The state government will be undertaking road works worth Rs 13,282 crore in rural Maharashtra to improve road connectivity between villages and also the cities.

Road works to upgrade 30,000 kilometres of roads worth Rs 13,500 crore will be initiated while construction of 730 kilometres of new roads worth Rs 328 crore will be started.

This initiative is being taken under the Pradanmantri Gram Sadak Yojana , which aims at improving connectivity to the rural parts of the state.

This is a four year plan, of which in the next one year work on 2000 Kms will be started.

A committee will be formed under the guardian minister of the respective district, and the committee will give recommendations on which roads should be taken up.

The roads to be undertaken under this program in the first phase will be short listed on the basis of the population of the village. The number of ST buses plying on that route, the roads that are more than five years old and also a pavement condition test will be conducted to ensure that the roads that require attention are taken up on priority.

