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Lok Sabha Question No. 4042 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-12
Subject: Proposals on Minority Development Works
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Deepak Baij

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4042 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.12.2019

## Proposals on Minority Development Works

## 4042. SHRI DEEPAK BAIJ:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of proposals received by the Union Government from the Government of Chhattisgarh for minority development works during the last three years;
- (b) the amount of funds earmarked in this regard along with the action taken thereon, scheme-wise;
- (c) the reasons for pendency of the said proposals so far;
- (d) whether any time limit has been fixed for clearing the proposals;
- (e) if so, whether development works are held up due to the long time taken in clearing these proposals; and
- (f) if so, the manner in which the increased amount of cost is adjusted along with the other details in this regard?

## A N S W E R

## MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRI MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI)

(a)  to  (c)The  Ministry  of  Minority  Affairs    implements  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Jan  Vikas  Karyakram (PMJVK)  earlier  known  as  Multi-sectoral  Development  Programme  (MsDP),  a  Centrally  Sponsored Scheme,  in  identified  Minority  Concentration  Areas(MCAs)  of  the  country  with  the  objective  of developing socio-economic assets and basic amenities in these areas.  Under the said scheme, 05 Blocks of Jashpur District of Chhattisgarh have been identified as Minority Concentration Areas. During 201617 to 2018-19, proposals for construction of 938 units of different projects were received from the State of  Chhattisgarh  i.e.  Haat  Sheds,  School  Buildings,  Water  Supply  projects,  Hostels,  Toilets  and Additional Class Rooms (ACRs). Out of these, 247 units of different projects having Central Share of Rs.1616.13  lakh  weresanctioned.    The  sanctioned  projects  include  22  School  Buildings,  76  ACRs,12 Hostels, 58 Haat Sheds, 11 Water Supply Schemes and 68 Toilets.  The remaining projects could not be approved due to non-admissibility/suitability of projects as per guidelines of the scheme.  The details of the projects and decision of Empowered Committee are available in the minutes of the meeting uploaded at http://www.minorityaffairs.gov.in/schemesperformance/multi-sectoral-development-programme/ empowered-committee-minutes.

(d):    The  proposals  received  from  the  States/UTs  complete  with  all  requisite  documents  are  placed immediately  before  the  Empowered  Committee  on  PMJVK.    The  meetings  of  the  Empowered Committee are held on a regular basis and its  frequency  depends  on  the  proposals  received  from  the States/UTs.

(e) :   No Sir.  As stated in reply to part (d) above, the proposals received from the States are considered by the Empowered Committee on priority.  There is no delay in clearing such proposals.

(f)  :  Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4041 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-12
Subject: Second Airport at Chennai
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: M.K. Vishnu Prasad

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4041 (To be answered on the I2th December 2019)

## SECOND AIRPORT AT CHENNAI

4041. DR: VISHNU PRASAD MK

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether there is proposal to develop second airport near Chennai and if so, the details thereof; and any
- the details thereof?

## ANSWER

Minister of State (IC) in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Hardeep Singh Puri)

{denCentral Government has requested State Government of Tamil Nadu to informed that they intend to establish a new Greenfield However; no site for the airport has been finalized Airport near Chennai. s0 far. (b): No Ministry of Civi Aviation has not received Sir,

development of Greenfield airport at Cheyyar:

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4038 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-12
Subject: Expansion of Salem Airport
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: S.R. Parthiban

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 4038 (To be answered on the I2th December 2019)

## EXPANSION OF SALEM AIRPORT

4038.

SHRI PARTHIBAN S.R

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (2) whether the Government has begun the land acquisition for expansion of the Salem Airport; if s0, the details thereof;
2. (b) whether the Government has any plan to utilise the unused 1500 acres land of Salem Steel Plant; and (c) if s0, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## Minister of State (IC) in the Ministry of CIVTL A VIATION

(Shri Hardeep Singh Puri)

a): Generally; land\_for airport\_projects is provided by concerned State Government/ Union Territory (UT) Administration to Airports Authority of India (AAI) free of cost and free from all encumbrances. For development/expansion of Salem\_Airport, AAI has projected a land requirement of 446 acre to the State Government of Tamil Nadu. (b): Sir \_ no such proposal is under consideration in Ministry of Civil Aviation/AAI at present. (c): Does not arise. No,
Lok Sabha Question No. 4037 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-12
Subject: Availability of Drinking Water
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Pushpendra Singh Chandel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4037 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.12.2019

## Availability of Drinking Water

## †4037. SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL :

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) whether clean drinking water is available with difficulty in the rural areas of the country;
- (b) if so, the measures taken by the Government in this regard;
- (c) whether any scheme is being formulated for drinking water arrangement through the pipeline
- in the dark zone areas of the country including Bundelkhand; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA)

