Building roads in the rural areas is the job of the state governments, and Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) could not be a long-term solution to the problem of lack of roads, Union rural development minister Jairam Ramesh said here on Sunday.

“If the Central government focused on construction of rural roads and their repairs and maintenance, then it will have no money to spend on creating other infrastructure,” the minister said, adding that “we have to recognise its limitations”.