Lok Sabha Question No. 1591 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-24
Subject: Maintenance of National Highways
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: UDAY PRATAP SINGH, M. CHANDRAKASI, KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR, PRATAPRAO GANPATRAO JADHAV, SADASHIV KISAN LOKHANDE, CHANDRAKANT BHAURAO KHAIRE, ARJUNLAL MEENA, LAXMAN GILUWA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1591 ANSWERED ON 24 TH  NOVEMBER, 2016

## MAINTENANCE OF NATIONAL HIGHWAYS

## 1591.   SHRI UDAY PRATAP SINGH:

SHRI M. CHANDRAKASI:

SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR:

SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV:

SHRI SADASHIV LOKHANDE:

SHRI CHANDRAKANT KHAIRE:

SHRI ARJUN LAL MEENA:

SHRI LAXMAN GILUWA:

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

be pleased to state:

- (a) the total length of completed NH roads under use in the country as on date;
- (b) whether the Government has received proposal for repairing of National Highways, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the funds allocated, released and expenditure incurred by National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) for the maintenance of National Highways in the country during each of the last three years;
- (d) whether maintenance and repairing has been awarded to private companies/agency(ies) and performance reviewed on regular intervals, if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether the manpower resources and the institutional mechanism available in States/UTs are proposed to be sought for maintenance of National Highways in the country, 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) The total length of National Highways roads in the country as on October 2016-17 is    103613 km.

(b) 201 nos. of proposals amounting to Rs 1351.16 Cr have been received for  repairing of National Highways in the country in the current financial year 2016-17.

(c)  Details of fund received & expenditure made on maintenance of National Highways by National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) during last three years is as under :

| Year    |   Fund Allocated (Cr) |   Expenditure incurred (Cr)* |
|---------|-----------------------|------------------------------|
| 2013-14 |                 72.05 |                       461.03 |
| 2014-15 |                100    |                      1075.2  |
| 2015-16 |                100    |                      1296.61 |

* Note:- Extra amount is made available by NHAI earnings like toll, etc.

(d)  Repair  &  maintenance  is  carried  out  by  Operation  &  Maintenance  contractors/BOT  concessionaires.  In stretches under implementation, the maintenance is carried out by the contractor/concessionaire as part of their obligations in the contract.  Stretches entrusted to NHAI but where work is yet to start are maintained either directly  by  NHAI  or  through  state  PWD. Where  concessionaire  fails  to  repair  roads  as  per  concession agreement,  NHAI  undertakes  repairing  work  at  risk  and  cost  of  the  concessionaire.  The  performance  of  the agencies are monitored as per provisions in the Contract Agreement.

(e) No Madam. The sufficient manpower resources are available with State PWD and NHAI for maintenance of highways .

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