Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir has received Rs 6,562.57 crore as Central share under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) from the financial year 2020–21 up to 27 July 2026, while expenditure including State share during the period stood at Rs 6,497.91 crore, according to data furnished by the Ministry of Rural Development in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
The data, accessed by the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), was provided by Minister of State for Rural Development Kamlesh Paswan in response to an unstarred question raised by Shri Balwant Baswant Wankhade, who sought State/UT-wise details of funds released, utilisation, and unspent balances under PMGSY, besides details of pending, delayed, terminated, and scrapped projects.
As per the official annexure, Jammu and Kashmir had an unspent balance of zero under PMGSY as on 27 July 2026. The figures cover the period from the financial year 2020–21 up to 27 July 2026.
In Ladakh, the Centre released Rs 545.42 crore as Central share during the same period, against expenditure of Rs 1,002.10 crore including State share, while the unspent balance stood at Rs 9.04 crore as on 27 July 2026.
The Ministry said the standard completion period for road works in hilly areas and hill States is up to 18 calendar months, taking into account terrain and seasonal constraints. It added that pending project details are dynamically maintained on the Online Management, Monitoring and Accounting System (OMMAS) portal.
Regarding PMGSY-IV, the Ministry said the scheme aims to provide all-weather road connectivity to about 25,000 unconnected rural habitations, with a population threshold of 250-plus in Special Category States, which includes Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. The scheme covers the period from FY 2024–25 to 2028–29 with a total outlay of Rs 70,125 crore.
The Ministry further stated that there is no provision under PMGSY guidelines for enhancement of sanctioned cost or payment of cost escalation on account of time overruns. Any escalation arising from project delays, execution overruns, or tenders above the sanctioned cost has to be borne by the respective State Government from its own budgetary resource—(KNO)
