Lok Sabha Question No. 244 (STARRED), answered on 2019-12-05
Subject: Conversion of NHs into Four and Six Lanes
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Jugal Kishore Sharma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 244

ANSWERED ON 05 TH  DECEMBER, 2019

## CONVERSION OF NHS INTO FOUR AND SIX LANES

## *244.  SHRI JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA:

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

be pleased to state:

- (a) the length of stretches of the National Highways (NHs) targeted to be converted into four lane and six lane during the year 2019-20, State-wise;
- (b) the length of highways converted into four lane and six lane till now, State/stretchwise;
- (c) the time by which the remaining work thereon is likely to be completed;
- (d) the funds allocated by the Union Government to various States for this purpose and the amount of funds utilized so far, State-wise; and
- (e) the length of stretches of the highways likely to be converted into four lane and six lane in the coming years, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

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

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 244 ON 5 TH  DECEMBER, 2019 ASKED BY SHRI JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA REGARDING ' CONVERSION OF NHS INTO FOUR AND SIX LANES'

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- (a) to (c) The  target  for  construction  of  National  Highways  in  the  year  2019-20  is  about 11,000 km in the entire country. Out of which, targets for construction of 4-lane and 6/8-lane  National  Highways  in  the  year  2019-20  are  2990  km  and  570  km respectively.  The state-wise length of highways converted into 4-lane and 6/8- lane in the year 2019-20 (up to October, 2019), is at Annexure-I . The various works for development  of  National  Highways  are  targeted  for  scheduled  completion  from appointed date.
- (d) & (e)  The details of fund allocated and amount utilized (i.e. expenditure up to September, 2019) for development of National Highways in the year 2019-20 are provided at Annexure-II .  Development  of  road  stretches  under  various  schemes  is  taken  up post  finalisation  of  alignment  (greenfield/  or  brownfield),  cost  estimates,  land acquisition  requirement  etc.  based  on  outcome  of  Detailed  Project  Report  (DPR)/ Feasibility Study with due consideration to traffic density, up-gradation requirements,  lane  configuration  (i.e.  2-lane/4-lane/6-lane  etc.),  Right  of  Way (ROW) determination, project viability, inter-se-priority and availability of funds.

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 244 ON 5 TH  DECEMBER, 2019 ASKED BY SHRI JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA REGARDING ' CONVERSION OF NHS INTO FOUR AND SIX LANES'

The state-wise length of highways converted into 4-lane and 6/8- lane in the year 2019-20 (up to October, 2019):

| Sr. No.   | State/ UT               |   4-lane (Length in km) |   6/8-lane (Length in km) |
|-----------|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh          |                      30 |                     48.34 |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh       |                       2 |                      0    |
| 3         | Assam                   |                       6 |                      0    |
| 4         | Bihar                   |                      22 |                      2.03 |
| 5         | Chandigarh              |                       0 |                      0    |
| 6         | Chhattisgarh            |                      11 |                      0    |
| 7         | Delhi                   |                       0 |                      0    |
| 8         | Goa                     |                      17 |                      0    |
| 9         | Gujarat                 |                      38 |                      3.96 |
| 10        | Haryana                 |                      29 |                      0    |
| 11        | Himachal Pradesh        |                      10 |                      0    |
| 12        | Jammu &Kashmir / Ladakh |                       5 |                      0    |
| 13        | Jharkhand               |                      23 |                     11    |
| 14        | Karnataka               |                      74 |                     31    |
| 15        | Kerala                  |                       4 |                      0    |
| 16        | Madhya Pradesh          |                     179 |                      0.1  |
| 17        | Maharashtra             |                     286 |                     10.61 |
| 18        | Manipur                 |                       0 |                      0    |
| 19        | Meghalaya               |                       0 |                      0    |
| 20        | Mizoram                 |                       0 |                      0    |
| 21        | Nagaland                |                      10 |                      0    |
| 22        | Odisha                  |                      80 |                      8    |
| 23        | Puducherry              |                       0 |                      0    |
| 24        | Punjab                  |                      45 |                      0    |
| 25        | Rajasthan               |                      27 |                     76.8  |
| 26        | Sikkim                  |                       0 |                      0    |
| 27        | Tamil Nadu              |                      54 |                      0    |
| 28        | Telangana               |                      24 |                      0    |
| 29        | Tripura                 |                       0 |                      0    |
| 30        | Uttar Pradesh           |                     193 |                     39.57 |
| 31        | Uttarakhand             |                      21 |                      0    |
| 32        | West Bengal             |                      42 |                      0    |
| 33        | A&N Islands             |                       0 |                      0    |
|           | Total                   |                    1232 |                    231.41 |

