Lok Sabha Question No. 219 (STARRED), answered on 2020-03-05
Subject: Allocation of Funds to NHAI
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Prataprao Govindrao  Patil Chikhalikar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 219 ANSWERED ON 5 TH  MARCH, 2020

## ALLOCATION OF FUNDS TO NHAI

## †*219. SHRI PRATAPRAO PATIL CHIKHLIKAR:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

| सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री   | सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री                                                                            |
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| (a)                             | whether the Government has reduced the funds allocation for National Highways Authority of India (NHAI); |
| (b)                             | if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor;                                              |
| (c)                             | whether cut in the funds of NHAI has affected the roads construction work being undertaken by it;        |
| (d)                             | if so, the details thereof; and                                                                          |
| (e)                             | the funds released to NHAI during each of the last three years and the current year, State-wise?         |
|                                 | ANSWER                                                                                                   |
|                                 | THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS                                                              |
| (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)     | (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)                                                                              |
| (a) to (e)                      | A statement is laid on the Table of the House.                                                           |

STATEMENT REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  219  ANSWERED  ON  05.03.2020  ASKED  BY  SHRI PRATAPRAO  PATIL  CHIKHLIKAR  REGARDING  ALLOCATION  OF  FUNDS  TO NHAI

(a) to (e) The  Budgetary  allocation  for  Bharatmala  Pariyojana  including  Residual National  Highways  Development  Project  (NHDP)  during  2019-20  at  proposed  Revised Estimate (RE) stage has not been reduced; it has been kept at the same level as that of Budget Estimate  (BE)  stage.  Head-wise  details  of  allocations  for  NHAI  during  2019-20  BE  and proposed RE stages are as follows: -

| Amount in Rs. Crore                                                                                     |           |           |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|
| Budget Head                                                                                             | BE 19-20  | RE 19-20  |
| National Highways Authority of India- Financed from Central Road and Infrastructure Fund (Investment)   |           |           |
| (a) For National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)                                                     | 11,091.00 | 11,091.00 |
| (b) NHDP thorugh State Government                                                                       | 5,000.00  | 5,000.00  |
| Total                                                                                                   | 16,091.00 | 16,091.00 |
| National Highways Authority of India- Financed from Permanent Bridges Fee Fund (Investment)             | 10,600.00 | 10,600.00 |
| National Highways Authority of India -Financed from Monetisation of National Highways Fund (Investment) | 10,000.00 | 10,000.00 |
| Total                                                                                                   | 36,691.00 | 36,691.00 |

Apart from the above, NHAI has been authrosied to raise Rs. 75,000 crore as Internal and Extra Budgetary Resources (IEBR) through Market Borrowings during 2019-20.

The Year-wise funds released for NHAI during last three years and current year for various schemes including Bharatmala Pariyojana and NHDP are as follows: -

| Amount in Rs. Crore                                                                                     | Amount in Rs. Crore   | Amount in Rs. Crore   | Amount in Rs. Crore   | Amount in Rs. Crore   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
| Budget Head                                                                                             | 2016-17               | 2017-18               | 2018-19               | 2019-20 (till date)   |
| National Highways Authrotiy of India - Financed from Central Road and Infrastructure Fund (Investment)  | 2,326.50              | 12,429.45*            | 11,569.00             | 10,091.00             |
| CRF/ CRIF Cess under NH(O)                                                                              | 5,389.02              | 3,900.00              | -                     | 1,000.00              |
| National Highways Authrotiy of India- Financed from Permanent Bridges Fee Fund (Investment)             | 7,500.00              | 8,462.14              | 9,570.13              | 10,600.00             |
| National Highways Authrotiy of India- Financed from Monetisation of National Highways Fund (Investment) | -                     | -                     | 9,681.50              | 5,000.00              |
| Externally Aided Projects                                                                               | -                     | 186.00                | 29.00                 | 128.00                |
| Economic Important and Inter State Connectivity Schemes (EI&ISC) Scheme                                 | 390.00                | 120.00                | -                     | -                     |
| Maintenance & Repair of NHs                                                                             | 100.00                | 575.00                | 272.19                | 100.00                |
| Swacchhta Activities                                                                                    | -                     | 72.60                 | 100.00                | -                     |
| Total                                                                                                   | 15,705.52             | 25,745.19             | 31,221.82             | 26,919.00             |

Further,  the  year-wise  details  of  funds  raised  by  NHAI  as  Internal  and  Extra Budgetary Resources (IEBR) since 2016-17 are as follows: -

|              |        |        |        | Amount in Rs. Crore   |
|--------------|--------|--------|--------|-----------------------|
| IEBR of NHAI | 33,118 | 50,533 | 61,217 | 48,682                |

However, the Ministry does not allocate State-wise funds to NHAI.

The Year-wise details of lengths of roads/ NHs completed by NHAI during 2017-18 to 2019-20 are as follows: -

| Year                                   | Length completed (in km)   |
|----------------------------------------|----------------------------|
| 2017-18                                | 3,070                      |
| 2018-19                                | 3,380                      |
| 2018-19 (Achievements upto 31.01.2019) | 2,316                      |
| 2019-20 (Achievements upto 31.01.2020) | 2,888                      |

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