The Tamil Nadu government has sanctioned Rs 8,000 crore to upgrade 20,000 km of rural roads under the Mudalvarin Grama Saalaigal Membattu Thittam (MGSMT), the Chief Minister’s Rural Roads Development Scheme.

As per the state’s Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department, 9,690 projects spanning 12,572 km have already been completed at a cost of Rs 4,609 crore. Work on an additional 6,671 km is underway, supported by Rs 3,529 crore in funding. Launched in 2022–23, the MGSMT aims to boost rural infrastructure and improve last-mile connectivity.

Alongside road development, the government is expanding the Kalaignarin Kanavu Illam Scheme to make Tamil Nadu hut-free by 2030. A total of Rs 7,000 crore has been approved to construct two lakh houses over the next two years. To date, 72,081 homes have been completed, with the remainder at various stages of construction.