Odisha has set a target to build 8,500 km of all-weather rural roads under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana-IV (PMGSY-IV) and 200 bridges under Setu Bandhan Yojana in 2025-26, Rural Development Minister Rabi Narayan Naik announced.

The Minister said, "The state government has sufficient funds for the rural road project and the priority is to connect all habitations with all-weather roads." Budgetary provisions include Rs 1,700 crore for PMGSY, Rs 200 crore for maintenance, Rs 3,470 crore for Mukhya Mantri Sadak Yojana, and Rs 2,000 crore for bridges. Minister Naik highlighted that the Centre has given flexibility to provide pucca roads even to habitations with fewer than 100 people if located 100-150 metres from revenue villages.

The state’s PMGSY-IV will prioritise tribal areas, aspirational blocks, and Naxal-affected regions, also aligning with PM-Janman Yojana for tribal hamlets. Odisha aims to construct 30,000 km of rural roads and 500 bridges by 2028-29. Nationwide, PMGSY-IV targets 62,500 km roads connecting 25,000 habitations with Rs 70,125 crore outlay.