Lok Sabha Question No. 211 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-02
Subject: Improvement of Road Infrastructure in Hilly Areas
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL

be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has taken/ proposes to take any initiative to improve road infrastructure to promote pilgrimage tourism in hilly areas;

(b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  including  the  funds  earmarked/allocated/spent  during  each  of  the  last three years;

(c) whether the Government proposes to construct/widen all National Highways in Himalayan/transHimalayan region; and

(d)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  including  the  funds  earmarked/allocated/spent  during  each  of  the  last three years?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI PON RADHAKRISHNAN)

(a) to (d)The  Ministry  is  primarily  responsible  for  development  and  maintenance  of  National Highways  (NHs)  network  in  India  through  its  implementing  agencies  like  National  Highways Authority of India (NHAI), Border Roads Organization (BRO), National Highways and Infrastructure  Development  Corporation  Limited  (NHIDCL)  and  respective  State  PWDs.  The development and maintenance of NHs is a continuous process. The works on NHs, including the NHs in  hilly  States  to  promote  pilgrimage tourism, are accordingly taken up as per available resources, inter-se priority and traffic density to keep the NHs in traffic worthy conditions.

The Ministry has taken up detailed review of NHs network with a view to develop the road connectivity to Border areas and hilly States including connectivity Improvement Program for CharDham (Kedarnath, Badrinath, Yamunothri & Gangotri in Uttarakhand) etc. The details of the funds earmarked/allocated/spent during each of the last three years State wise is at Annexure.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  211

ANSWERED ON 2 ND  FEBRUARY, 2017

## IMPROVEMENT OF ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE IN HILLY AREAS

211. SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

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ANNEXURE REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  211  FOR  ANSWER  ON  02.02.2017  ASKED  BY  SHRI KUMWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL REGARDING IMROVEMENT OF ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE IN HILLY AREAS

The State /UT-wise details of funds allocated/utilized for development of NHs during each of the last three years

(Amount in Rs. crore)

