Lok Sabha Question No. 4014 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-09
Subject: Roads in North-Eastern States
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: NINONG ERING

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4014

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 9 TH  DECEMBER, 2016

## ROADS IN NORTH-EASTERN STATES

4014.  SHRI  NINONG ERING:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE j{kk ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the budget allocated and expenditure incurred by the Border Roads Organisation  (BRO)  for  development  of  roads  in  North-Eastern  States  during  the  last three years and the current year;
- (b) the  details  of  upcoming  road  projects  to  be  undertaken  by  the  BRO  in  North
- Eastern States;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  taken  steps  to  develop  a  network  of  roads  in  the border areas of Arunachal Pradesh; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

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MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE)

र  ा रा य मं ी

( डा . सुभाष भामरे )

- (a) The  details  of  budget  allocated  and  expenditure  incurred  by  the Border  Roads  Organisation  (BRO)  for  development  of  roads  in  North Eastern States is enclosed at Appendix 'A'.
- (b) BRO  is entrusted with 187 roads of length 10163.49 km  for construction  /  improvement  in  North  Eastern  States  as  per  the  details enclosed at Appendix 'B'.
- (c) & (d): Seventy Three (73) roads have been identified as strategic IndoChina Border Roads (ICBR), of these, 61 roads have been entrusted to BRO of length measuring 3417.50 Km.

Out of 61 ICBRs with BRO, 27 roads of length measuring 1791.96 Km are in Arunachal Pradesh.  At present 22 roads of length measuring 707.24 Km  have  been  completed  which  include  11  roads  of  length  measuring 412.70 Km in Arunachal Pradesh.

In  addition  to  the  ICBRs,  83  roads  of  length  measuring  3888.27  km are approved for construction / improvement in Arunachal Pradesh.

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## APPENDIX 'A' REFERRED IN THE REPLY GIVEN IN PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4014 FOR ANSWER ON 9.12.2016

## ALLOTMENT VS EXPENDITURE NORTH EAST PROJECTS DURING LAST THREE & CURRENT YEAR:

(Rs. in Crore)

| S.   | Agency                                                  |                                                 | 2013-14   | 2013-14     | 2014-15   | 2014-15     | 2015-16   | 2015-16     | 2016-17   | 2016-17     |
|------|---------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-----------|-------------|-----------|-------------|-----------|-------------|-----------|-------------|
| No.  |                                                         |                                                 | Allotment | Expenditure | Allotment | Expenditure | Allotment | Expenditure | Allotment | Expenditure |
| 1.   | Ministry of Defence (MISC)                              | Non Plan                                        | -         | -           | -         | -           | 655.38    | 667.22      | 681.20    | 582.46      |
| 1.   |                                                         | Plan                                            | -         | -           | -         | -           | 56.31     | 40.92       | 84.51     | 20.92       |
| 2.   | Ministry of Road                                        | Non Plan                                        | 664.19    | 663.49      | 601.20    | 597.42      | -         | -           | -         | -           |
| 2.   | Transport & Highways                                    | Plan                                            | 577.63    | 534.11      | 462.52    | 424.24      | 294.00    | 293.75      | 300.00    | 121.06      |
| 3.   | Ministry of Defence (Capital Outlay on Defence Service) | Non Plan                                        | 19.91     | 19.87       | 16.00     | 11.53       | 26.50     | 26.45       | 91.00     | 45.29       |
| 4.   | Ministry of Home Affairs                                | Plan                                            | 10.55     | 10.30       | 5.28      | 2.89        | 10.48     | 10.48       | 36.00     | 19.35       |
| 5.   | Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region         | Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region | 5.00      | 3.54        | 7.00      | 7.00        | 10.00     | 10.00       | 3.00      | 2.66        |
|      | Total                                                   |                                                 | 1277.28   | 1231.31     | 1092.00   | 1043.08     | 1052.67   | 1048.82     | 1195.71   | 791.74      |

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APPENDIX 'B' REFERRED IN THE REPLY GIVEN IN PART (b) OF LOK SABHA  UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO. 4014  FOR  ANSWER  ON 9.12.2016 ROADS  ENTRUSTED  TO  BRO  IN  NORTH  EASTERN  STATES  FOR

CONSTRUCTION / IMPROVEMENT:

| S. No.   | State             |   Nos. of roads |   Length (in km) |
|----------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------|
| 1.       | Andaman &Nicobar  |               1 |            23.94 |
| 2.       | Arunachal Pradesh |              99 |          5267.51 |
| 3.       | Assam             |               4 |           100.61 |
| 4.       | Manipur           |              21 |          1838    |
| 5.       | Mizoram           |              11 |           888.44 |
| 6.       | Nagaland          |              10 |           841.18 |
| 7.       | Sikkim            |              37 |           910.17 |
| 8.       | Tripura           |               2 |           201.04 |
| 9.       | West Bengal       |               2 |            92.6  |
|          | Total             |             187 |         10163.5  |

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