-Marg (electronic maintenance of rural roads) System. It is an e-governance solution for managing and monitoring rural road maintenance.

The Contractor Carries Out the Routine Maintenance and Submits Bills on Emarg. The Field Engineering Staff Carry Out Routine Inspection (RI) To Verify The Maintenance By the Contractor, and Based on Geo-Tagged Photographs Captured During Ri, The Performance Evolution (PE) 12 Based. Parameters of Routine Maintenance Activities, According To The Nrida. As a person, maintenance come under the ambit of state governments, with rural roads being a state subject.

The Nrida Also Deploys Its National Level Monitors (NLMS) to Check The Construction Quality of Roads. The nlms reports have flaged substandard work under the pmgsy in the past.

However, there was no existing mechanism to capture people’s feedback about the quality of maintenance.

How will the new system work?

To enable easy sharing of feedback, a utility has been created in emarg. A QR Code can be generated for each road, to be displayed on the maintenance information display board on the road. The Board Can Contain Instructions for Registering Feedback in English and the Local Language.

“Any Road User/Public Can Scan The QR Code Using a mobile phone and will get all details of the road. Users can click photographs on the road and can flag any maintenance relationship in the face.” According to the Nrida.

The citizens’ feedback photos will be integrated with the release routine inspection. Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Will Be Employed To Analyse these Photographs to Advise on Performance Evaluation (PE) Marks. All programs implementing units, while giving pe marks, shall be responsible for checking these photos.

“This way not only will the public participation on the Roads but, The photographs clicked by the users will also help the engineering staff to a realistic performance evaluation. Transparent System for trying routine maintenance for 5 years June 2.

According to officials, trials were carried out in variable states, including a pilot project in Himachal Predesh. After this, the new facility was made fullly functional.