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Odisha allocates Rs 29,628 crore for rural road schemes
The Odisha government has allocated Rs 29,627.55 crore to extend six rural road and connectivity programmes through 2030-31, targeting remote, tribal and hilly areas with poor road access. The schemes will run…
The Odisha government has allocated Rs 29,627.55 crore to extend six rural road and connectivity programmes through 2030-31, targeting remote, tribal and hilly areas with poor road access. The schemes will run from 2026-27 and cover new connections, upgrades and bridge building.
Setu Bandhan Yojana gets the biggest share at Rs 11,800 crore for missing bridges, while Mukhya Mantri Sadak Yojana receives Rs 4,000 crore for habitations not covered by PMGSY. Other programmes include road improvement, unconnected villages in difficult areas, and links in LWE-affected districts.
In total, the six schemes aim to cover about 90,000 km of existing and proposed roads. Works will be executed through existing departmental machinery, according to the state government's announcement.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Odisha's rural road network remains heavily dependent on central schemes like PMGSY, which targets habitations above certain population thresholds. The state's new allocation for MMSY and Setu Bandhan Yojana directly fills gaps left by PMGSY, especially for smaller hamlets in tribal and hilly areas where bridge building is expensive and slow. With 90,000 km of roads targeted, the programme aims to cut monsoon isolation in a state that has some of India's highest proportions of unconnected habitations, particularly in districts like Malkangiri and Nabarangpur. The financial commitment, spread over five years, must pass annual state budget approvals and face execution challenges through the Rural Development department's machinery. The next milestone is the state's full budget session in 2026-27, where the first tranche's release and departmental performance will become measurable.
Source: odishatv.in
This brief was synthesised by AI from the source linked above.
