The has deployed vehicle tracking system (VTS) under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) to accelerate construction of roads
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A GPS-based VTS has been installed on over 950 equipment and machinery being used in the construction of village roads. A command centre has been set up in UPRRDA for its monitoring, from where information is updated every moment. This includes locating the machines working on a site, the number of hours they have worked, and the quality of the work done.
Goswami said PMGSY is serving as a medium for increasing the income of farmers and creating EMPLOYMENT opportunities. At the same time, it facilitates easy and fast movement to Food Processing centres, mandis (Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture markets) and other farmer-related enterprises.