The ministry of rural development has sanctioned Rs 696.39 crore to the National Rural Roads Development Agency (NRRDA) and the states of Punjab, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sarak Yojana (PMGSY) for the period ranging 2004-05 to 2008-09 respectively. The amount will be received by the respective state rural roads and national rural roads development agencies. An amount of Rs 6 crore has been sanctioned as the first installment of grants-in-aid to the NRRDA during 2008-09 for meeting the expenditure on its activities. The Punjab Roads And Bridges Development Board, Chandigarh, which is an autonomous agency for receiving the funds for the PMGSY has been sanctioned Rs 143.43 crore as balance payment of the second installment of phase-VI PMGSY Project (2006-07). The Rajasthan Rural Roads Development Agency has been allocated Rs 500 crore as part payment of the first installment of phase-VII (2007-08) of grants-in-aid under the scheme. The Uttarakhand Rural Roads Development Agency has been granted Rs 46.86 crore as the second installment of phase-IV (2004-05) towards the PMGSY. All these agencies will maintain separate account for the grant and submit a utilisation certificate and audit reports for the amount already released and being released at present to claim further amount due.