Lok Sabha Question No. 3573 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-23
Subject: Expansion of Roads Network
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: RAVINDRA VISHWANATH GAIKWAD

be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is implementing a road expansion scheme for improving the network of roads in the States and if so, the details thereof;

(b) the details of works undertaken to improve the road network in the country during the last two years, Statewise; and

(c) the number of districts linked to national highways during the last two years?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

(a) 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 are accordingly taken up from time to time as per inter-se priority, traffic density and availability of funds to keep the NHs in traffic worthy conditions.

The  Ministry  has  taken  up  development  of  NHs  under  various  phases  of  National  Highways Development Project (NHDP), Special Accelerated Road Development Programme for the North East Region (SARDP-NE) including Arunachal Pradesh Package of Roads, Special Programme for Development of Roads in the Left Wing Extremism (LWE) affected areas, National Highways Interconnectivity Improvement Project (NHIIP), etc.

The total length of NHs at present is about 1,13,298 km. Declaration of State Roads as new NHs are done from time to time keeping in view the requirements of connectivity, inter-se priority and availability of funds.

About 57,500 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). Initiatives have been taken for their DPR preparations.

The  Ministry  has  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  CharDham  (Kedarnath, Badrinath, Yamunothri &  Gangothri in Uttarakhand) etc., under proposed new programmes.

(b) The State /Union Territory (UT)-wise details of works awarded on NHs / roads during each of the last two years is annexed.

(c) About twenty six (26) districts/district headquarters have been linked by NH network during the last two years.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3573

ANSWERED ON 23 RD  MARCH, 2017

## EXPANSION OF ROADS NETWORK

## 3573.   PROF. RAVINDRA VISHWANATH GAIKWAD:

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

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  3573  ANSWERED  ON  23.03.2017  ASKED  BY  PROF.  RAVINDRA VISHWANATH GAIKWAD REGARDING EXPANSION OF ROADS NETWORK

The State /Union Territory (UT)-wise details of works awarded on NHs/ roads during each of the last two years

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| Sl. No.   | State / UT                                                                                                  | 2014-15   | 2015-16   |
|-----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                              | 489       | 221       |
| 2.        | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                           | 154       | 0         |
| 3.        | Assam                                                                                                       | 282       | 51        |
| 4.        | Bihar                                                                                                       | 290       | 56        |
| 5.        | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                | 403       | 32        |
| 6.        | Goa                                                                                                         | 0         | 102       |
| 7.        | Gujarat                                                                                                     | 101       | 144       |
| 8.        | Haryana                                                                                                     | 258       | 46        |
| 9.        | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                            | 143       | 86        |
| 10.       | Jammu &Kashmir                                                                                              | 54        | 0         |
| 11.       | Jharkhand                                                                                                   | 96        | 78        |
| 12.       | Karnataka                                                                                                   | 750       | 248       |
| 13.       | Kerala                                                                                                      | 20        | 0         |
| 14.       | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                              | 783       | 47        |
| 15.       | Maharashtra                                                                                                 | 287       | 16        |
| 16.       | Manipur                                                                                                     | 0         | 24        |
| 17.       | Meghalaya                                                                                                   | 62        | 0         |
| 18.       | Mizoram                                                                                                     | 0         | 52        |
| 19.       | Nagaland                                                                                                    | 45        | 0         |
| 20.       | Odisha                                                                                                      | 481       | 255       |
| 21.       | Puducherry                                                                                                  | 17        | 10        |
| 22.       | Punjab                                                                                                      | 200       | 73        |
| 23.       | Rajasthan                                                                                                   | 1,242     | 125       |
| 24.       | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                  | 488       | 323       |
| 25.       | Telangana                                                                                                   | 195       | 43        |
| 26.       | Tripura                                                                                                     | 122       | 0         |
| 27.       | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                               | 440       | 191       |
| 28.       | Uttarakhand                                                                                                 | 127       | 271       |
| 29.       | West Bengal                                                                                                 | 443       | 53        |
| 30.       | A &NIslands                                                                                                 | 0         | 41        |
| 31.       | Special Programme for development of Roads In Left Wing Extremism affected Area (LWE)                       | *         | 420       |
| 32.       | NHDP/ NH Projects through National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)                                       | *         | 4,344     |
| 33.       | NHDP-IV A through Ministry/ States                                                                          | *         | 1,897     |
| 34.       | National Highway Interconnectivity Improvement Programme (NHIIP)                                            | *         | 347       |
| 35.       | Special Accelerated Road Development Programme for North-East Region (SARDP-NE) including Arunachal Package | *         | 502       |
| Total     | Total                                                                                                       | 7,972     | 10,098    |