Lok Sabha Question No. 236 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-17
Subject: Construction of Roads from Central Road Fund
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: GANESH SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.236 ANSWERED ON 17 TH  NOVEMBER, 2016

## CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS FROM CENTRAL ROAD FUND

## 236. SHRI GANESH SINGH:

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

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Central  Road  Fund  (CRF)  is  utilised  for  construction  of  roads,  if  so,  the norms fixed for allotment of amount from the said fund;
- (b) the State-wise details of the amount accumulated and utilized under the CRF during the last three years;

(c) the names of the public representative from Madhya Pradesh on whose recommendations amount has been sanctioned from the said fund during 2014 to 2016 for the construction of new Highways and the renovation of the existing highways in the State; and

(d) the  names  of  the  public  representative  from  Madhya  Pradesh  whose  recommendations under the said scheme are pending with the Government from 2014 till date, and if so, the reasons therefor and the time by which these recommendations will be accorded approval?

## ANSWER

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

## ( SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN )

(a) and (b) The    funds    accrued  under  the  Central  Road  Fund  (CRF)  during  2013-14, 2014-15  and  2015-16  were  Rs.  19,263  crore,  Rs.  26,108  crore  and  Rs.  69,809  crore (provisional) respectively.

This  Ministry  is  primarily  responsible  for  development  and  maintenance  of National Highways (NHs).

This Ministry allocates funds to the States/Union Territories(UTs) for development  of  State  Roads(Non-Rural  Roads)  under  the  CRF  scheme.    The  funds  for development of State roads under CRF scheme are allocated to the States/UTs on the basis of 30 percent weightage to fuel consumption and 70 percent weightage to the geographical area. The fund under CRF is non-lapsable.  Apart from this, the Ministry also allocates funds for development  of  State  Roads  of  Economic  Importance  and  Inter-State  Connectivity  (EI  & ISC) as per the CRF Act, 2000 amended by the Finance Act from time to time. The State/UTwise details of the CRF accrual and releases and allocation and Release/Expenditure under EI & ISC schemes during the last three years is at Annexure-I & II respectively .

(c) and (d) The identification, prioritisation and selection of projects for approval/sanction under  CRF  and  EI&ISC  schemes  are  governed  by  the  CRF(State  Roads)  Rules,  2014 amended  by  the  CRF(State  Roads)  Amendment  Rules,  2016.  Further,  the  limits  of  total approval of projects out of the proposal received from the  concerned State Governments in a particular year is also governed by the said Rules.

## ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) AND (b) OF LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 236 FOR ANSWER ON 17 TH  NOVEMBER, 2016 ASKED BY SHRI GANESH SINGH, MP REGARDING CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS FROM CENTRAL ROAD FUND

(Rs. In crore)

