Lok Sabha Question No. 803 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-07
Subject: Targets of NH Construction
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: RAMDAS CHANDRABHANJI TADAS, PARAYAMPARANBIL KUTTAPPAN BIJU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 803 ANSWERED ON 7 TH  FEBRUARY, 2019

## TARGETS OF NH CONSTRUCTION

803. SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS: DR. P.K. BIJU:

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

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has achieved the targets of National Highways (NHs);
- (b) if  so,  the  length  of  National  Highways  in  Kilometers  constructed  during  the  last  five years;
- (c) the State and funds-wise details thereof;
- (d) the  length  of  Highways  in  Kilometers  under  construction  in  the  country  presently, particularly in the State of Maharashtra and Kerala;
- (e) the time limit set for completion of the construction; and
- (f) whether  the  Union  Government  is  likely  to  miss  the  said  targets  and  if  so,  the  details thereof and the reasons therefor and the measures taken to achieve the targets?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI MANSUKH L. MANDAVIYA)

(a) to (c) Ministry has constructed 6715 km of National Highways as on 31 st Dec, 18  against the target  of  10000 km in current financial  year 2018-19. State-wise length constructed and funds incurred in development of NHs during the last five financial year are given in Annexure-I & II.

(d) to (e) 11143 km & 705 km length of National Highways are under development in the state of    Maharashtra  and  Kerala  respectively.  Awarding  &  completion  of  Projects  is  a  continuous process and time limit for the projects are generally kept 2-3 years.

(f)  No  Madam.  Ministry  has  set  the  target  of  10000  km  against  which  6715  km  have  been completed as on 31 st Dec in FY 2018-19. To expedite completion of  NHs projects various steps are taken which include streamlining of land acquisition & environment clearances, premium rescheduling, close coordination with other Ministries, revamping of dispute resolution mechanism, frequent reviews at various levels etc. In order to ensure timely completion of the projects, regular meetings are held with project developers, State Governments and contractors at all levels.

## ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  REPLY  TO  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  803  FOR  ANSWER  ON  07.02.2019  ASKED  BY  SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS AND DR. P.K. BIJU REGARDING TARGETS OF NH CONSTRUCTION.

The State /UT-wise details of length of NHs constructed during each of the last five years

| Sr. No.   | State /           | Length completed (in km)   | Length completed (in km)   | Length completed (in km)   | Length completed (in km)   | Length completed (in km)   |
|-----------|-------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| Sr. No.   | UT                | 2013-14                    | 2014-15                    | 2015-16                    | 2016-17                    | 2017-18                    |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    | 163                        | 136                        | 462                        | 402                        | 459                        |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh | 122                        | 88                         | 80                         | 174                        | 188                        |
| 3         | Assam             | 226                        | 178                        | 87                         | 165                        | 305                        |
| 4         | Bihar             | 195                        | 115                        | 181                        | 400                        | 343                        |
| 5         | Chandigarh        | 0                          | 1                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          |
| 6         | Chhattisgarh      | 165                        | 307                        | 327                        | 483                        | 522                        |
| 7         | Delhi             | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 139                        |
| 8         | Goa               | 0                          | 0                          | 2                          | 4                          | 20                         |
| 9         | Gujarat           | 156                        | 139                        | 277                        | 86                         | 189                        |
| 10        | Haryana           | 35                         | 86                         | 170                        | 369                        | 291                        |
| 11        | Himachal Pradesh  | 30                         | 34                         | 100                        | 72                         | 135                        |
| 12        | Jammu & Kashmir   | 167                        | 57                         | 34                         | 33                         | 162                        |
| 13        | Jharkhand         | 175                        | 126                        | 119                        | 211                        | 238                        |
| 14        | Karnataka         | 50                         | 130                        | 314                        | 656                        | 769                        |
| 15        | Kerala            | 21                         | 29                         | 10                         | 46                         | 16                         |
| 16        | Madhya Pradesh    | 492                        | 335                        | 306                        | 475                        | 594                        |
| 17        | Maharashtra       | 229                        | 124                        | 324                        | 750                        | 1,338                      |
| 18        | Manipur           | 74                         | 46                         | 6                          | 4                          | 231                        |
| 19        | Meghalaya         | 303                        | 88                         | 50                         | 6                          | 48                         |
| 20        | Mizoram           | 5                          | 5                          | 15                         | 88                         | 43                         |
| 21        | Nagaland          | 0                          | 13                         | 25                         | 4                          | 4                          |
| 22        | Odisha            | 246                        | 386                        | 268                        | 490                        | 554                        |
| 23        | Puducherry        | 0                          | 14                         | 22                         | 8                          | 17                         |
| 24        | Punjab            | 37                         | 115                        | 154                        | 384                        | 357                        |
| 25        | Rajasthan         | 434                        | 853                        | 1,063                      | 1,125                      | 1,074                      |
| 26        | Sikkim            | 8                          | 30                         | 0                          | 0                          | 45                         |
| 27        | Tamil Nadu        | 242                        | 58                         | 237                        | 469                        | 307                        |
| 28        | Telangana         | 0                          | 171                        | 222                        | 113                        | 161                        |
| 29        | Tripura           | 3                          | 18                         | 0                          | 42                         | 87                         |
| 30        | Uttar Pradesh     | 485                        | 542                        | 669                        | 584                        | 695                        |
| 31        | Uttarakhand       | 6                          | 49                         | 335                        | 204                        | 256                        |
| 32        | West Bengal       | 190                        | 138                        | 203                        | 386                        | 222                        |
| 33        | A&N Islands       | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 21                         |
| Total     | Total             | 4,260                      | 4,410                      | 6,061                      | 8,231                      | 9,829                      |

