Lok Sabha Question No. 111 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-02
Subject: Foot Overbridges on National Highways
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: PREM SINGH CHANDUMAJRA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 111 ANSWERED ON  2 ND  FEBRUARY, 2017

## FOOT OVERBRIDGES ON NATIONAL HIGHWAYS

## 111. PROF. PREM SINGH CHANDUMAJRA:

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

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has undertaken work relating to widening and development of National Highways;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the funds allocated therefor;
- (c) whether  the  National  Highways  Authority  of  India  (NHAI)  proposes  to  build  foot overbridges  to  check  fatalities  on  National  Highways  and  make  the  journey  on  them smooth; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof indicating the number of foot overbridges to be constructed and funds allocated, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

- (a) to (b) Yes Madam. About 1180 nos. of work relating to widening and development of National  Highways  (NHs)  are  ongoing.  State-wise  &  scheme-wise  allocation  of  funds  for widening and development of National Highways are at Annexure-I.

(c)  to  (d)      Yes  Madam.  443  numbers  of  Foot  Over  Bridges  (FOBs)  are  proposed  to  be constructed all over the country on NHs by NHAI in a phased manner depending upon the interse-priorities of works, fulfilling the technical requirements and availability of funds. No separate State-wise funds are allocated for FOBs.

ANNEXURE REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  TO  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 111 ANSWERED ON 2.2.2017 ASKED BY PROF. PREM SINGH CHANDUMAJRA REGARDING FOOT OVERBRIDGES ON NATIONAL HIGHWAYS.

State-wise  and  Scheme-wise  Allocation  of  funds  for  widening  &  development  of  National Highways during 2016-17

|   Sl. No. | States/ UTs /Schemes /Agency   | Allocation (Crore)   |
|-----------|--------------------------------|----------------------|
|         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                |
|        26 | Tripura                        | 40.00                |
|        27 | Uttar Pradesh                  | 2,334.62             |
|        28 | Uttarakhand                    | 342.62               |
|        29 | West Bengal                    | 1,355.71             |
|        30 | Andaman &Nicobar Islands       | 0.00                 |
|        31 | Chandigarh                     | 2.00                 |
|        32 | Delhi                          | 2.00                 |
|        33 | Puducherry                     | 20.00                |
|        34 | Other projects under NH(O)     | 2,142.00             |
|        35 | NHAI- Cess                     | 7,476.60             |
|        36 | NHAI- Toll                     | 7,500.00             |
|        37 | NHAI- NH(O)                    | 3,750.00             |
|        39 | SARDP-NE                       | 4,520.00             |
|        40 | LWE                            | 760.00               |
|        41 | EAP                            | 116.38               |