Lok Sabha Question No. 1604 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-24
Subject: Inter-State National Highways
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: JITENDRA CHAUDHURY, R. PARTHIPAN, PARVATAGOUDA CHANDANAGOUDA GADDIGOUDAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1604 ANSWERED ON 24 TH  NOVEMBER, 2016

## INTER-STATE NATIONAL HIGHWAYS

1604.  SHRI JITENDRA CHAUDHURY: SHRI R. PARTHIPAN: SHRI P.C. GADDIGOUDAR:

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

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  set  any  target  for  construction  of  highways  of  economic importance roads, inter-State connectivity roads in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise and funds earmarked for the purpose and the progress made in this regard; and
- (c) whether the inter-State National Highway are in motorable condition during all seasons of the year, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

(a) to (c)   No Madam. Highways of economic importance roads & Inter-state Connectivity roads are  developed  and  kept  in  traffic  worthy  condition  by  their  respective  states  through  funds provided  by  the  Ministry  as  per  the  provision  of  the  CRF  Act  2000  as  amended  by  the amendment through Finance Act from time to time and the relevant rules. The state-wise details of  allocation  made  and  the  expenditure  incurred  up  to  October,  2016  for  the  year  2016-17  is annexed.

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1604  ANSWERED  ON  24.11.2016  ASKED  BY  SHRI JITENDRA  CHAUDHURY,  SHRI  R.  PARTHIPAN  AND  SHRI  P.C.  GADDIGOUDAR REGARDING INTER-STATE NATIONAL HIGHWAYS.

Details of funds allocated and Expenditure incurred on Highways of economic importance roads & Inter-state Connectivity roads as on October in 2016-17

| S .No.   | State/Uts         | Allocation (Cr)   | Expenditure (Cr)   |
|----------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    | 8                 | 8                  |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh | 22                | 6.36               |
| 3        | Assam             | 19.5              | 2.81               |
| 4        | Bihar             | 8.63              | 0                  |
| 5        | Goa               | 1.61              | 0.93               |
| 6        | Gujarat           | 5.5               | 0                  |
| 7        | Haryana           | 20.5              | 0                  |
| 8        | Hlm.Pradesh       | 32                | 8.79               |
| 9        | J&K               | 61.5              | 0                  |
| 10       | Jharkhand         | 16                | 10.19              |
| 11       | Karnataka         | 30                | 12.13              |
| 12       | Maharashtra       | 26                | 21.96              |
| 13       | Manipur           | 17.5              | 10.71              |
| 14       | Meghalaya         | 22                | 0                  |
| 15       | Mizoram           | 8.5               | 0                  |
| 16       | Nagaland          | 102               | 8.16               |
| 17       | NHAI              | 110               | 110                |
| 18       | Orissa            | 52                | 19.71              |
| 19       | Puducherry        | 0.5               | 0                  |
| 20       | Punjab            | 4.08              | 0.44               |
| 21       | Rajasthan         | 22.5              | 5.22               |
| 22       | Sikkim            | 29.5              | 0                  |
| 23       | Tamil Nadu        | 63                | 14.98              |
| 24       | Telangana         | 13.5              | 2.79               |
| 25       | Tripura           | 0.72              | 0                  |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh     | 134               | 0.69               |
| 27       | Uttarakhand       | 0.5               | 0                  |
| 28       | W. Bengal         | 20.5              | 0.07               |
| 29       | Reserve           | 34.29             | 0                  |
|          |                   | 886.33            | 243.94             |
|          | Total             |                   |                    |

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