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (d)  &  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 244 ON 5 TH  DECEMBER, 2019 ASKED BY SHRI JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA REGARDING ' CONVERSION OF NHS INTO FOUR AND SIX LANES'

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Details  of  fund  allocated  and  amount  utilized  (i.e.  expenditure  up  to  September,  2019)  for development of National Highways in the year 2019-20

|         |                                                   | Amount (Rs. in Crores)   | Amount (Rs. in Crores)   |
|---------|---------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
| Sr. no. | States / UTs / Schemes / Agency                   | Allocation               | Expenditure              |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh                                    | 1,739                    | 1,257                    |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh                                 | 70                       | 37                       |
| 3       | Assam                                             | 390                      | 0                        |
| 4       | Bihar                                             | 1,795                    | 924                      |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh                                      | 700                      | 330                      |
| 6       | Goa                                               | 997                      | 578                      |
| 7       | Gujarat                                           | 457                      | 289                      |
| 8       | Haryana                                           | 103                      | 69                       |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh                                  | 155                      | 41                       |
| 10      | Jammu &Kashmir/ Ladakh                            | 46                       | 8                        |
| 11      | Jharkhand                                         | 143                      | 110                      |
| 12      | Karnataka                                         | 1,271                    | 778                      |
| 13      | Kerala                                            | 263                      | 212                      |
| 14      | Madhya Pradesh                                    | 2,185                    | 1,511                    |
| 15      | Maharashtra                                       | 9,718                    | 6,885                    |
| 16      | Manipur                                           | 300                      | 0                        |
| 17      | Meghalaya                                         | 55                       | 10                       |
| 18      | Mizoram                                           | 120                      | 48                       |
| 19      | Nagaland                                          | 405                      | 194                      |
| 20      | Odisha                                            | 410                      | 281                      |
| 21      | Punjab                                            | 798                      | 482                      |
| 22      | Rajasthan                                         | 887                      | 548                      |
| 23      | Sikkim                                            | 0                        | 0                        |
| 24      | Tamil Nadu                                        | 478                      | 248                      |
| 25      | Telangana                                         | 1,398                    | 935                      |
| 26      | Tripura                                           | 65                       | 32                       |
| 27      | Uttar Pradesh                                     | 1,695                    | 1,126                    |
| 28      | Uttarakhand                                       | 878                      | 606                      |
| 29      | West Bengal                                       | 748                      | 553                      |
| 30      | Andaman &Nicobar Islands                          | 0                        | 0                        |
| 31      | Chandigarh                                        | 5                        | 0                        |
| 32      | Delhi                                             | 3                        | 0                        |
| 33      | Puducherry                                        | 2                        | 1                        |
| 34      | Other projects under NH(O)                        | 4                        | 5                        |
| 35      | National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)- Cess | 11,091                   | 5,782                    |
| 36      | NHAI- Toll                                        | 10,600                   | 7,950                    |
| 37      | NHAI- NH(O)                                       | 1,000                    | 1,000                    |

|         |                                                                                                                                       | Amount (Rs. in Crores)   | Amount (Rs. in Crores)   |
|---------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
| Sr. no. | States / UTs / Schemes / Agency                                                                                                       | Allocation               | Expenditure              |
| 38      | NHAI-TOT                                                                                                                              | 10,000                   | 0                        |
| 39      | National Highways &Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd. (NHIDCL) under NH(O)                                                   | 1,650                    | 1,650                    |
| 40      | Border Roads Organization (BRO)                                                                                                       | 350                      | 180                      |
| 41      | Special Accelerated Road Development Programme for North-East Region (SARDP-NE) including Arunachal Package                           | 5,370                    | 538                      |
| 42      | Special Programme for development of Roads In Left Wing Extremism affected Area (LWE) including Development of Vijayawada-Ranchi Road | 950                      | 191                      |
| 43      | Externally Aided Projects - Head Quarters, NHAI, NHIDCL                                                                               | 900                      | 607                      |
|         | Total (Budget)                                                                                                                        | 70,194                   | 35,994                   |
| 44      | IEBR / Borrowings by NHAI                                                                                                             | 75,000                   | 26,185                   |
|         | Total (Budget + IEBR)                                                                                                                 | 1,45,194                 | 62,179                   |

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