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🛣 Bihar: 33,500+ km Roads Built Under Mukhyamantri Gram Sampark Yojana

Patna, July 18, 2025:

The Bihar government has completed the construction of 33,540 km of rural roads under the Mukhyamantri Gram Sampark Yojana (MMGSY), connecting 23,886 villages with all-weather pucca roads.

Why this scheme?

• The Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) covers habitations with a population of 500 or more.
• To ensure smaller habitations also get connectivity, Bihar launched MMGSY in 2013.
• Aim: No village/hamlet should remain unconnected.

Progress:

• Administrative approval granted for 42,022 km roads.
• About 78% projects completed so far.
• Muzaffarpur tops the list with 2,329 km roads, followed by Madhubani (2,207 km), Araria (2,127 km), and East Champaran (1,885 km).

Top 10 districts (road length constructed):

Muzaffarpur – 2,329 km,

Madhubani – 2,207 km,

Araria – 2,127 km,

East Champaran – 1,885 km,

Purnea – 1,695 km,

Katihar – 1,506 km,

Saran – 1,441 km,

Darbhanga – 1,405 km,

West Champaran – 1,231 km,

Gopalganj – 1,206 km.

Impact:

• Improved connectivity & safety.
• Boost to local trade, agriculture, industries & employment.
• Easier access to education, healthcare & public services.
• Strengthened socio-economic development in rural Bihar.

Government’s stand:

• Minister Ashok Choudhary: “Roads are not just pathways, they lay the foundation of change.”
• CM Nitish Kumar: “No village/hamlet in Bihar should remain unconnected. The construction of 33,500 km of roads shows our commitment to action, not just planning.”
  
  Updated - 18 Jul 2025 07:56 PM | Jagran Josh