Lok Sabha Question No. 2099 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-04
Subject: Investment in Transport Sector
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Balashowry Vallabbhaneni

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2099

## ANSWERED ON 4 TH  JULY, 2019

## INVESTMENT IN TRANSPORT SECTOR

## 2099.  SHRI BALASHOWRY VALLABHANENI:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is planning to invest Rs. 30 lakh crores in transport sector in the coming five years;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) the extent to which it is likely to create employment opportunities and economic growth;

(d) whether a part of this investment would also go to inter-linking of rivers; and

(e)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  name  of  rivers  likely  to  be  linked  in  Andhra Pradesh?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

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

The  Cabinet  Committee  on  Economic  Affairs  (CCEA)  approved  the  proposal  for investment approval of Rs. 6,92,324 crore for Phase-I of 'Bharatmala Pariyojana' and other ongoing Central Road Sector schemes during its meeting held on 24.10.2017. 'Bharatmala Pariyojana' Phase-I includes development of about 9,000 km length of Economic corridors, about 6,000 km length of Inter-corridor and feeder roads, about 5,000 km length of National Corridors  Efficiency  improvements,  about  2,000  km  length  of  Border  and  International connectivity roads, about 2,000 km length of Coastal and port connectivity roads, about 800 km length of Expressways and balance length of about 10,000 km of roads under National Highways Development Project (NHDP). The programme is targeted for completion in 20212022.

The  direct  and  indirect  employment  generation  potential  of  Phase-I  of  Bharatmala Pariyojana  and  other  NH  /  road  development  Schemes  under  Central  Roads  Sector  is tentatively  estimated  to  be  about  346.80  crore  man-days  upto  2021-22  as  per  following details:-

| Type of Employment   | Estimated man-days generated per lane km   |   Total Estimated Employment (in crore man-days) |
|----------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| Direct               | 4,800                                      |                                            154.1 |
| Indirect             | 6,000                                      |                                            192.7 |
| Total                | 10,800                                     |                                            346.8 |

(d) and (e) This Ministry is not concerned with inter-linking of rivers.

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