## Annexure -II

ANNEXURE REFERRED  TO  IN  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  REPLY  TO  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  803  FOR  ANSWER  ON  07.02.2019  ASKED  BY  SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS AND DR. P.K. BIJU REGARDING TARGETS OF NH CONSTRUCTION.

The State /UT-wise details of funds utilized for development of NHs during each of the last five years                                                                                                    (Amount in Rs. crore)

| Sr. No.   | States/UTs/Schemes/Agency (Sl. 1 to 33 contains allocation under NH(O), NHDP-IV through State PWD, EAP, PBFF)                         | 2013-14   | 2014-15   | 2015-16.   | 2016-17   | 2017-18     |
|-----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|------------|-----------|-------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                        | 187.62    | 263.51    | 1,000.43   | 2,014.50  | 1,780.70    |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                     | 1.09      | 0.50      | 1.83       | 90.66     | 62.05       |
| 3         | Assam                                                                                                                                 | 199.41    | 141.76    | 78.09      | 137.80    | 307.75      |
| 4         | Bihar                                                                                                                                 | 271.33    | 276.65    | 707.86     | 1,331.61  | 1,523.88    |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                          | 25.29     | 62.17     | 339.80     | 1,495.68  | 1,071.58    |
| 6         | Goa                                                                                                                                   | 20.66     | 17.72     | 119.98     | 434.51    | 527.48      |
| 7         | Gujarat                                                                                                                               | 140.91    | 206.96    | 225.77     | 213.41    | 163.29      |
| 8         | Haryana                                                                                                                               | 53.51     | 60.48     | 89.85      | 161.27    | 105.17      |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                      | 99.74     | 134.57    | 139.96     | 182.14    | 305.69      |
| 10        | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                                                       | 0.00      | 0.00      | 22.86      | 23.16     | 35.44       |
| 11        | Jharkhand                                                                                                                             | 70.32     | 63.83     | 38.08      | 212.50    | 260.88      |
| 12        | Karnataka                                                                                                                             | 164.55    | 199.90    | 639.55     | 871.96    | 1,202.70    |
| 13        | Kerala                                                                                                                                | 258.84    | 67.18     | 137.65     | 237.80    | 171.74      |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                        | 150.67    | 208.50    | 928.29     | 1,558.90  | 854.79      |
| 15        | Maharashtra                                                                                                                           | 177.01    | 137.64    | 423.28     | 1,154.00  | 2,964.15    |
| 16        | Manipur                                                                                                                               | 54.39     | 32.60     | 40.00      | 18.65     | 75.47       |
| 17        | Meghalaya                                                                                                                             | 33.61     | 43.41     | 15.00      | 28.44     | 28.28       |
| 18        | Mizoram                                                                                                                               | 20.57     | 39.53     | 28.50      | 46.13     | 41.00       |
| 19        | Nagaland                                                                                                                              | 44.65     | 46.20     | 46.27      | 38.84     | 38.27       |
| 20        | Odisha                                                                                                                                | 231.51    | 291.76    | 592.24     | 951.35    | 717.08      |
| 21        | Punjab                                                                                                                                | 113.24    | 256.66    | 1,855.24   | 2,702.48  | 745.80      |
