Lok Sabha Question No. 888 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-06
Subject: CRIF
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Ganesh Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO . 888

ANSWERED ON 6 TH  FEBRUARY, 2020

## CRIF

## 888. SHRI GANESH SINGH:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) the salient features of Central Road and Infrastructure Fund (CRIF);
- (b) whether CRIF cess is levied on High Speed Diesel (HSD) Oil and Petrol and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  CRIF  is  earmarked  for  roads  and  bridges,  ports,  shipyards,  inland  waterways, airports and sanitation and if so, the details thereof;
- (d)  the  allocation  of  funds  for  development  of  State  Roads  under  CRF/CRIF  Economic Importance and Inter State Connectivity (EI&ISC) schemes as on date;
- (e)  the  details  of  cess  collected  under  CRF/CRIF  during  the  last  three  years  along  with expenditure incurred in district Satna, Madhya Pradesh; and
- (f)  whether  expenditure  for  some  States  including  District  Satna  have  been  more  than  the allocation made during a financial year and if so, the details thereof along with action taken by the Government to meet the requirement of district Satna?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a) to (c) The Central Road Fund (CRF) Act, 2000 was amended by the Finance Act, 2018 to the Central  Road  and  Infrastructure  Fund  (CRIF)  Act,  2000.  CRIF  is  cess  levied  on  High  Speed Diesel  (HSD)  Oil  and  Petrol  as  per  the  provisions  of  the  CRIF  Act,  2000  amended  by  the Finance Act, 2019.

The CRIF is earmarked for various Infrastructure Sectors such as Transport (Road and Bridges,  Ports,  Shipyards,  Inland  Waterways,  Airports,  Railways,  Urban  Public  Transport), Energy, Water and Sanitation,  Communication, Social and Commercial  Infrastructure,  etc.,  as per the provisions of CRIF Act, 2000 amended by the Finance Act, 2019. The funds for various infrastructure sectors are to be earmarked as per the provisions of the above mentioned Act. As per amendment to the Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961 in July, 2018, the subject matter pertains to the Ministry of Finance.

The  Ministry  is  primarily  responsible  for  development  and  maintenance  of  National Highways (NHs). Apart from this, it also allocates funds for State Roads under CRF/ CRIF and Economic Importance & Inter State Connectivity (EI&ISC) schemes.

(d) to (f) The State/ Union Territory (UT)-wise accrual/ allocation of funds and releases made/ expenditure incurred up-to 31.12.2019 for State Roads under CRF/ CRIF and EI&ISC schemes during 2019-20 is annexed.

The details of Cess collected under CRF/ CRIF for the entire country during last three years are as follows: -

| Amount in Rs. crore   | Amount in Rs. crore                  |
|-----------------------|--------------------------------------|
| Year                  | Total Fund Collected under CRF/ CRIF |
| 2016-17               | 72,399.53                            |
| 2017-18               | 83,116.42                            |
| 2018-19               | 1,13,000.00                          |

Allocation of funds for CRIF and EI&ISC Schemes are made State/ UT - wise and not District - wise. The Ministry also does not maintain District-wise details of Cess collected under CRF/ CRIF and expenditure incurred.

The releases made and expenditure incurred under CRF/ CRIF schemes for some of the States/ UTs during a Financial Year (FY) have been more than the accrual/ allocation of funds for such States/ UTs considering additional release of funds for such States/ UTs from available unspent  balance  of  previous  years'  accrual/  allocation,  and  the  release  of  funds/  expenditure incurred for both CRF/CRIF and EI&ISC schemes admitted on first-come-first-serve basis.

