Lok Sabha Question No. 4367 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-19
Subject: NH Projects in Rajasthan
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Jaskaur Meena, Nihal Chand Chauhan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4367 ANSWERED ON 19 TH  MARCH, 2020

## NH PROJECTS IN RAJASTHAN

## 4367. SHRIMATI JASKAUR MEENA: SHRI NIHAL CHAND:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सडक परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

(a)  the  number  of  ongoing/pending  National  Highway  Projects  in  the  country  including Rajasthan during the last two years and the details thereof;

(b) the funds allocated and utilised for these projects so far;

(c) the target set in this regard along with the steps taken to achieve the same;

(d) whether the Union Government has received proposals from the  Government of Rajasthan to declare some roads as National Highways in the State ; and

(e) if so , the details thereof along with the steps being taken in this regard ?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## ( SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI )

(a) to (c) 1,440 sanctioned projects amounting to Rs. 5,85,582 crore having length 49,740 km are ongoing in the country, as of December 2019, which includes 63 projects amounting to Rs. 28,270 crore having length 3,820 km in the state of Rajasthan. The funds allocated & released during the last two years and current year are given at Annexure-I . Projects are given a time period of 2 to 3 years for completion.  In order  to  ensure  timely  completion  of  the  projects  and  their  subsequent  maintenance,  regular  review meetings are held in headquarter by Ministry/NHAI with Regional Officers, concessionaires /contractors. Further, various steps such as streamlining of land acquisition & environment clearances, exit for equity investors,  premium  re-scheduling,  close  coordination  with  other  Ministries,  revamping  of  dispute resolution mechanism are also taken for timely completion of projects.

(d) and (e) The Ministry keeps on receiving proposals from various State Governments/Union Territories (UTs),  etc.,  including  from  the  State  Government  of  Rajasthan  for  declaration  of  State  roads  as  new National  Highways.  Declaration  of  State  roads  as  new  National  Highways  can  be  taken  up  after finalization of the policy/guidelines which is under consideration by the Central Government depending on traffic, connectivity and techno-economic feasibility based on outcome of DPR.

## ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4367 FOR ANSWER ON 19.03.2020 ASKED BY SHRIMATI JASKAUR MEENA,SHRI NIHAL CHAND REGARDING NH PROJECTS IN RAJASTHAN

