<span style="color: #222222;">Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir has been selected for national award by Union Rural Development Ministry for best performance in the implementation of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY).<br />'' <br />'' The award distribution ceremony will be held at Pusa, New Delhi on Thursday.<br />'' <br />'' Union Rural Development Ministry has sanctioned 147 Road and Bridge projects under PMGSY-II covering a length of 783.88 kilometres at an estimated cost of 878.53 crore rupees for Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh.<br />''<br />''The entire road length has been sanctioned for upgradation of existing road infrastructure with 10-year maintenance.</span><br />