The responsibility of the maintenance of roads constructed under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), once their five-year contractual period is over, is an issue which has "concerned" a parliamentary committee. The parliamentary standing committee on rural development which has submitted its report on demand for grants(2008-09) during the on going Budget Session in Lok Sabha, has noted that all roads constructed under PMGSY are covered by five-year maintenance contracts. In its recommendation in the report, the committee has noted "that in the absence of a mechanism for the maintenance of PMGSY roads after the completion of the contractual period, the PMGSY roads are get-ting into bad shape".