Lok Sabha Question No. 250 (STARRED), answered on 2019-12-05
Subject: Maintenance of NHs
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Rama Devi, Pashupati Nath Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO . 250

ANSWERED ON 5 TH  DECEMBER, 2019

## MAINTENANCE OF NHS

†*250. SHRIMATI RAMA DEVI:

## SHRI PASHUPATI NATH SINGH:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Ministry of Finance is providing only 40 per cent of the funds required for maintenance and repair of the National Highways (NHs) in the country;
- (b) if so, whether his Ministry has held any discussion with the Ministry of Finance in this regard and if so, the details and the outcome thereof;
- (c) the funds received from the Ministry of Finance for maintenance and repair of NHs during the last three years and the current year; and
- (d) the funds spent by his Ministry for the purpose during the said period?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) to (d) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 250 FOR ANSWER ON 05.12.2019 ASKED BY SHRIMATI RAMA DEVI AND SHRI PASHUPATI NATH SINGH REGARDING MAINTENANCE OF NHS

(a) and (b) The development and maintenance of National Highways (NHs) is a continuous process.  The  works  are  accordingly  taken  up  on  NHs  from  time  to  time  as  per  inter-sepriority, traffic density and availability of funds to keep the NHs in traffic worthy conditions.

The  inter-se  priority  for  carrying  out  Maintenance  and  Repair  (M&R)  of  NHs generally  depends  upon  nature  and  extent  of  damages,  overall  condition  of  NH  stretches, traffic  density,  minimum  works  required  to  be  undertaken  to  ensure  traffic  worthiness  of NHs,  the  NH  stretches  under  Defect  Liability  Period  (DLP)  obligation  or  stretches  under Build,  Operate  and  Transfer  (BOT)/  Hybrid  Annuity  Mode  (HAM)/  Operate,  Maintenance and Transfer (OMT) Concessions, ongoing works on NHs, status of action taken up for new developmental works, availability of funds, etc.

The estimation of fund requirement for M&R of NHs is made on the basis of  'Report of  the  Committee  on  Norms  for  Maintenance  of  Roads  in  India'  published  by  the  Indian Roads Congress in 2001.

Usually, the Annual Outlay earmarked for M&R of NHs have been about 35% to 45% of the estimated requirement of funds as per the Ministry's Norms. Efforts are made to keep the  NHs  in  traffic  worthiness  within  available  resources  as  per  inter-se  priority  and  traffic density.

The Ministry has been taking up the matter of enhancing the allocation for M&R of NHs with the Ministry of Finance from time to time.

(c) and (d) The allocation of funds for M&R of NHs and the expenditure incurred during last three years and current year is as follows:-

| Amount in Rs. crore   | Amount in Rs. crore   | Amount in Rs. crore   |
|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
| Year                  | Allocation            | Expenditure           |
| (1)                   | (2)                   | (3)                   |
| 2016-17               | 2,846.68              | 2,502.99              |
| 2017-18               | 2,966.75              | 2,654.78              |
| 2018-19               | 2,531.18              | 1,697.17              |
| 2019-20               | 3,000.00              | 644.24*               |
| *Up-to October, 2019  | *Up-to October, 2019  | *Up-to October, 2019  |