Lok Sabha Question No. 2121 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-15
Subject: Road and Railway Lines in North-East
Ministry: DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION
Asked by: BHAGWANTH KHUBA

## Government of India Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region

## LOK SABHA Unstarred Question No. 2121

To be answered on Wednesday, March 15, 2017/Phalguna 24, 1938 (Saka)

## Question

## Road and Railway Lines in North-East

2121.  SHRI  BHAGWANTH KHUBA:

Will the Minister of DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION be pleased to state:

- (a) the funds allocated and spent on the construction of roads and railway lines in the North-Eastern States in the last three years, year-wise and State-wise; (b) whether  the  length  of  roads  and  railway  lines  per  square  kilometre  in  the  NE region is less than the national average; and if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  measures  taken  by  the  Government  to  bridge

## ANSWER

The Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region [Dr. Jitendra Singh]

(a) to (c) A statement is annexed.

- (c) this gap?

Annexure Statement referred to in reply to parts (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question

## No. 2121 for answer on 15.03.2017.

(a) RoadsMinistry  of  Road  Transport  and  Highways  have  allocated  funds  and spent on road construction in the North Eastern States in the last 3 years as follows:-

(Rs. in crore)

| Sl. No.   | States                                                                   | 2013-14    | 2013-14     | 2014-15    | 2014-15     | 2015-16    | 2015-16     |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|-------------|------------|-------------|------------|-------------|
| Sl. No.   | States                                                                   | Allocation | Expenditure | Allocation | Expenditure | Allocation | Expenditure |
| 1.        | Arunachal Pradesh                                                        | 2.5        | 1.09        | 2          | 0.5         | 2.4        | 1.83        |
| 2.        | Assam                                                                    | 200        | 198.1       | 145        | 139.2       | 75         | 73.3        |
| 3.        | Manipur                                                                  | 52         | 54.39       | 50         | 32.6        | 40         | 40          |
| 4.        | Meghalaya                                                                | 47         | 33.61       | 50         | 43.41       | 15         | 15          |
| 5.        | Mizoram                                                                  | 25         | 20.57       | 40         | 39.53       | 35         | 28.4        |
| 6.        | Nagaland                                                                 | 43         | 44.65       | 50         | 46.2        | 50         | 46.27       |
| 7.        | Sikkim                                                                   | 0          | 0           | 0          | 0           | 0          | 0           |
| 8.        | Tripura                                                                  | 0          | 0           | 0          | 0           | 5          | 0           |
|           | Total [National Highway (Original)]                                      | 369.5      | 352.4       | 337        | 301.5       | 222.4      | 204.8       |
|           | Special Accelerated Road Development Programme for North East (SARDP-NE) | 2994       | 3009        | 3000       | 2843        | 4930       | 4803        |
|           | Grand Total [NH(O) + SARDP-NE]                                           | 3364       | 3361        | 3337       | 3144        | 5152       | 5008        |

Railway Lines Ministry of Railways allocates funds project-wise for Railway projects. Funds allocated and spent for the projects of new lines, gauge conversion and doubling in North Eastern Region during the last three years are as under:

| Year    | Funds allocated   |
|---------|-------------------|
| 2013-14 | Rs.3392 crore     |
| 2014-15 | Rs.5200 crore     |
| 2015-16 | Rs.5338 crore     |

(b) & (c) Roads The total length of NHs in NER is about 50 km per 1000 sq.km area, whereas the National Average is about 34.4 km per 1000 sq. km area.

Railway  Lines  Against  a  national  average  of  20  km/1000  square  kilometre  railway network density, North Eastern States have an average railway network density of 10.1 km/1000  square  kilometre.  12  new  line  works  have  been  taken  up  in  North  Eastern Region having a total length of 1248 km at a total cost of Rs.38416 crore.  Funds have been  increased  during  last  three  years  for  speedier  execution  of  projects  in  North Eastern Region.

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