| Sl. No.                                                                                                               | States/UTs/Schemes/Agency                                                                                                             | 2013-14                                                                                                               | 2013-14                                                                                                               | 2014-15                                                                                                               | 2014-15                                                                                                               | 2015-16             | 2015-16             |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                                                                               | States/UTs/Schemes/Agency                                                                                                             | Alloc.                                                                                                                | Expd.                                                                                                                 | Alloc.                                                                                                                | Expd.                                                                                                                 | Alloc.              | Expd.               |
| 1                                                                                                                     | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                        | 188.04                                                                                                                | 187.62                                                                                                                | 221.45                                                                                                                | 221.45                                                                                                                | 1,039.42            | 1,000.43            |
| 2                                                                                                                     | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                     | 1.09                                                                                                                  | 1.09                                                                                                                  | 0.50                                                                                                                  | 0.50                                                                                                                  | 2.40                | 1.83                |
| 3                                                                                                                     | Assam                                                                                                                                 | 205.10                                                                                                                | 199.41                                                                                                                | 141.76                                                                                                                | 141.76                                                                                                                | 78.79               | 78.09               |
| 4                                                                                                                     | Bihar                                                                                                                                 | 304.57                                                                                                                | 271.33                                                                                                                | 276.65                                                                                                                | 276.65                                                                                                                | 706.92              | 707.86              |
| 5                                                                                                                     | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                          | 43.35                                                                                                                 | 25.29                                                                                                                 | 71.25                                                                                                                 | 71.25                                                                                                                 | 359.94              | 339.80              |
| 6                                                                                                                     | Goa                                                                                                                                   | 20.66                                                                                                                 | 20.66                                                                                                                 | 17.72                                                                                                                 | 17.72                                                                                                                 | 120.00              | 119.98              |
| 7                                                                                                                     | Gujarat                                                                                                                               | 146.54                                                                                                                | 140.91                                                                                                                | 206.96                                                                                                                | 206.96                                                                                                                | 228.60              | 225.77              |
| 8                                                                                                                     | Haryana                                                                                                                               | 53.51                                                                                                                 | 53.51                                                                                                                 | 60.48                                                                                                                 | 60.48                                                                                                                 | 90.00               | 89.85               |
| 9                                                                                                                     | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                      | 100.44                                                                                                                | 99.74                                                                                                                 | 134.57                                                                                                                | 134.57                                                                                                                | 140.00              | 139.96              |
| 10                                                                                                                    | Jammu &Kashmir                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                                                  | 25.00               | 22.86               |
| 11                                                                                                                    | Jharkhand                                                                                                                             | 70.32                                                                                                                 | 70.32                                                                                                                 | 63.83                                                                                                                 | 63.83                                                                                                                 | 35.00               | 38.08               |
| 12                                                                                                                    | Karnataka                                                                                                                             | 165.85                                                                                                                | 164.55                                                                                                                | 269.72                                                                                                                | 269.72                                                                                                                | 633.43              | 639.55              |
| 13                                                                                                                    | Kerala                                                                                                                                | 272.73                                                                                                                | 258.84                                                                                                                | 67.18                                                                                                                 | 67.18                                                                                                                 | 132.24              | 137.65              |
| 14                                                                                                                    | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                        | 155.01                                                                                                                | 150.67                                                                                                                | 239.23                                                                                                                | 239.23                                                                                                                | 937.76              | 928.29              |
| 15                                                                                                                    | Maharashtra                                                                                                                           | 177.23                                                                                                                | 177.01                                                                                                                | 190.04                                                                                                                | 190.04                                                                                                                | 431.20              | 423.28              |
| 16                                                                                                                    | Manipur                                                                                                                               | 54.72                                                                                                                 | 54.39                                                                                                                 | 32.60                                                                                                                 | 32.60                                                                                                                 | 40.00               | 40.00               |
| 17                                                                                                                    | Meghalaya                                                                                                                             | 35.70                                                                                                                 | 33.61                                                                                                                 | 43.30                                                                                                                 | 43.30                                                                                                                 | 15.00               | 15.00               |
| 18                                                                                                                    | Mizoram                                                                                                                               | 22.11                                                                                                                 | 20.57                                                                                                                 | 39.53                                                                                                                 | 39.53                                                                                                                 | 35.00               | 28.50               |
| 19                                                                                                                    | Nagaland                                                                                                                              | 44.65                                                                                                                 | 44.65                                                                                                                 | 46.20                                                                                                                 | 46.20                                                                                                                 | 50.00               | 46.27               |
| 26                                                                                                                    | Tripura                                                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                                                  | 5.00                | 0.00                |
| 27                                                                                                                    | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                         | 284.14                                                                                                                | 284.14                                                                                                                | 493.81                                                                                                                | 493.81                                                                                                                | 1,530.34            | 1,527.74            |
| 28                                                                                                                    | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                           | 87.84                                                                                                                 | 85.90                                                                                                                 | 169.51                                                                                                                | 169.51                                                                                                                | 245.92              | 245.69              |
| 29                                                                                                                    | West Bengal                                                                                                                           | 134.10                                                                                                                | 134.10                                                                                                                | 283.61                                                                                                                | 283.61                                                                                                                | 808.95              | 811.98              |
| 30                                                                                                                    | Andaman &Nicobar Islands                                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                                                  | 14.61                                                                                                                 | 14.61                                                                                                                 | 2.00                | 1.53                |
| 31                                                                                                                    | Chandigarh                                                                                                                            | 0.00                                                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                                                  | 4.95                                                                                                                  | 4.95                                                                                                                  | 1.00                | 0.00                |
| 32                                                                                                                    | Delhi                                                                                                                                 | 0.00                                                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                                                  | 0.02                                                                                                                  | 0.02                                                                                                                  | 1.00                | 0.00                |
| 33                                                                                                                    | Puducherry                                                                                                                            | 0.00                                                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                                                  | 12.73                                                                                                                 | 12.73                                                                                                                 | 20.00               | 18.10               |
| 34                                                                                                                    | Other projects under NH(O)                                                                                                            | 341.42                                                                                                                | 341.30                                                                                                                | 758.05                                                                                                                | 713.42                                                                                                                | 512.15              | 444.59              |
| 35                                                                                                                    | National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)- Cess                                                                                     | 6,857.45                                                                                                              | 6,857.45                                                                                                              | 6,885.89                                                                                                              | 6,885.89                                                                                                              | 15,420.00           | 15,420.00           |
| 36                                                                                                                    | NHAI- Toll                                                                                                                            | 4,770.00                                                                                                              | 4,770.00                                                                                                              | 5,448.00                                                                                                              | 5,448.00                                                                                                              | 6,500.00            | 6,500.00            |
| 37                                                                                                                    | NHAI- NH(O)                                                                                                                           | 944.84                                                                                                                | 944.82                                                                                                                | 600.00                                                                                                                | 600.00                                                                                                                | 370.27              | 370.27              |
| 38                                                                                                                    | Border Roads Organization (BRO)                                                                                                       | 434.00                                                                                                                | 414.25                                                                                                                | 292.00                                                                                                                | 268.79                                                                                                                | 0.00                | 0.00                |
| 39                                                                                                                    | Special Accelerated Road Development Programme for North-East Region (SARDP-NE) including Arunachal Package                           | 2,994.00                                                                                                              | 3,009.27                                                                                                              | 3,000.00                                                                                                              | 2,843.33                                                                                                              | 4,900.00            | 4,803.07            |
| 40                                                                                                                    | Special Programme for development of Roads In Left Wing Extremism affected Area (LWE) including Development of Vijayawada-Ranchi Road | 1,035.00                                                                                                              | 1,021.02                                                                                                              | 1,174.00                                                                                                              | 1,164.59                                                                                                              | 1,121.00            | 996.11              |
| 41                                                                                                                    | Externally Aided Projects - Head Quarters#                                                                                            | 42.50                                                                                                                 | 0.00                                                                                                                  | 276.00                                                                                                                | 239.93                                                                                                                | 22.00               | 9.25                |
|                                                                                                                       | Sub- Total                                                                                                                            | 20,765.05                                                                                                             | 20,605.47                                                                                                             | 24,672.26                                                                                                             | 24,402.27                                                                                                             | 40,852.00           | 40,461.99           |
| 42                                                                                                                    | Borrowings by NHAI                                                                                                                    | 8,000.00                                                                                                              | 7,942.13                                                                                                              | 7,611.11                                                                                                              | 3,343.40                                                                                                              | 42,694.50           | 23,281.00           |
| Grand Total 28,765.05 28,547.60 32,283.37 27,745.67 #-figures for 2014-15 include total allocation for NH works also. | Grand Total 28,765.05 28,547.60 32,283.37 27,745.67 #-figures for 2014-15 include total allocation for NH works also.                 | Grand Total 28,765.05 28,547.60 32,283.37 27,745.67 #-figures for 2014-15 include total allocation for NH works also. | Grand Total 28,765.05 28,547.60 32,283.37 27,745.67 #-figures for 2014-15 include total allocation for NH works also. | Grand Total 28,765.05 28,547.60 32,283.37 27,745.67 #-figures for 2014-15 include total allocation for NH works also. | Grand Total 28,765.05 28,547.60 32,283.37 27,745.67 #-figures for 2014-15 include total allocation for NH works also. | 83,546.50 63,742.99 | 83,546.50 63,742.99 |