Lok Sabha Question No. 339 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-17
Subject: Status of National Highway Projects
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: V. SATHYABAMA, RAJESHBHAI NARANBHAI CHUDASAMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 339

ANSWERED ON 17 TH  NOVEMBER, 2016

## STATUS OF NATIONAL HIGHWAY PROJECTS

## 339. SHRIMATI V. SATHYA BAMA: SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

(a) the details of National Highway (NH) projects assigned to private companies under BuildOperate-Transfer (BOT) and Build-Own-Operate-Transfer (BOOT) mode;

(b)  the  details  of  measures  taken  by  the  National  Highways  Authority  of  India  for  speedy completion of pending and incomplete NH projects;

(c) the progress made during the last three years in laying of NHs in various States, State and NH-wise; and

(d)  the  total  expenditure  incurred  during  the  said  period  to  execute  NH  projects  across  the country by the Central Government?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

(a) to (b) 235  National  Highway  projects  have  been  assigned  to  private  companies  on Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) (Toll) and BOT(Annuity). Resolving issues of stalled/languishing national highway projects is an ongoing process. Government is making all out efforts at all levels to resolve such issues, including assisting the developers in coming out of financial crunch. Few projects have been delayed due to various reasons including land acquisition, utility shifting, delay in obtaining statutory clearances, litigations and  financial  problems  of  the  concessionaires.  To  get  such  stalled/languishing  highways projects  out  of  crunch,  Government  has  permitted  one  time  fund  infusion  to  revive  and physically complete languishing national highway projects under Public-Private Partnership (PPP) mode and also allowed Rationalised Compensation to concessionaires, in case delays are not attributable to them, to increase fund flow into the highway sector. Various steps have also been taken by the Government/National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to remove the hurdles affecting the construction of national highway projects includes streamlining of land acquisition and regulatory clearances, close coordination with other ministries, revamped Disputes Resolution Mechanism etc. NHAI has also decided not to award projects till all major pre-construction approvals are in-place for the project in order to avoid post bid delays and litigations.

- (c) Details of road constructed during the last three years are as follows:-
- (d) Expenditure incurred during the last three years

| Year    |   Completed Length ( in kms) |
|---------|------------------------------|
| 2013-14 |                         4260 |
| 2014-15 |                         4410 |
| 2015-16 |                         6062 |

(Rs. In crores)

| Year    |   Expenditure (Rs. in crores) |
|---------|-------------------------------|
| 2013-14 |                       40518.8 |
| 2014-15 |                       27645.4 |
| 2015-16 |                       63795.2 |

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