All States/UTs are requested to comply with the above conditions at the time of fund release for the Second and, therefore, Kindliy take note for the same and take necessary actions accordingly.

The government is keen to facilitate easy and faster movement to and from the food processing centers, mandi, and other farmer-related enterprises. This is expected to transport both agricultural inputs as well as outputs.

A true average or representative sample is such that its composition would be the same as that of any part of the quantity sampled if the whole were mixed to ensure homogeneity. The samples are taken from a lot representing a part or the whole of the material collected for inspection for the purpose of securing representative portions for visual and laboratory examination. The examination may be made to determine. The aggregates shall be mixed and then scooped into a cone-shaped pile. Care shall be taken to drop each scoopful exactly over the same spot otherwise the central axis of the cone will be slackened and an uneven distribution of the particle sizes will result.

Rural roads comprise about 85 percent of the total road network. They act as facilitators to promote and sustain agricultural growth, provide access to schools, health care facilities, and other services; and thus hold the key to socio-economic uplift. They are an entry point for poverty alleviation. For the provision of access to our rural masses on a sustainable basis, maintenance of rural roads is essential.

Road construction work is well documented in India through an extensive library of technical guidelines, manuals, and specifications. As such, the quality standards of road works are well-detailed and resulting in high-quality outputs reflecting the functional objectives of such guidelines. Road maintenance forms part of the work carried out to provide adequate transport infrastructure. From a technical point of view, there is no shortage of technical guidance on how the work should be carried out. The challenge seems to be more related to how maintenance should be organized and when it should be carried out.