Lok Sabha Question No. 5486 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-06
Subject: Upgradation of Roads/State Highways/NHs
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: CHINTAMAN NAVSHA WANAGA, RAM CHARITRA, RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY, RAJU ALIAS DEVAPPA ANNA SHETTI, C.S. PUTTARAJU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5486

ANSWERED ON 6 TH  APRIL, 2017

## UPGRADATION OF ROADS/STATE HIGHWAYS/NHS

5486.   ADV. CHINTAMAN NAVASHA WANAGA:

SHRI RAM CHARITRA NISHAD:

SHRI RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY:

SHRI RAJU SHETTY:

SHRI C.S. PUTTA RAJU:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  established  parameters/norms  for  declaring  roads  and  State Highways as National Highways, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has received proposals from different States regarding upgradation of  roads/State  Highways  as  National  Highways  during  the  last  three  years,  if  so,  the  details thereof and the State/UT-wise action taken/being taken by the Government on these proposals;
- (c)  whether  cases  of  irregularities/  corruption  in  the  maintenance  of  National  Highways  have come to the notice of the Government during the said period; and
- (d)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  corrective  measures  adopted/being  adopted  by  the Government in this regard, State/UT and National Highways-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

- (a) State roads are declared as new National Highways (NHs) from time to time on the basis of  well  established  principles;  the  criteria  for  State  roads  for  declaration  as  new  NHs  include roads running through length / breadth of the country, connecting adjacent countries, National Capitals  with  State  Capitals  /  mutually  the  State  Capitals,  major  ports,  non-major  ports,  large industrial centers or tourist centers, roads meeting very important strategic requirement in hilly and isolated area, arterial roads which enable sizeable reduction in travel distance and achieve substantial economic growth thereby, roads which help opening up large tracts of backward area and hilly regions (other than strategically important ones), achieving a National Highways grid of 100 km, etc.

(b) The  Ministry  keeps  on  receiving  proposals  for  declaration  of  State  roads  as  new  NHs from  various  State  Governments  which  are  examined  keeping  in  view  the  requirement  of connectivity, inter-se-priority and availability of funds. The Ministry has declared about 21,131 km  length  of  State  roads/routes  as  new  NHs  in  the  country  during  the  last  three  years.  The State/UT-wise details of such new NHs is annexed .

Further, the Ministry has approved 'In-Principle' declaration of about 57,500 km length of State roads as new NHs subject to outcome of their Detailed Project Reports (DPRs).

(c) and (d) No cases of irregularities /  corruption  in  maintenance  works  on  NHs,  including such works on newly declared NHs, have been reported during the last three years. However, whenever any complaints of irregularities/ corruption in works on NHs come to the notice of the Government,  detailed  investigations  are  carried  out  in  such  cases  and  disciplinary  actions  are taken up in accordance with Central Vigilance Commission guidelines; further, necessary actions are also taken up towards execution of rectifications / corrective works as per the provisions of the Contract / Concession Agreements.

Various  initiatives  taken  towards  prevention of corruption  and  bringing  in  more transparency and accountability in highway sector include adoption of Integrity Pact, engagement of National Level Project Monitors (NLPMs), etc.

## ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  5486  ANSWERED  ON  06.04.2016  ASKED  BY  ADV.  CHINTAMAN NAVASHA WANAGA AND OTHERS REGARDING UPGRADATION OF ROADS/STATE HIGHWAYS/NHS

The State/UT-wise details of new NHs declared in the country during the last three years is as follows:-

(Length in km)

| Sl. No.   | State / Union Territory   | 2014-15   | 2015-16   |   2016-17 |
|-----------|---------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh            | 80        | 676       |     192   |
| 2.        | Arunachal Pradesh         | 733       | 0         |       0   |
| 3.        | Assam                     | 76        | 9         |      24   |
| 4.        | Bihar                     | 152       | 160       |       0   |
| 5.        | Chhattisgarh              | 0         | 0         |     154   |
| 6.        | Gujarat                   | 978       | 0         |      46   |
| 7.        | Haryana                   | 185       | 395       |       0   |
| 8.        | Himachal Pradesh          | 70        | 176       |       0   |
| 9.        | Jammu &Kashmir            | 274       | 8         |       0   |
| 10.       | Jharkhand                 | 11        | 0         |       0   |
| 11.       | Karnataka                 | 138       | 70        |     259   |
| 12.       | Madhya Pradesh            | 0         | 9         |    2660   |
| 13.       | Maharashtra               | 734       | 387       |    8002   |
| 14.       | Manipur                   | 257       | 0         |       0   |
| 15.       | Mizoram                   | 245       | 0         |       0   |
| 16.       | Nagaland                  | 194       | 0         |      22.7 |
| 17.       | Odisha                    | 0         | 193       |       0   |
| 18.       | Punjab                    | 233       | 530       |       0   |
| 19.       | Rajasthan                 | 80        | 20        |       0   |
| 20.       | Sikkim                    | 170       | 154       |       0   |
| 21.       | Tripura                   | 0         | 228       |       1.2 |
| 22.       | Telangana                 | 0         | 119       |     700   |
| 23.       | Uttarakhand               | 432       | 0         |       0   |
| 24.       | Uttar Pradesh             | 620       | 0         |     228   |
| 25.       | West Bengal               | 0         | 46        |       0   |
|           | Total                     | 5,662     | 3,180     |   12288.9 |

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