Centre sanctions more than 10,000 km of road projects for Jammu & Kashmir, Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh and Sikkim under PMGSY-IV

• Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana – IV (PMGSY-IV) is the fourth phase of India's flagship rural connectivity scheme of the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD), targeting 25,000 unconnected eligible habitations via 62,500 km of all-weather roads with an outlay of ₹70,125 crore (2024–29).
• The 22 Jan 2026 sanction of >10,000 km across six hill / tribal / LWE-affected states unlocks access for ~3,270 isolated habitations — a flagship deliverable for "Viksit Bharat" rural infrastructure.