Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for putting in place an effective mechanism for stringent quality monitoring of the roads being built under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, (PMGSY). <br/><br/>Reviewing the progress of rural development schemes, Mr Modi said, quality checks should be made at the material procurement, construction and the maintenance stages. An official release said, NITI Aayog gave a presentation on the progress of the PMGSY and the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana . <br/><br/>An average of 91 kilometers of rural roads have been built daily in 2015-16, resulting in addition of 30,500 kilo metre of rural roads.<br/><br/>The Prime Minister was informed of the use of innovative best practices in PMGSY, to further speed up the rural road construction. These include the use of GIS and Space Imagery for planning and monitoring, efficient fund flow by minimizing the number of layers and citizen grievance redressal through the Meri Sadak app.<br/><br/>The Prime Minister was informed that three crore households have so far been linked to Self Help Groups(SHG) under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana which targets poverty alleviation through sustainable livelihoods. <br/><br/>Mr Modi asked for due monitoring of the loans being given to SHGs, using Aadhaar. He emphasized that loans must reach the intended beneficiaries, for this scheme to be successful.