Lok Sabha Question No. 4286 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-18
Subject: Funds for Maintenance of NHs
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Chandeshwar Prasad

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4286

ANSWERED ON 18 TH  JULY, 2019

## FUNDS FOR MAINTENANCE OF NHs

## 4286.  SHRI CHANDESHWAR PRASAD:

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

be pleased to state:

- (a) the  funds  allocated  by  the  Union  Government  to  various  States  including  Bihar  for maintenance of National Highways (NHs) during the last two years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the details of the work  undertaken by the Government of Bihar  in this direction along with the funds utilised by it during the said period; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Union Government for adequate utilisation of the said funds?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The  funds  allocated  by  the  Union  Government  to  various  States  including  Bihar  for maintenance of National Highways (NHs) during the last two years and the current year, State/UT-wise is annexed.
- (b) The works under periodical  renewal, flood damage repairs and ordinary repairs have been undertaken by Government of Bihar and funds of Rs. 97.29 Crore, Rs. 20.92 Crore and Rs. 0.02  Crore  have  been  utilized  during  2017-18,  2018-19  and  2019  -20  (till  May,  2019) respectively.
- (c) Quarterly critical review meetings are taken up by the Union Government at various levels for  adequate  utilization  of  the  above  said  funds.  Besides  this,  Regional  Officers  of  this Ministry  placed  in  various  states  for  regular  inspection  and  monitoring  the  proper utilization of funds.

## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4286 ANSWERED ON 18.07.2019 ASKED BY SHRI CHANDESHWAR PRASAD REGARDING FUNDS FOR MAINTENANCE OF NHs

The State/UT-wise details of funds allocated/utilized for maintenance of NHs during the last two years and the current year

(Rs. in Crore)

|   Sl. No. | States/UTs/Agency                            |   2017-18 Allocation |   2018-19 Allocation |   2019-20 Allocation |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh                               |                83.52 |                87.98 |                39.39 |
|         2 | Arunachal Pradesh                            |                42.67 |                34.1  |                13.58 |
|         3 | Assam                                        |               122.63 |                48.33 |                33.55 |
|         4 | Bihar                                        |               121.68 |                38.86 |                24.71 |
|         5 | Chhattisgarh                                 |                28.17 |                28.59 |                12.39 |
|         6 | Goa                                          |                21.6  |                 8.1  |                 4.4  |
|         7 | Gujarat                                      |                65.19 |                80.3  |                23.6  |
|         8 | Haryana                                      |                40.38 |                 0.8  |                11    |
|         9 | Himachal Pradesh                             |                79.02 |                55.45 |                20.9  |
|        10 | Jammu &Kashmir                               |                12.95 |                33.48 |                 5.3  |
|        11 | Jharkhand                                    |                65.48 |                44.31 |                18.13 |
|        12 | Karnataka                                    |               126.78 |                66.21 |                18.93 |
|        13 | Kerala                                       |               113.99 |                81.95 |                52.11 |
|        14 | Madhya Pradesh                               |                75.37 |                40.59 |                18    |
|        15 | Maharashtra                                  |               225.75 |               387.9  |               226.8  |
|        16 | Manipur                                      |                23.06 |                34.94 |                15.94 |
|        17 | Meghalaya                                    |               107.6  |               121.29 |                64.41 |
|        18 | Mizoram                                      |               125.93 |               158.98 |                84.67 |
|        19 | Nagaland                                     |                55.32 |                63.33 |                33.37 |
|        20 | Odisha                                       |                34.81 |                43.24 |                12.21 |
|        21 | Punjab                                       |                38    |                33.2  |                20.2  |
|        22 | Rajasthan                                    |                69.78 |                52.73 |                22.7  |
|        23 | Sikkim                                       |                 4.13 |                16    |                 6.64 |
|        24 | Tamil Nadu                                   |                74.39 |                52.77 |                21.92 |
|        25 | Telangana                                    |                54.36 |                37.34 |                 8.46 |
|        26 | Tripura                                      |                40.65 |                47.94 |                21.85 |
|        27 | Uttar Pradesh                                |                88.53 |                73.07 |                29.47 |
|        28 | Uttarakhand                                  |                31.98 |                38.06 |                12.02 |
|        29 | West Bengal                                  |                60.78 |                32.27 |                 7.55 |
|        30 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands                    |                 0    |                 0    |                 0    |
|        31 | Chandigarh                                   |                 1.26 |                 0.1  |                 0.3  |
|        32 | Dadar &Nagar Haveli                          |                 0.11 |                 0.1  |                 0.3  |
|        33 | Daman &Diu                                   |                 0.07 |                 0.1  |                 0.3  |
|        34 | Delhi                                        |                 0.98 |                 0.5  |                 0.9  |
|        35 | Puducherry                                   |                 1.14 |                 1.08 |                 1.1  |
|        36 | National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)* |               575    |               272.19 |                50    |

|         |                                                                          | 2017-18    | 2018-19    | 2019-20    |
|---------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|------------|------------|
| Sl. No. | States/UTs/Agency                                                        | Allocation | Allocation | Allocation |
| 37      | National Highways& Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd. (NHIDCL)* | 125.00     | 100.00     | 25.00      |
| 38      | Border Roads Organization (BRO) *                                        | 135.00     | 115.00     | 25.00      |
| 39      | Bridge Management System                                                 | 2.69       |            |            |

*-State/UT wise allocation not made.

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