Lok Sabha Question No. 3716 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-08
Subject: Broadening of Roads
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3716

ANSWERED ON 8 TH  DECEMBER, 2016

## BROADENING OF ROADS

## 3716.   SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE:

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

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to start the work of broadening the roads in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the amount allocated for this purpose?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI MANSUKH L. MANDAVIYA)

(a) to (c) The Ministry is primarily responsible for development and maintenance of National Highways (NHs). The development and maintenance of NHs is a continuous process. The works on NHs are accordingly taken up as per available resources, traffic density and inter-se priority.

The Ministry has taken up development/widening of NHs under various phases of National Highways Development Project (NHDP), Special Accelerated Road Development Programme for the  North  East  Region  (SARDP-NE)  including  Arunachal  Pradesh  Package  of  Roads,  Special Programme for Development of Roads in the Left Wing Extremism (LWE) affected areas, National Highways Interconnectivity Improvement Project (NHIIP), National Highway (Original) [NH(O)] works, etc.

Keeping  in  view  the  requirements  to  enhance  Road  Safety,  reduce  congestions,  improve road  connectivity  /  conditions,  the  Ministry  has  taken  decision  to  augment  the  NHs  Network  of existing 1,03,613 km.  About 47,890 km length of State Roads have been approved 'In-Principle' for  their  declaration  as  new  NHs  subject  to  outcome  of  their  Detailed  Project  Reports  (DPRs). Initiatives have been taken for their DPR preparations.  Further, the Ministry has reduced threshold traffic for 4-laning of NHs from 15,000; 11,000; and 8,000 Passenger Car Units (PCUs) per day to 10,000; 8,500 and 6,000 PCUs/day for Plain, Rolling, and Mountainous/Steep Terrains respectively. Decisions have been taken to entrust 4-laning of all such NHs to the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) for their implementation through additional market borrowings, etc., in a phased manner by leveraging limited available budgetary allocation.  About 5,575 km length of NHs have been identified accordingly for their upgradations to 4 / 6 lane standards by NHAI and process have been initiated for their DPR preparations.

State/ Union Territory (UTs)-wise details of funds allocated for development of NHs/roads under various schemes during current year is annexed.

## ANNEXURE REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  3716  ANSWERED  ON  08.12.2016  ASKED  BY  SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE REGARDING BROADENING OF ROADS

State/ UT-wise details of funds allocated for development of NHs/roads under various schemes during current year

(Amount in Rs. Crore)

| Sl. No.   | States/ UTs /Schemes /Agency                                                                                                          | 2016-17 Allocation   |
|-----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                        | 2,100.31             |
| 2.        | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                     | 20.00                |
| 3.        | Assam                                                                                                                                 | 297.44               |
| 4.        | Bihar                                                                                                                                 | 1,014.43             |
| 5.        | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                          | 1,533.68             |
| 6.        | Goa                                                                                                                                   | 1,400.00             |
| 7.        | Gujarat                                                                                                                               | 281.87               |
| 8.        | Haryana                                                                                                                               | 150.00               |
| 9.        | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                      | 250.95               |
| 10.       | Jammu &Kashmir                                                                                                                        | 49.00                |
| 11.       | Jharkhand                                                                                                                             | 220.00               |
| 12.       | Karnataka                                                                                                                             | 1,153.38             |
| 13.       | Kerala                                                                                                                                | 262.64               |
| 14.       | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                        | 935.00               |
| 15.       | Maharashtra                                                                                                                           | 2,401.92             |
| 16.       | Manipur                                                                                                                               | 60.25                |
| 17.       | Meghalaya                                                                                                                             | 61.27                |
| 18.       | Mizoram                                                                                                                               | 30.00                |
| 19.       | Nagaland                                                                                                                              | 50.00                |
| 26.       | Tripura                                                                                                                               | 65.00                |
| 27.       | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                         | 2,384.62             |
| 28.       | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                           | 473.63               |
| 29.       | West Bengal                                                                                                                           | 1,330.71             |
| 30.       | Andaman &Nicobar Islands                                                                                                              | 30.00                |
| 31.       | Chandigarh                                                                                                                            | 2.00                 |
| 32.       | Delhi                                                                                                                                 | 2.00                 |
| 33.       | Puducherry                                                                                                                            | 20.00                |
| 34.       | Other projects under NH(O)*                                                                                                           | 2,142.00             |
| 35.       | National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)- Cess*                                                                                    | 6,308.34             |
| 36.       | NHAI- Toll                                                                                                                            | 7,500.00             |
| 37.       | NHAI- NH(O)                                                                                                                           | 3,750.00             |
| 38.       | Border Roads Organization (BRO) *                                                                                                     | 0.00                 |
| 39.       | Special Accelerated Road Development Programme for North-East Region (SARDP-NE) including Arunachal Package*                          | 5,000.00             |
| 40.       | Special Programme for development of Roads In Left Wing Extremism affected Area (LWE) including Development of Vijayawada-Ranchi Road | 1,000.00             |
| 41.       | Externally Aided Projects - Head Quarters                                                                                             | 116.38               |
|           | Sub- Total                                                                                                                            | 47,498.00            |
| 42.       | IEBR / Borrowings by NHAI                                                                                                             | 59,279.00            |
|           | *- State/UT wise allocations are not made.                                                                                            |                      |