| S.   | Name of the States/UTs   | 2013-14   | 2013-14   | release during the last   | release during the last   | three years under CRF 2015-16   | three years under CRF 2015-16   |
|------|--------------------------|-----------|-----------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| No.  | Name of the States/UTs   | Accrual   | Release*  | Accrual                   | Release*                  | Accrual                         | Release                         |
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh           | 197.24    | 197.24    | 225.15                    | #73.12                    | 137.51                          | 178.13                          |
| 2    | Arunachal Pradesh        | 41.49     | 33.27     | 48.36                     | 55.00                     | 53.21                           | 20.53                           |
| 3    | Assam                    | 46.02     | 18.28     | 52.59                     | 42.44                     | 58.44                           | 46.34                           |
| 4    | Bihar                    | 64.38     | 45.47     | 73.73                     | 83.36                     | 81.70                           | 80.88                           |
| 5    | Chhattisgarh             | 77.53     | 54.07     | 89.32                     | 0.00                      | 99.73                           | 84.13                           |
| 6    | Goa                      | 6.35      | 18.37     | 6.34                      | 2.41                      | 6.69                            | 7.52                            |
| 7    | Gujarat                  | 141.01    | 100.70    | 162.26                    | 110.42                    | 178.81                          | 61.05                           |
| 8    | Haryana                  | 66.42     | 66.42     | 73.73                     | 73.73                     | 80.25                           | 79.45                           |
| 9    | Himachal Pradesh         | 32.19     | 24.80     | 37.26                     | 0.00                      | 41.00                           | 95.14                           |
| 10   | Jammu &Kashmir           | 113.80    | 79.19     | 131.87                    | 43.96                     | 145.38                          | 44.42                           |
| 11   | Jharkhand                | 51.46     | 46.14     | 59.46                     | 17.74                     | 66.29                           | 9.10                            |
| 12   | Karnataka                | 138.06    | 138.06    | 160.14                    | 170.51                    | 179.98                          | 164.46                          |
| 13   | Kerala                   | 46.70     | 70.40     | 53.65                     | 54.60                     | 60.48                           | 59.88                           |
| 14   | Madhya Pradesh           | 178.87    | 178.87    | 207.18                    | 180.99                    | 229.11                          | 211.98                          |
| 15   | Maharashtra              | 236.67    | 621.40    | 269.28                    | 100.00                    | 292.50                          | 432.85                          |
| 16   | Manipur                  | 11.79     | 6.03      | 13.74                     | 13.35                     | 15.12                           | 7.18                            |
| 17   | Meghalaya                | 14.06     | 11.40     | 16.12                     | 5.14                      | 17.74                           | 5.51                            |
| 18   | Mizoram                  | 10.88     | 0.00      | 12.68                     | 4.23                      | 13.96                           | 4.70                            |
| 19   | Nagaland                 | 8.84      | 5.55      | 10.04                     | 5.95                      | 11.05                           | 0.11                            |
| 20   | Odisha                   | 93.85     | 53.68     | 108.08                    | 123.42                    | 120.37                          | 125.98                          |
| 21   | Punjab                   | 56.22     | 55.83     | 62.89                     | 27.58                     | 68.62                           | 48.22                           |
| 22   | Rajasthan                | 208.56    | 221.22    | 241.54                    | 286.44                    | 268.08                          | 72.72                           |
| 23   | Sikkim                   | 4.08      | 0.00      | 4.76                      | 1.55                      | 5.23                            | 0.00                            |
| 24   | Tamil Nadu               | 129.90    | 127.82    | 153.01                    | 155.09                    | 161.95                          | 160.33                          |
| 25   | Telangana                | 0.00      | 0.00      | #                         | #81.84                    | 109.32                          | 108.23                          |
| 26   | Tripura                  | 6.12      | 3.79      | 7.14                      | 6.31                      | 7.85                            | 0.08                            |
| 27   | Uttarakhand              | 33.78     | 119.46    | 38.32                     | 25.51                     | 41.87                           | 0.42                            |
| 28   | Uttar Pradesh            | 182.72    | 182.72    | 209.56                    | 234.26                    | 229.99                          | 227.69                          |
| 29   | West Bengal              | 68.01     | 86.81     | 78.49                     | 85.80                     | 85.77                           | 55.48                           |
| 30   | A&N Island               | 4.61      | 0.00      | 0.00                      | 0.00                      | 7.00                            | 0.00                            |
| 31   | Chandigarh               | 4.95      | 0.00      | 2.11                      | 0.00                      | 2.66                            | 0.70                            |
| 32   | Dadra &Nagar Haveli      | 2.32      | 0.00      | 0.00                      | 0.00                      | 1.34                            | 0.00                            |
| 33   | Daman &Diu               | 1.75      | 0.00      | 0.00                      | 0.00                      | 1.00                            | 0.00                            |
| 34   | Delhi                    | 68.39     | 336.14    | 22.20                     | 14.59                     | 25.00                           | 0.00                            |
| 35   | Lakshdweep               | 0.17      | 0.00      | 0.00                      | 0.00                      | 0.00                            | 0.00                            |
| 36   | Pudducherry              | 10.72     | 20.59     | 15.44                     | 15.44                     | 5.00                            | 4.90                            |

#Against Andhra Pradesh accrual Rs.225.15 crore, Rs.73.12 crore released for the State Andhra Pradesh and Rs.81.84 crore released for the Telangana.

