Lok Sabha Question No. 2585 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-02
Subject: Criteria for Declaration of Road as NH
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: DEVENDRA (ALIAS) BHOLE SINGH SINGH, KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2585

ANSWERED ON 2 ND  AUGUST, 2018

## CRITERIA FOR DECLARATION OF ROAD AS NH

## 2585. SHRI DEVENDRA SINGH BHOLE: SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE:

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

be pleased to state:

(a) the criteria for declaring any road as National Highway (NH);

(b) the State-wise details of State Highways decided to be converted into National Highways;

(c) whether any target has been set in this regard and if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether the quality of the roads declared as National Highway is in accordance with the norms laid down for National Highways;

(e) if not, the time by which the quality of these roads is likely to be upgraded;

(f)  whether  proposals  for  declaring  a  number  of  roads  as  NH  are  pending  with  the Government despite these roads conforming to the prescribed norms; and

(g) if so, the State-wise and project-wise details thereof during each of the last three years and the  current  year  along  with  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  expedite  action  in  this regard?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI MANSUKH L. MANDAVIYA)

(a) State roads are declared as new National Highways (NHs) from time to time on the basis  of  well  established  principles;  the  criteria  for  State  roads  for  declaration  as  new  NHs include roads running through length / breadth of the country, connecting adjacent countries, National  Capitals  with  State  Capitals  /  mutually  the  State  Capitals,  major  ports,  non-major ports,  large  industrial  centers  or  tourist  centers,  roads  meeting  very  important  strategic requirement in hilly and isolated area, arterial roads which enable sizeable reduction in travel distance and achieve substantial economic growth thereby, roads which help opening up large tracts of backward area and hilly regions (other than strategically important ones), achieving a National Highways grid of 100 km, etc.

(b) to (g) The  Ministry  keeps  on  receiving  proposals  for  declaration  of  various  State Roads/  Highways  as  new  NHs  from  various  States/Union  Territories  (UTs).  The  Ministry considers declaration of some State Roads/ Highways as new NHs from time to time keeping in view the requirement of connectivity, inter-se priority and availability of funds. The details of State Roads/ Highways declared as new NHs in the country during last three years and the current year are at Annexure-I .

Further, about 51,940 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) and initiatives have been taken for their DPR preparations. The details of such State roads are at Annexure-II .

Development and maintenance of NHs is  a  continuous  process  and  works  on  NHs, including  the  newly  declared  NHs,  are  accordingly  taken  up  from  time  to  time  as  per  the available  resources,  inter-se  priority  and  traffic  density  to  keep  the  NHs  in  traffic  worthy conditions with due consideration to stipulated standards and quality requirements.

ANNEXURE REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (b)  TO  (g)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARED  QUESTION  NO.  2585  ANSWERED  ON  02.08.2018  ASKED  BY  SHRI DEVENDRA  SINGH  BHOLE  AND  SHRI  KRUPAL  BALAJI  TUMANE  REGARDING CRITERIA FOR DECLARATION OF ROAD AS NH

The details of State Roads/ Highways declared as new NHs in the country during last three years and the current year

(Length in km)

