Lok Sabha Question No. 148 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-02
Subject: Connectivity of Tourist Centre
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: ADVOCATE NARENDRA KESHAV SAWAIKAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 148 ANSWERED ON 2 ND  FEBRUARY, 2017

## CONNECTIVITY OF TOURIST CENTRE

## 148. ADV. NARENDRA KESHAV SAWAIKAR:

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

be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has finalized any action plan for better road connectivity of tourist centres in the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof, project -wise along with the financial allocation for each project; and (c) the extent to which Goa, being a favourite tourist destination, is likely to benefit?

## ANSWER

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

(a) and (b) 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, including the NHs connecting tourist centres, are accordingly taken up as per available  resources,  inter-se  priority  and  traffic  density  to  keep  the  NHs  in  traffic  worthy conditions.

The total  length  of  NHs  at  present  is  about  1,13,298  km.  Further,  about  56,000  km  of State Roads have been approved In-Principle for declaration as new NHs subject to outcome of their  Detailed  Project  Reports  (DPRs);  initiatives  have  been  taken  up  for  preparation  of  the DPRs.

The Ministry has also taken up detailed review of NHs network with a view to develop the road connectivity to Border areas, development of Coastal roads including road connectivity for  Non  Major  ports,  improvement  in  the  efficiency  of  National  Corridors,  development  of Economic  Corridors,  along  with  integration  with  Sagarmala,  construction  /  rehabilitation  / widening of major bridges and Railway Over Bridges (ROBs) / Railway Under Bridges (RUBs) on NHs, connectivity Improvement Program for Char-Dham (Kedarnath, Badrinath, Yamunothri &  Gangothri in Uttarakhand) etc., under proposed new programmes. However, these programmes are yet to be formally launched.

Allocations  of  funds  for  development  of  NHs  are  made  State/  Union  Territory(UT)/  Schemewise and not project-wise. The State/UT-wise details of allocation of funds for development of NHs during 2016-17 is annexed .

(c) The existing NH length in the State of Goa is about 262 km; further, about 406 km length of State Roads in the State has been approved in-Principle for declaration as new NHs subject to outcome of their DPRs. The initiatives have already been taken up for preparation of the DPRs.

The State /UT-wise details of funds allocated for development of NHs during 2016-17

(Amount in Rs. crore)

|   Sl. No. | State/Agency/Particulars                                                                                                               | Allocation   |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                         | 2,010.31     |
|         2 | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                      | 100.00       |
|         3 | Assam                                                                                                                                  | 247.44       |
|         4 | Bihar                                                                                                                                  | 1,397.43     |
|         5 | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                           | 1,323.68     |
|         6 | Goa                                                                                                                                    | 700.00       |
|         7 | Gujarat                                                                                                                                | 251.87       |
|         8 | Haryana                                                                                                                                | 150.00       |
|         9 | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                       | 250.95       |
|        10 | Jammu &Kashmir                                                                                                                         | 49.00        |
|        11 | Jharkhand                                                                                                                              | 200.00       |
|        12 | Karnataka                                                                                                                              | 983.38       |
|        13 | Kerala                                                                                                                                 | 262.64       |
|        14 | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                         | 1,725.00     |
|        15 | Maharashtra                                                                                                                            | 1,851.92     |
|        16 | Manipur                                                                                                                                | 30.25        |
|        17 | Meghalaya                                                                                                                              | 41.27        |
|        18 | Mizoram                                                                                                                                | 30.00        |
|        19 | Nagaland                                                                                                                               | 50.00        |
|        20 | Tripura                                                                                                                                | 40.00        |
|        21 | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                          | 2,334.62     |
|        22 | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                            | 342.62       |
|        23 | West Bengal                                                                                                                            | 1,355.71     |
|        24 | Chandigarh                                                                                                                             | 2.00         |
|        25 | Delhi                                                                                                                                  | 2.00         |
|        26 | Puducherry                                                                                                                             | 20.00        |
|        27 | Other projects under NH(O)*                                                                                                            | 2,142.00     |
|        28 | National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)- Cess*                                                                                     | 7,476.60     |
|        29 | NHAI- Toll                                                                                                                             | 7,500.00     |
|        30 | NHAI- NH(O)                                                                                                                            | 3,750.00     |
|        31 | Special Accelerated Road Development Programme for North-East Region (SARDP-NE) including Arunachal Package*                           | 4,520.00     |
|        32 | Special Programme for development of Roads In Left Wing Extremism affected Area (LWE) including Development of Vijayawada-Ranchi Road* | 760.00       |
|        33 | Externally Aided Projects - Head Quarters                                                                                              | 116.38       |
|        34 | IEBR / Borrowings by NHAI                                                                                                              | 59,279.00    |

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