Lok Sabha Question No. 1687 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-28
Subject: National Highway Projects
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Nihal Chand Chauhan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1687

ANSWERED ON 28 th  NOVEMBER, 2019

## NATIONAL HIGHWAY PROJECTS

## 1687. SHRI NIHAL CHAND:

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

be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of National Highways constructed in the country, State/UT-wise including Rajasthan during the last two years;
- (b) the funds allocated and utilised for these projects so far along with the funds remaining unutilised as on date; and
- (c) whether the Government has received any proposal from the Government of Rajasthan to declare National Highways in the State and if so, the details thereof along with the action taken?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) & (b) The details of National Highways (NHs) constructed in the country, State/UT-wise, including  Rajasthan,  during  the  last  two  years  and  the  funds  allocated  and  utilized  for these projects are at Annexure.
- (c) Yes, Sir. The Government has received proposals to declare 53 stretches aggregating total length  of  5313  km  as  National  Highways  in  the  State  of  Rajasthan.  The  Ministry  has declared  3  stretches  with  length  of  541  km  as  NHs  and  has  accorded  'in-principle' approval  for  50  stretches  for  consideration  for  declaration  as  new  National  Highways depending upon the outcome of Detailed Project Report (DPR). However, the Government is in the process of framing revised guidelines for declaration of State Roads as National Highways based on the inter-se priority, traffic density and availability of funds.

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (A) AND (B) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1687 FOR ANSWER ON 28 TH  NOVEMBER, 2019 ASKED BY SHRI NIHAL CHAND REGARDING 'NATIONAL HIGHWAY PROJECTS'.

- (a)  Length  of  National  Highways  constructed  in  the  country,  State/UT-wise  during  last  two years:-

| Sl.   |                   | Length inKm   | Length inKm   |
|-------|-------------------|---------------|---------------|
| No.   | States / UTs      | 2017-18       | 2018-19       |
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh    | 459           | 438           |
| 2     | Arunachal Pradesh | 188           | 157           |
| 3     | Assam             | 305           | 323           |
| 4     | Bihar             | 343           | 333           |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh      | 0             | 0             |
| 6     | Goa               | 522           | 397           |
| 7     | Gujarat           | 139           | 42            |
| 8     | Haryana           | 20            | 11            |
| 9     | Himachal Pradesh  | 189           | 303           |
| 10    | Jammu &Kashmir    | 291           | 226           |
| 11    | Jharkhand         | 135           | 157           |
| 12    | Karnataka         | 162           | 95            |
| 13    | Kerala            | 238           | 287           |
| 14    | Madhya Pradesh    | 769           | 779           |
| 15    | Maharashtra       | 16            | 121           |
| 16    | Manipur           | 594           | 829           |
| 17    | Meghalaya         | 1,338         | 2,293         |
| 18    | Mizoram           | 231           | 318           |
| 19    | Nagaland          | 48            | 13            |
| 20    | Odisha            | 43            | 59            |
| 21    | Punjab            | 4             | 34            |
| 22    | Rajasthan         | 554           | 534           |
| 23    | Sikkim            | 17            | 12            |
| 24    | Tamil Nadu        | 357           | 209           |
| 25    | Telangana         | 1,074         | 728           |
| 26    | Tripura           | 45            | 83            |

| Sl. No.   | States / UTs             | Length inKm   | Length inKm   |
|-----------|--------------------------|---------------|---------------|
| Sl. No.   | States / UTs             | 2017-18       | 2018-19       |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh            | 307           | 356           |
| 28        | Uttarakhand              | 161           | 370           |
| 29        | West Bengal              | 87            | 41            |
| 30        | Andaman &Nicobar Islands | 695           | 882           |
| 31        | Chandigarh               | 256           | 237           |
| 32        | Delhi                    | 222           | 127           |
| 33        | Puducherry               | 21            | 61            |
|           | Total                    | 9,829         | 10,855        |

(b)  The funds allocated and utilised for Development and Maintenance of National Highways during the last two years and the current year:-

| Amount in Rs. Crore   | Amount in Rs. Crore    | Amount in Rs. Crore   | Amount in Rs. Crore   | Amount in Rs. Crore   | Amount in Rs. Crore   | Amount in Rs. Crore   | Amount in Rs. Crore   |
|-----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
| Sl.                   | States / UTs / Schemes | 2017-18               | 2017-18               | 2018-19               | 2018-19               | 2019-20               | 2019-20               |
| No.                   | / Agency               | Alloc.*               | Expd.**               | Alloc.                | Expd.                 | Alloc.                | Expd.                 |
| 1                     | Development            | 1,09,439              | 1,00,178              | 1,29,583              | 1,27,993              | 1,45,194              | 62,179                |
| 2                     | Maintenance            | 2,967                 | 2,655                 | 2,331                 | 1,697                 | 1,614                 | 529                   |
|                       | Total                  | 1,12,406              | 1,02,833              | 1,31,914              | 1,29,690              | 1,46,808              | 62,708                |

*Alloc. - Allocation, **Expd. - Expenditure upto Sept, 2019

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