Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana — Programme Guidelines

2.2 The PMGSY will permit the Upgradation (to prescribed standards) of the
existing roads in those Districts where all the eligible Habitations of the designated
population size (refer Para 2.1 above) have been provided all-weather road
connectivity. However, it must be noted that Upgradation is not central to the
Programme. In Upgradation works, priority should be given to Through Routes of
the Rural Core Network, which carry more traffic (see Para 3.7 below).
3. GUIDING PRINCIPLES OF PMGSY AND DEFINITIONS
3.1 The spirit and the objective of the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana
(PMGSY) is to provide good all-weather road connectivity to the eligible unconnected
Habitations. A habitation which was earlier provided all-weather connectivity would not
be eligible even if the present condition of the road is bad.
3.2 The unit for this Programme is a Habitation and not a Revenue village or a
Panchayat. A Habitation is a cluster of population, living in an area, the location of
2 which does not change over time. Desam, Dhanis, Tolas, Majras, Hamlets etc. are
commonly used terminology to describe the Habitations.
3.3 An Unconnected Habitation is one with a population of designated size
(refer to Para 2.1 above) located at a distance of at least 500 metre or more (1.5 km
of path distance in case of Hills) from an All-weather road or a connected
Habitation. In the blocks bordering international boundary in the hill States (as
identified by the Ministry of Home Affairs), however, all habitations within a path
distance of 10 km may be treated as a cluster for this purpose@.
3.4 Para 2.1 above refers to Population size of Habitations. The population, as
recorded in the Census 2001, shall be the basis for determining the population size
of the habitation. The population of all Habitations within a radius of 500 metre (1.5
km of path distance in case of Hills) may be clubbed together for the purpose of
determining the population size. In the blocks bordering international boundary in
the hill States (as identified by the Ministry of Home Affairs), however, all habitations
within a path distance of 10 km may be treated as a cluster for this purpose@ . This
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