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Minister Okendro urges Centre to provide 100 percent funding for PMGSY

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Imphal, 20 September 2016 ( Evening News ) : Rural Development and Panchayati Raj minister Moirangthem Okendro yesterday urged the centre to provide 100 percent funding for Prime Minister Gram Sadak Yojana, PMGSY to the north eastern states of the country which do not have resources. Speaking at the Rural Development & Panchayati Raj Ministers Conference at Assam Administrative Staff College, Khanapara in Assam yesterday Okendro said state like Manipur which is without resources, face problems to share the 10 percent state matching share, SMS. Union Rural Development Minister, Narendra Singh Tomar chaired the conference. Minister Okendro also said the state plans to construct 392 roads under the 11th phase of PMGSY. For this the Ministry has approved  Rs. 2492. He said the length of  roads to be constructed under the 11th Phase is 3385 Km. He maintained that the state will not be able to contribute its share of the Rs. 2492 crore approved by the Ministry.

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