Rajasthan is leading all states in the country in the implementation of the ambitious Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana that seeks to connect all villages with a population of over 500 with roads by 2003 and those with a population of over 1,000 by 2007. As many as 535 works of the length of 2020 kilometres and an outlay of Rs 263.05 crores were taken up during 2001-02, while 154 works of 547 km length and for Rs 58.68 crores have been sanctioned in 2002-03.