| 22        | Rajasthan                                                                                                                             | 213.85    | 107.16    | 849.56     | 1,012.99  | 886.08      |
| 23        | Sikkim                                                                                                                                | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00       | 0.00      | 5.09        |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                            | 210.24    | 119.83    | 336.47     | 640.11    | 664.48      |
| 25        | Telangana                                                                                                                             | 0.00      | 47.30     | 657.10     | 358.43    | 409.93      |
| 26        | Tripura                                                                                                                               | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00       | 2.38      | 61.00       |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                         | 284.35    | 247.37    | 1,527.74   | 1,820.85  | 1,106.96    |
| 28        | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                           | 85.90     | 169.25    | 245.69     | 314.48    | 980.14      |
| 29        | West Bengal                                                                                                                           | 134.10    | 283.50    | 811.98     | 1,223.19  | 1,184.69    |
| 30        | Andaman & Nicobar Islands                                                                                                             | 9.53      | 14.61     | 1.53       | 0.13      | 0.00        |
| 31        | Chandigarh                                                                                                                            | 0.92      | 4.95      | 0.00       | 0.69      | 5.30        |
| 32        | Delhi                                                                                                                                 | 3.67      | 0.05      | 0.00       | 0.62      | 23.01       |
| 33        | Puducherry                                                                                                                            | 10.00     | 12.73     | 18.10      | 14.28     | 13.63       |
| 34        | Other projects miscellaneous and Under NHO*                                                                                           | 707.12    | 476.42    | 443.44     | 787.79    | 210.00      |
| 35        | NHAI - Cess*                                                                                                                          |           |           | 15,420.00  | 2,326.50  | 12,429.45   |
| 36        | NHAI- Toll *                                                                                                                          | 12572.27  | 15613.42  | 6,500.00   | 7,500.00  | 8,462.14    |
| 37        | NHAI- NH(O) *                                                                                                                         |           |           | 370.27     | 5,389.02  | 3,900.00    |
| 38        | National Highways & Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd. (NHIDCL) under NH(O)*                                                 | 0.00      | 0.00      | 1.15       | 72.20     | 296.00      |
| 39        | Special Accelerated Road Development Programme for North-East Region (SARDP-NE) including Arunachal Package*                          | 3,009.27  | 2,843.33  | 4,803.07   | 4,464.71  | 4,837.77    |
| 40        | Special Programme for development of Roads In Left Wing Extremism affected Area (LWE) including Development of Vijayawada-Ranchi Road | 921.00    | 1,014.59  | 996.11     | 739.27    | 901.86      |
| 41        | Externally Aided Projects - Head Quarters#                                                                                            | 0.00      | 251.14    | 9.25       | 56.72     | 283.41      |
|           | Sub- Total                                                                                                                            | 20,581.16 | 23,757.33 | 40,461.99  | 40,630.15 | 49,644.13   |
| 42        | IEBR / Borrowings by NHAI                                                                                                             | 7,942.13  | 3,343.40  | 23,281.00  | 33,118.00 | 50,533.00   |
|           | Grand Total                                                                                                                           | 28,523.29 | 27,100.73 | 63,742.99  | 73,748.15 | 1,00,177.13 |