The  State/UT -wise  details  of  the  accrual/  allocation  of  funds  and  releases  made/ expenditure incurred up-to 31.12.2019 for State Roads under CRF/ CRIF and EI&ISC schemes during 2019-20

|         |                   | CRF/CRIF   | CRF/CRIF   | Amount in Rs. crore EI&ISC   | Amount in Rs. crore EI&ISC   |
|---------|-------------------|------------|------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
| Sr. No. | State/UT          | Accrual    | Release    | Allocation                   | Expenditure                  |
| (1)     | (2)               | (3)        | (4)        | (5)                          | (6)                          |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    | 349.64     | 309.99     | 0.00                         | 0.00                         |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh | 133.20     | 30.01      | 32.00                        | 11.97                        |
| 3       | Assam             | 149.03     | 49.33      | 44.00                        | 16.94                        |
| 4       | Bihar             | 210.35     | 70.12      | 0.00                         | 0.00                         |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh      | 254.60     | 254.6      | 0.00                         | 0.00                         |
| 6       | Goa               | 15.67      | 7.29       | 20.00                        | 16.11                        |
| 7       | Gujarat           | 451.33     | 438.88     | 2.00                         | 0.04                         |
| 8       | Haryana           | 185.10     | 0.00       | 30.00                        | 18.33                        |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh  | 103.27     | 44.24      | 11.50                        | 6.65                         |
| 10      | Jharkhand         | 171.07     | 56.13      | 0.00                         | 0.00                         |
| 11      | Karnataka         | 476.84     | 63.38      | 2.00                         | 0.00                         |
| 12      | Kerala            | 140.54     | 0.00       | 0.00                         | 0.00                         |
| 13      | Madhya Pradesh    | 579.67     | 389.15     | 0.00                         | 0.00                         |
| 14      | Maharashtra       | 728.84     | 60.87      | 2.00                         | 0.00                         |
| 15      | Manipur           | 38.00      | 12.64      | 24.00                        | 9.73                         |
| 16      | Meghalaya         | 43.34      | 14.1       | 12.00                        | 11.66                        |
| 17      | Mizoram           | 34.55      | 11.57      | 0.00                         | 0.00                         |
| 18      | Nagaland          | 27.87      | 9.29       | 112.00                       | 89.95                        |
| 19      | Odisha            | 308.94     | 286.96     | 46.00                        | 21.30                        |
| 20      | Punjab            | 159.60     | 159.6      | 3.50                         | 0.00                         |
| 21      | Rajasthan         | 669.01     | 319.79     | 5.00                         | 1.86                         |
| 22      | Sikkim            | 12.89      | 4.29       | 9.00                         | 5.71                         |
| 23      | Tamil Nadu        | 379.65     | 262.37     | 13.00                        | 6.42                         |
| 24      | Telangana         | 276.37     | 234.06     | 1.00                         | 0.00                         |
| 25      | Tripura           | 19.13      | 6.45       | 0.00                         | 0.00                         |
| 26      | Uttar Pradesh     | 624.31     | 541.09     | 26.00                        | 25.39                        |
| 27      | Uttarakhand       | 103.98     | 0.00       | 0.00                         | 0.00                         |
| 28      | West Bengal       | 224.70     | 125.86     | 0.00                         | 0.00                         |

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|         |                          |          |          | Amount in Rs. crore   | Amount in Rs. crore   |
|---------|--------------------------|----------|----------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
| Sr. No. | State/UT                 | CRF/CRIF | CRF/CRIF | EI&ISC                | EI&ISC                |
|         |                          | Accrual  | Release  | Allocation            | Expenditure           |
| (1)     | (2)                      | (3)      | (4)      | (5)                   | (6)                   |
| 29      | Andaman &Nicobar Islands | 20.22    | 6.74     | 0.00                  | 0.00                  |
| 30      | Chandigarh               | 5.65     | 0.00     | 0.00                  | 0.00                  |
| 31      | Dadar &Nagar Haveli      | 4.57     | 2.74     | 0.00                  | 0.00                  |
| 32      | Daman &Diu               | 2.80     | 0.00     | 0.00                  | 0.00                  |
| 33      | Delhi                    | 59.99    | 0.00     | 0.00                  | 0.00                  |
| 34      | Jammu &Kashmir           | 362.51   | 120.84   | 5.00                  | 4.57                  |
| 35      | Ladakh                   |          |          |                       |                       |
| 36      | Puducherry               | 12.01    | 4.00     | 0.00                  | 0.00                  |
|         | Total                    | 7,339.24 | 3,896.38 | 400.00                | 246.63                |

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