Lok Sabha Question No. 1547 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-26
Subject: Delayed Road Development Projects
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: RAOSAHEB PATIL DANVE, JYOTIRADITYA MADHAVRAO SCINDIA

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether a number of road development projects have been delayed or stopped in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor indicating the number of projects delayed, Statewise and scheme-wise;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  steps  to  fast  track  completion  of  the  road  development projects and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether poor financial condition of developers and lack of due diligence by the banks providing loans for the projects have delayed the projects and resulted in losses to banks;
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the corrective measures taken in this regard;
- (f) whether the Government has detected any fault on part of the Government agencies involved in planning and development of the projects; and
- (g) if so, the details and the corrective steps proposed in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI MANSUKH L. MANDAVIYA)

(a) to (c) The details of the delayed projects are given at Annexure-I.  National Highway projects are delayed mainly due to land acquisition, utility shifting, non-availability of soil/aggregate, poor performance of contractors, environment/forest/wildlife clearances, ROB & RUB issues with Railways, public agitation for  additional  facilities, arbitration/contractual  disputes  with  contractors  etc.  In  order  to  ensure  timely completion  of  the  projects,  regular  meetings  are  held  with  project  developers,  State  Governments  and contractors. To expedite  completion  of  these  projects various steps  are  also  taken  which  include streamlining of land acquisition & environment clearances, premium re-scheduling, close coordination with other Ministries, revamping of dispute resolution mechanism, frequent reviews at various levels etc.

(d) to (e) Banks are expected to  do due  diligence  at their end  as  per  the  Reserve  Bank  of  India  / Ministry of Finance guidelines prior to sanction of loans to developers. The following corrective measures have been taken to revive the stalled BOT (Build Operate Transfer) projects.

- I. One time fund infusion
- II. Deferment of premium
- III. Exit Policy
- IV. Streamlining the process of land acquisition.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1547

ANSWERED ON 26 TH  JULY, 2018

## DELAYED ROAD DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS

## 1547. SHRI RAOSAHEB DANVE PATIL: SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA:

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

ANNEXURE REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1547  FOR  ANSWER  ON  26.07.2018  ASKED  BY  SHRI RAOSAHEB  DANVE  PATIL  AND  SHRI  JYOTIRADITYA  M.  SCINDIA  REGARDING DELAYED ROAD DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.

Details of the Delayed projects

| S No   | State/Scheme/Agency   |   Number of Delayed Projects |
|--------|-----------------------|------------------------------|
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh        |                            2 |
| 2      | Assam                 |                           11 |
| 3      | Bihar                 |                            5 |
| 4      | Chhattisgarh          |                            7 |
| 5      | Goa                   |                            1 |
| 6      | Gujarat               |                            7 |
| 7      | Haryana               |                            1 |
| 8      | Jammu &Kashmir        |                            3 |
| 9      | Himachal Pradesh      |                            9 |
| 10     | Jharkhand             |                           11 |
| 11     | Kerala                |                            4 |
| 12     | Madhya Pradesh        |                            4 |
| 13     | Manipur               |                            1 |
| 14     | Meghalaya             |                            6 |
| 15     | Nagaland              |                            2 |
| 16     | Odisha                |                            7 |
| 17     | Punjab                |                            1 |
| 18     | Rajasthan             |                            9 |
| 19     | Tamil Nadu            |                            6 |
| 20     | Telangana             |                            3 |
| 21     | Uttar Pradesh         |                            7 |
| 22     | Uttarakhand           |                            4 |
| 23     | West Bengal           |                            7 |
| 24     | LWE                   |                           43 |
| 25     | SARDP-NE (PWD)        |                           32 |
| 26     | NHDP-IV A             |                           47 |
| 27     | VRC                   |                            5 |
| 28     | NHIIP/EAP             |                            8 |
| 29     | CHARDHAM              |                            1 |
| 30     | NHAI                  |                          138 |
| 31     | NHIDCL                |                           22 |
|        | Total                 |                          414 |

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