Hyderabad, May 23 -- Telangana Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Minister Seethakka has urged the Central government to allocate additional funds to the state under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) and prioritise road connectivity in remote tribal regions.

Addressing the southern states' regional meeting on PMGSY held in Hyderabad on Friday, the minister appealed to the Centre to bear 100 per cent of the project cost without imposing any financial burden on states.

Centre should fully fund road works under PMGSY: Seethakka

Seethakka said that until recently, the Centre fully funded road works under PMGSY, but revised guidelines now require states to bear 40 per cent of the expenditure. She requested the Union government t...