RURAL AREAS CONNECTIVITY MADE UNDER PMGSY-IV

• PMGSY-IV is the fourth phase of the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, approved by the Union Cabinet for FY 2024-25 to 2028-29, aimed at providing all-weather road connectivity to 25,000 unconnected habitations through 62,500 km of new roads.
• Centrally Sponsored Scheme under the Ministry of Rural Development; flagship rural infrastructure programme of the Government of India.
• UPSC relevance: directly tests GS-II (welfare schemes, Centre-State finance) and GS-III (infrastructure, inclusive growth, LWE-affected & North-East development).