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) AND (b) OF LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 236 FOR ANSWER ON 17 TH  NOVEMBER, 2016 ASKED BY SHRI GANESH SINGH, MP REGARDING CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS FROM CENTRAL ROAD FUND

(Rs. In crore)

## Statement showing State/UT-wise allocation and release during the last three years under EI&ISC

| S. No.   | Name of the States/UTs   | 2013-14    | 2013-14   | 2014-15     | 2014-15   | 2015-16    | 2015-16   |
|----------|--------------------------|------------|-----------|-------------|-----------|------------|-----------|
| S. No.   | Name of the States/UTs   | Allocation | Release   | Allocati on | Release   | Allocation | Release   |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh           | 243.86     | 0.00      | 250.00      | 0.00      | 355.35     | 0.00      |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh        |            | 12.45     |             | 9.26      |            | 22.43     |
| 3        | Assam                    |            | 0.00      |             | 0.93      |            | 6.30      |
| 4        | Bihar                    |            | 0.00      |             | 0.00      |            | 6.41      |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh             |            | 0.00      |             | 0.00      |            | 0.00      |
| 6        | Goa                      |            | 0.00      |             | 0.00      |            | 7.89      |
| 7        | Gujarat                  |            | 0.00      |             | 15.16     |            | 6.13      |
| 8        | Haryana                  |            | 8.00      |             | 0.00      |            | 1.65      |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh         |            | 0.00      |             | 0.00      |            | 0.00      |
| 10       | Jammu &Kashmir           |            | 15.00     |             | 12.00     |            | 0.00      |
| 11       | Jharkhand                |            | 0.00      |             | 11.40     |            | 0.00      |
| 12       | Karnataka                |            | 45.22     |             | 0.00      |            | 34.75     |
| 13       | Kerala                   |            | 0.00      |             | 20.56     |            | 0.00      |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh           |            | 0.00      |             | 0.00      |            | 0.00      |
| 15       | Maharashtra              |            | 0.00      |             | 0.00      |            | 9.38      |
| 16       | Manipur                  |            | 4.53      |             | 0.00      |            | 12.72     |
| 17       | Meghalaya                |            | 7.00      |             | 0.00      |            | 13.67     |
| 18       | Mizoram                  |            | 0.00      |             | 0.00      |            | 0.00      |
| 19       | Nagaland                 |            | 18.62     |             | 8.00      |            | 33.74     |
| 20       | Odisha                   |            | 0.00      |             | 0.00      |            | 18.06     |
| 21       | Punjab                   |            | 0.00      |             | 0.00      |            | 12.71     |
| 22       | Rajasthan                |            | 61.91     |             | 0.00      |            | 8.21      |
| 23       | Sikkim                   |            | 31.74     |             | 0.00      |            | 0.00      |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu               |            | 0.00      |             | 3.79      |            | 0.3       |
| 25       | Telangana                |            | 0.00      |             | 0.00      |            | 2.17      |
| 25       | Tripura                  |            | 0.00      |             | 0.00      |            | 0.00      |
| 26       | Uttarakhand              |            | 0.00      |             | 0.00      |            | 0.00      |
| 27       | Uttar Pradesh            |            | 13.71     |             | 12.00     |            | 68.77     |
| 28       | West Bengal              |            | 18.50     |             | 0.00      |            | 0.00      |
|          | UTs                      |            |           |             |           |            |           |
| 29       | A&N Island               | 18.36      | 0.00      | 1.00        | 0.00      |            | 0.00      |
| 30       | Chandigarh               | 18.36      | 0.00      | 1.00        | 0.00      |            | 0.00      |
| 31       | Dadra &Nagar Havelli     | 18.36      | 0.00      | 1.00        | 0.00      |            | 0.00      |
| 32       | Daman &Diu               | 18.36      | 0.00      | 1.00        | 0.00      |            | 0.00      |
| 33       | Delhi                    | 18.36      | 0.00      | 1.00        | 0.00      |            | 0.00      |
| 34       | Lakshdweep               | 18.36      | 0.00      | 1.00        | 0.00      |            | 0.00      |
| 35       | Puducherry               | 18.36      | 0.00      | 1.00        | 0.00      |            | 1.79      |

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