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Centre allots ₹1,000 crore for rural roads, sanctions building one lakh houses: Bengal CM
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Centre allots ₹1,000 crore for rural roads, sanctions building one lakh houses: Bengal CM

In a July 14, 2026, report, West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari announced that the central government has allocated ₹1,000 crore for constructing 2,400 km of rural roads under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana. Additionally, the government has sanctioned the construction of one lakh houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana. Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan stated that the Rural Welfare Ministry has sanctioned ₹8,508 crore for West Bengal for nine months until March 31, 2027, under the VB-G RAM G rural job scheme. He noted that the total project cost would exceed ₹12,064 crore, with contributions from both the central and state governments. Chouhan also mentioned that ₹82,492 crore worth of infrastructure projects had been initiated in West Bengal but remained incomplete due to lack of cooperation from the previous state government. He praised the current administration for removing obstacles and ensuring faster development of infrastructure.

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Centre allots ₹1,000 crore for rural roads, sanctions building one lakh houses: Bengal CM

In a July 14, 2026, report, West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari announced that the central government has allocated ₹1,000 crore for constructing 2,400 km of rural roads under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana. Additionally, the government has sanctioned the construction of one lakh houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana. Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan stated that the Rural Welfare Ministry has sanctioned ₹8,508 crore for West Bengal for nine months until March 31, 2027, under the VB-G RAM G rural job scheme. He noted that the total project cost would exceed ₹12,064 crore, with contributions from both the central and state governments. Chouhan also mentioned that ₹82,492 crore worth of infrastructure projects had been initiated in West Bengal but remained incomplete due to lack of cooperation from the previous state government. He praised the current administration for removing obstacles and ensuring faster development of infrastructure.

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