| Sr. No.   | State / UT        | 2015-16    | 2016-17     | 2017-18     | 2018-19    |
|-----------|-------------------|------------|-------------|-------------|------------|
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh    | 676.00     | 1,003.00    | 417.00      | 13.00      |
| 2.        | Arunachal Pradesh | -          | -           | -           | -          |
| 3.        | Assam             | 9.00       | 24.00       | -           | -          |
| 4.        | Bihar             | 160.00     | -           | -           | -          |
| 5.        | Chhattisgarh      | -          | 154.00      | 291.00      | -          |
| 6.        | Delhi             | -          | -11.00      | 10.00       | 41.00      |
| 7.        | Goa               |            |             | 31.00       | -          |
| 8.        | Gujarat           | -          | 46.00       | 729.00      | 330.00     |
| 9.        | Haryana           | 395.00     | -           | 165.00      | 310.00     |
| 10.       | Himachal Pradesh  | 176.00     | -           | -           | -          |
| 11.       | Jammu &Kashmir    | 8.00       | -           | -           | 57.00      |
| 12.       | Jharkhand         | -          | -           | -           | 88.00      |
| 13.       | Karnataka         | 70.00      | 259.00      | 889.00      | 0.00       |
| 14.       | Kerala            | -          | -           | 21.00       | -          |
| 15.       | Madhya Pradesh    | 9.00       | 2,660.00    | 271.00      | 553.00     |
| 16.       | Maharashtra       | 415.00     | 7,928.00    | 2,345.00    | -          |
| 17.       | Manipur           | -          | -           | -           | -          |
| 18.       | Meghalaya         |            |             | -           | -          |
| 19.       | Mizoram           | -          | -           | -           | -          |
| 20.       | Nagaland          | -          | 23.00       | -           | -          |
| 21.       | Odisha            | 193.00     | -           | 576.00      | 297.00     |
| 22.       | Punjab            | 530.00     | -           | 628.00      | -          |
| 23.       | Rajasthan         | 20.00      | -           | 1,041.00    | 1,005.00   |
| 24.       | Sikkim            | 154.00     | -           | -           | -          |
| 25.       | Tamil Nadu        | -          | -           | 1,843.00    | -          |
| 26.       | Tripura           | 228.00     | 1.00        | -           | -          |
| 27.       | Telangana         | 119.00     | 760.00      | 488.00      | -          |
| 28.       | Uttarakhand       | -          | -           | -           | -          |
| 29.       | Uttar Pradesh     | -          | 228.00      | 2,762.00    | 99.00      |
|           | West Bengal       | 46.00      | -           | 8.00        | 582.00     |
| 30.       | Total             | 3,208.00 $ | 13,075.00 $ | 12,515.00 $ | 3,375.00 $ |

$-  including  adjustments  on  account  of  realignment,  construction  of  bypasses,  length  denotified, etc.

ANNEXURE REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (b)  TO  (g)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARED  QUESTION  NO.  2585  ANSWERED  ON  02.08.2018  ASKED  BY  SHRI DEVENDRA  SINGH  BHOLE  AND  SHRI  KRUPAL  BALAJI  TUMANE  REGARDING CRITERIA FOR DECLARATION OF ROAD AS NH

The details of State roads approved 'In-Principle' for their declaration as new NHs subject to outcome of their DPR preparations:-

| Sr. No.   | Name of State/U.T.   | Total In Principle approved length (km)   |
|-----------|----------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh       | 804                                       |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh    | 513                                       |
| 3         | Assam                | 1,836                                     |
| 4         | Bihar                | 4,033                                     |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh         | 2,403                                     |
| 6         | Goa                  | 406                                       |
| 7         | Gujarat              | 1,850                                     |
| 8         | Haryana              | 970                                       |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh     | 4,549                                     |
| 10        | Jammu &Kashmir       | 450                                       |
| 11        | Jharkhand            | 2,686                                     |
| 12        | Karnataka            | 5,728                                     |
| 13        | Kerala               | 514                                       |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh       | 5,302                                     |
| 15        | Maharashtra          | 4,611                                     |
| 16        | Manipur              | 90                                        |
| 17        | Meghalaya            | 325                                       |
| 18        | Nagaland             | 806                                       |
| 19        | Odisha               | 1,817                                     |
| 20        | Punjab               | 1,087                                     |
| 21        | Rajasthan            | 5,241                                     |
| 22        | Sikkim               | 534                                       |
| 23        | Tamil Nadu           | 822                                       |
| 24        | Telangana            | 1,821                                     |
| 25        | Tripura              | 212                                       |
| 26        | Uttar Pradesh        | 1,103                                     |
| 27        | Uttarakhand          | 728                                       |
| 28        | West Bengal          | 608                                       |
| 29        | A &NIslands          | 91                                        |
|           | TOTAL                | 51,940                                    |

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