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

(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     | Andhra Pradesh                                                                        | 1,781     | 1,781     | 2,260     | 2,054     | 1,739     | 1,724     |
| 2     | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                     | 62        | 62        | 90        | 89        | 70        | 56        |
| 3     | Assam                                                                                 | 308       | 308       | 414       | 421       | 392       | 0         |
| 4     | Bihar                                                                                 | 1,690     | 1,524     | 1,598     | 1,554     | 1,798     | 1,165     |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh                                                                          | 1,108     | 1,072     | 1,831     | 1,342     | 700       | 495       |
| 6     | Goa                                                                                   | 527       | 527       | 940       | 973       | 997       | 785       |
| 7     | Gujarat                                                                               | 166       | 163       | 392       | 390       | 457       | 516       |
| 8     | Haryana                                                                               | 105       | 105       | 330       | 375       | 103       | 103       |
| 9     | Himachal Pradesh                                                                      | 307       | 306       | 351       | 328       | 155       | 90        |
| 10    | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                       | 35        | 35        | 45        | 44        | 46        | 10        |
| 11    | Jharkhand                                                                             | 261       | 261       | 320       | 320       | 143       | 155       |
| 12    | Karnataka                                                                             | 1,241     | 1,203     | 1,630     | 1,561     | 1,271     | 1,041     |
| 13    | Kerala                                                                                | 172       | 172       | 280       | 301       | 263       | 281       |
| 14    | Madhya Pradesh                                                                        | 855       | 855       | 1,665     | 1,887     | 2,185     | 2,076     |
| 15    | Maharashtra                                                                           | 2,966     | 2,964     | 7,051     | 7,445     | 9,718     | 9,217     |
| 16    | Manipur                                                                               | 76        | 75        | 260       | 260       | 300       | 0         |
| 17    | Meghalaya                                                                             | 30        | 28        | 71        | 58        | 55        | 14        |
| 18    | Mizoram                                                                               | 41        | 41        | 80        | 80        | 120       | 68        |
| 19    | Nagaland                                                                              | 38        | 38        | 200       | 200       | 405       | 302       |
| 20    | Odisha                                                                                | 708       | 717       | 790       | 774       | 410       | 383       |
| 21    | Punjab                                                                                | 746       | 746       | 786       | 808       | 798       | 772       |
| 22    | Rajasthan                                                                             | 888       | 886       | 1,296     | 1,290     | 887       | 793       |
| 23    | Sikkim                                                                                | 5         | 5         | 1         | 0         | 0         | 0         |
| 24    | Tamil Nadu                                                                            | 664       | 664       | 870       | 884       | 478       | 347       |
| 25    | Telangana                                                                             | 410       | 410       | 1,220     | 1,213     | 1,398     | 1,257     |
| 26    | Tripura                                                                               | 61        | 61        | 50        | 50        | 65        | 44        |
| 27    | Uttar Pradesh                                                                         | 1,111     | 1,107     | 2,040     | 1,996     | 1,696     | 1,511     |
| 28    | Uttarakhand                                                                           | 981       | 980       | 1,000     | 1,011     | 878       | 938       |
| 29    | West Bengal                                                                           | 1,230     | 1,185     | 991       | 980       | 748       | 684       |
| 30    | Andaman & Nicobar Islands                                                             | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         |
| 31    | Chandigarh                                                                            | 5         | 5         | 2         | 1         | 5         | 0         |
| 32    | Delhi                                                                                 | 36        | 23        | 3         | 0         | 3         | 0         |
| 33    | Puducherry                                                                            | 14        | 14        | 30        | 13        | 2         | 1         |
| 34    | Other projects under NH(O)*                                                           | 214       | 212       | 3         | 2         |           |           |
| 35    | National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)- Cess*                                    | 12,429    | 12,429    | 11,569    | 11,569    | 11,091    | 10,091    |
| 36    | NHAI- Toll                                                                            | 8,462     | 8,462     | 9,570     | 9,570     | 10,600    | 10,600    |
| 37    | NHAI- NH(O)                                                                           | 3,900     | 3,900     | 0         | 0         | 1,000     | 1,000     |
| 38    | NHAI-TOT                                                                              |           |           | 9,682     | 9,682     | 10,000    | 5,000     |
| 39    | National Highways & Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd. (NHIDCL) under NH(O)* | 296       | 296       | 1,000     | 1,000     | 1,650     | 1,650     |

| Sl. No.   | States / UTs / Schemes /                                                                                                              | 2017-18   | 2017-18   | 2018-19   | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | 2019-20   |
|-----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|           | Agency                                                                                                                                | Alloc.    | Expd.     | Alloc.    | Expd.     | Alloc.    | Expd.*    |
| 40        | Border Roads Organization (BRO) *                                                                                                     | 0         | 0         | 135       | 135       | 350       | 246       |
| 41        | Special Accelerated Road Development Programme for North-East Region (SARDP-NE) including Arunachal Package*                          | 4,865     | 4,838     | 5,610     | 5,345     | 5,370     | 781       |
| 42        | Special Programme for development of Roads In Left Wing Extremism affected Area (LWE) including Development of Vijayawada-Ranchi Road | 1,050     | 902       | 905       | 552       | 950       | 317       |
| 43        | Externally Aided Projects - Head Quarters#, NHAI, NHIDCL                                                                              | 316       | 283       | 222       | 219       | 900       | 881       |
|           | Total (Budget)                                                                                                                        | 50,160    | 49,645    | 67,583    | 66,776    | 70,195    | 55,396    |
| 44        | IEBR / Borrowings by NHAI                                                                                                             | 59,279    | 50,533    | 62,000    | 61,217    | 75,000    | 47,862    |
|           | Total (Budget + IEBR)                                                                                                                 | 1,09,439  | 1,00,178  | 1,29,583  | 1,27,993  | 1,45,195  | 1,03,258  |

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