Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana — Programme Guidelines

Step 4 Decide the type of intervention required based on the PCI. This
implies a decision whether the roads leading to the market
centre require Upgradation or Surface Renewal or Routine
Maintenance. Roads having PCI 3 and below and 6 years or
more old can be taken up for Upgradation / Renewal. For the
roads with PCI above 3, or whose age is less than 6 years,
Routine Maintenance or, if due, Renewal will be adequate,
unless there are structural / geometrical / drainage deficiencies
which need to be improved through Upgradation.
Step 5 Include all other eligible new links as per Comprehensive New
Connectivity Priority List (CNCPL) coming on to the Through
Routes identified in Step 3 even if such links are lower in the
Order of the Priority. These eligible new links would be the
subsidiary link routes.
Step 6 Each project will thus comprise of a sub-network of a primary
new connectivity link, the associated Through Route(s) and 13
subsidiary new connectivity links (falling on the associated
Through Routes). The project proposal will include new
construction for the new links and upgradation / renewal of the
Through Routes based on age and PCI. Generally each such
project would form a package for tendering purposes (all the
packages of a particular year would form a Batch for future
maintenance purposes).
Step 7 Make a rough estimate of the project cost based on per km
construction / upgradation cost, and take up additional links
from the CNCP list and repeat steps 1 to 5 till the total cost of the
selected projects cover the District allocation.
6.7 In case of Districts where no new connectivity remains, only the existing
rural Through Routes may need upgradation. In such cases the Comprehensive
Upgradation Priority List (CUPL) will apply and road works will be selected out of
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