Raipur
The Union Government has sanctioned ₹250 crore in central assistance for Chhattisgarh under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY-III) for the 2025-26 financial year. The Ministry of Rural Development approved the funds, which will be released through the Ministry of Finance’s ‘Just-in-Time’ mechanism under the Single Nodal Agency (SNA) SPARSH model.
Officials said the sanction order has been uploaded on the Public Financial Management System (PFMS) for fund release against the expenditure the state has incurred. According to SNA SPARSH rules, the government can issue multiple mother sanctions during a financial year. However, only one remains active at a time.
Of the sanctioned amount, ₹244.38 crore will be allocated to the programme fund and ₹5.63 crore to the administrative fund. This allocation is linked to projects cleared under PMGSY-III, Batch-I (2019-20), worth ₹2,287.42 crore. Of the total project cost, the Centre’s share is ₹1,372.45 crore, while the state’s share is ₹914.97 crore.
Chhattisgarh has so far received ₹1,104 crore under the scheme. With the latest tranche, the state government must release a matching share of ₹162.92 crore. After all adjustments, the remaining central share pending is ₹3.14 crore.
The latest release follows earlier allocations under the same batch. These include ₹65.69 crore (November 2021), ₹94.09 crore (March 2022), ₹73.31 crore each (June and August 2022), ₹220.25 crore each (September and December 2022), ₹87.97 crore (November 2023), ₹48.87 crore (September 2024), and ₹20.92 crore (December 2024 under SPARSH).
The Ministry of Rural Development has asked Chhattisgarh to accelerate fund utilisation as per the scheme’s norms. It has also reminded the state to comply with the Finance Ministry’s July 2023 directive, which requires the closure of all SNA accounts and the return of any unspent central and state shares to the Consolidated Funds of India and the state, respectively.
The Ministry of Rural Development issued the sanction order after consulting with the Integrated Finance Division and receiving approval from the competent authority.
