Rural Roads Programme in India

This presentation examines the poverty impact of rural roads drawing on experience from the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana Project in India. The project was launched in 2000 to provide connectivity to rural areas as part of government's poverty reduction strategy.

The presentation summarizes the project’s main features, implementation, and strategy for maintenance. B. N. Puri is Advisor, Planning Commission, India.

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