Lok Sabha Question No. 2506 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-16
Subject: Extension of NHs
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: DILIP PATEL, RAMA DEVI, AJAY (TENI) MISRA, PROF. RAM SHANKAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2506

ANSWERED ON  16 TH   MARCH, 2017

## EXTENSION OF NHS

## 2506. SHRI DILIP PATEL:

SHRIMATI RAMA DEVI:

SHRI AJAY MISRA TENI:

DR. RAM SHANKAR KATHERIA:

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

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the length of National Highways has been extended during the last two years and the  current  year,  if  so,  the  length  in  kilometers  extended  as  on  date  along  with  the sanctioned highways during 2016-17, State-wise;
- (b) the names of the places at which the project of extension of national highways work is being implemented at present along with the sanctioned new highways, State/UT-wise;
- (c) the kilometers targeted to be extended in the next three years;
- (d) whether non-achievement of fixed target  is  adversely  affecting  the  development  of  the country;
- (e) if  so,  the  action  taken/proposed  against  the  contractors/officers  responsible  for  not achieving the targets; and
- (f) the outcome of the said action?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

(a) Yes Madam. The length of National Highways (NHs) developed during the last two years and current  year  as  on  Feb  2017  is  17075  km.  The  details  of  new  proposals  sanctioned  for  the development of NHs is given at Annexure.

(b)  to  (f)  Development  and  maintenance  of  NHs  in  the  country  is  a  continuous  process.  The targets are fixed on yearly basis for the development of NHs. The target for construction of NHs during the current financial year is 15000 km and achievement is 6604 km till Feb 2017. The development  process  become  slow  due  to  non-achievement  of  target.  The  actions  are  taken against  the  contractor  as  per  the  contract  agreement  and  this  compels  them  to  take  necessary action for speeding up the construction of NHs.

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  2506  ANSWERED  ON  16.03.2017  ASKED  BY  SHRI  DILIP  PATEL, SHRIMATI  RAMA  DEVI,  SHRI  AJAY  MISRA  TENI  AND  DR.  RAM  SHANKAR KATHERIA REGARDING EXTENSION OF NHS.

The Details of the new proposals sanctioned for the development of National highways during the current financial year as on Feb 2017

| S No   | States/Uts        | Sanctioned   | Sanctioned   |
|--------|-------------------|--------------|--------------|
| S No   | States/Uts        | Nos          | Amount (Cr)  |
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh    | 15           | 2386.66      |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh | 3            | 342.00       |
| 3      | Assam             | 15           | 770.00       |
| 4      | Bihar             | 10           | 610.01       |
| 5      | Chandigarh        | 2            | 8.84         |
| 6      | Chhattisgarh      | 6            | 587.37       |
| 7      | Goa               | 8            | 214.76       |
| 8      | Gujarat           | 7            | 237.65       |
| 9      | Haryana           | 11           | 237.35       |
| 10     | Himachal Pradesh  | 15           | 347.25       |
| 12     | Jharkhand         | 13           | 527.17       |
| 13     | Karnataka         | 39           | 2623.04      |
| 14     | Kerala            | 6            | 725.81       |
| 15     | Madhya Pradesh    | 6            | 1145.98      |
| 16     | Maharashtra       | 131          | 26769.00     |
| 17     | Manipur           | 15           | 1028.53      |
| 18     | Meghalaya         | 7            | 53.04        |
| 19     | Mizoram           | 17           | 323.16       |
| 20     | Nagaland          | 8            | 1072.27      |
| 21     | Odisha            | 6            | 1197.52      |
| 22     | Puducherry        | 4            | 27.23        |
| 23     | Punjab            | 23           | 337.31       |
| 24     | Rajasthan         | 66           | 786.80       |
| 25     | Tamil Nadu        | 31           | 272.08       |
| 26     | Telangana         | 11           | 2077.67      |
| 27     | Uttar Pradesh     | 10           | 2006.87      |
| 28     | Uttarakhand       | 25           | 5877.93      |
| 29     | West Bengal       | 10           | 670.94       |