Many Infrastructure Project started earlier were lying incomplete for want of resources. Although there is urgent need of creating adequate employment opportunities in rural areas through development of infrastructure, earlier there had been virtually no institutional arrangements for financing rural infrastructure. Against this background, Government of India in the year 1995 - 96 announced the Schemes for setting up of Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) to be operationalized by NABARD for financing the on-going as well as new Infrastructure Projects. NABARD Loan Assistance under RIDF has been a major source of funding for the road and bridge projects of the State. The list of proposal of the projects for NABARD Assistance is placed before the High Power Committee (HPC) constituted under the Chairmanship of D.C.- cum-Additional Chief Secretary for clearance. After approval of Government to the projects cleared by the High Power Committee, the detailed estimates of the projects are sent to NABARD through Finance Department for sanction. On getting the projects sanctioned by NABARD, the process of implementation of the projects starts after completion of the required formalities. Till end of 2016-17, total 414 no. of road projects with length of 5733 km and 204 no. of bridge projects have been taken up under this scheme out of which 346 road projects covering 5208 km road length and 164 nos. bridge projects have been completed. During 2017-18, there is budget provision of Rs.600.00 crore for 32 ongoing bridge projects, 63 ongoing road projects covering a length of 525.000km. Besides, there is token provision for 8 nos. of bridge and 5 nos. of road projects which are at tender stage. 5 nos. of bridge projects and 25 nos. of road projects are targeted for completion under zero based investment scheme of 2017-18. There is target for improvement of 300 km of road length in different stretches during 2017-18.