- (a)  As  reported,  as  on  05.12.2019,  81.27%  rural  habitations  having  76.61%  population  are provided  with  40  litre  or  more  per  capita  per  day  (lpcd)  potable  water  and  15.52%  rural habitations having 19.67% population are provided with less than 40 lpcd potable water whereas 3.21% rural habitations having 3.72% population is having water sources with quality issues.
- (b) Drinking water supply is a State subject. Government of India (GoI) supplements the effort of States/  UTs  for  providing  potable  water  in  rural  areas  by  providing  financial  and  technical assistance. The following major steps have been taken by GoI for improving piped drinking water supply to every rural household:
- i.) An amount of 31,569.77Crore was made available to States for this purpose during last five years.
- ii.) National Water Quality Sub-Mission (NWQSM) was launched in 2017 to provide safe  drinking  water  to  27,544  identified  Arsenic  and  Fluoride  affected  rural habitations.
- iii.) During the current year 2019-20, Jal Shakti Abhiyan (JSA), a time-bound, missionmode  water  conservation  campaign  was  launchedwhich  aims  at  making  water conservation a 'Jan Andolan' through asset creation and communication campaign.
- iv.) To meet the domestic needs of every rural household in future, Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) has been launched which aims at providing potable water through Functional Household Tap Connection (FHTC) at service level of 55 litre per capita per day (lpcd) by 2024.
- (c)  &  (d)  Under  JJM,  there  is  a  provision  of  drinking  water  arrangement  to  every  rural householdsincluding  dark  zone  areas  of  Bundelkhand  through  Functional  Household  Tap Connection (FHTC) by the 2024with an outlay of Rs. 3.60 lakh Crore.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4036 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-12
Subject: Widening of National Highway-343
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Vishnu Dayal Ram

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4036

ANSWERED ON 12 TH  DECEMBER, 2019

## WIDENING OF NATIONAL HIGHWAY-343

4036. SHRI  VISHNU DAYAL RAM:

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be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  the  accident  prone  black  spots  on  the  NH-343  near Nawadih in the Garhwa district of Jharkhand and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether any project has been launched by the Government to widen the road at this stretch and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  protection  wall  has  been  repaired  to  make  it  stronger  and  if  not,  the  reasons therefor; and
- (d) whether any traffic signals and fluorescent lights have been installed in that area to prevent further accidents and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a  & b) Yes, sir. State  Government of Jharkhand has submitted an estimate costing Rs. 19.88 Crore for 'Realignment /Improvement of curves and safety, traffic calming measures at km 146 of  NH  343  in  Garhwa  District'  which  is  being  considered  for  sanction  during  financial  year 2019-20.
- (c) Old and damaged protection wall has been repaired and work on construction of new RCC Retaining wall behind the old protection wall on the valley side is in progress.
- (d) Retro reflective road signages, rumble strips, crash barriers etc. have been installed for traffic safety as per IRC guidelines.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4034 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-12
Subject: Regulations to Prevent Uprooting of Trees
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Manickam Tagore B

be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  issued  regulations  to  prevent  uprooting  of  trees  along  the National Highways (NHs) while expanding and laying of new roads in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  conducted  survey  regarding  uprooting  of  trees  along  NHs during execution of new projects; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4034 ANSWERED ON 12 TH  DECEMBER, 2019

## REGULATIONS TO PREVENT UPROOTING OF TREES

## 4034.  SHRI MANICKAM TAGORE B.:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a) to (d) While deciding the road alignment, efforts are made to avoid  National Park  and Wild Life Sanctuary, even if it requires taking  a longer route / bypass. The alignment is also finalized duly  accounting  the  various  factors  such  as  social,  economical  and  environmental.  However, there may be certain situations where grown up trees have to be necessarily cut to accommodate widening / expansion of National Highways.  Where necessary, remedial measures to protect the environment  are  taken  up  as  per  the  Indian  Road  Congress  Special  Publication  No.  21-2009'Guidelines  on  Landscaping  and  Tree  Plantation'  including  transplantation  of  trees  at  suitable locations. For this purpose, a detailed survey of the trees to be cut for development / expansion of National Highways is carried out as a part of Detailed Project Report and statutory clearances from all authorities including forest department are also obtained.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4033 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-12
Subject: PMAY Houses in West Bengal
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Raju Bista

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4033

## To BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 12, 2019

## PMAY HOUSES IN WEST BENGAL

NO. 4033. SHRI RAJU BISTA:

Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the number urban and rural houses constructed under Pradhan Mantri Aawas Yojana (PMAY) in the Districts of Darjeeling; Kalimpong and North
- Dinajpur since 2014 till date;
- (b) the number of eligible people awaiting allotment of houses under PMAY in the above districts vis-a-vis the eligible people allotted houses under PMAY so and far;
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to ensure provision of houses to all
- the homeless people of these districts at the earliest?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a)& (b) Details of the number urban and rural houses sanctioned and constructed as well as allotment of houses under Pradhan Mantri Aawas Yojana (PMAYJin the Districts of Darjeeling, Kalimpong and North Dinajpur of West Bengal since 2014 till date are at Annexure-
- (c): The Government is committed to fulfil the demand of houses to achieve the objective of Housing for AII by 2022. While the Ministry of Rural Development has  assigned the target to the State for construction of houses for the identified beneficiaries in the rural areas, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has requested the State to submit project proposals under PMAY (U) to saturate their housing requirement at the earliest in the urban areas:

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## A. Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban):

| Name of District   |   Houses Sanctioned |   Construction completed | Eligible people awaiting allotment   |
|--------------------|---------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| Darjeeling         |                8459 |                      663 |                                      |
| Kalimpong          |                1254 |                      111 |                                      |
| North Dinajpur     |               16316 |                     3853 |                                      |

## B. Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana ~Gramin:

| Name of District   | Houses Sanctioned   | Houses constructed   | Eligible people awaiting allotment   |
|--------------------|---------------------|----------------------|--------------------------------------|
| Darjeeling         | 534                 | 534                  | 5531                                 |
| Kalimpong          | 158                 | 158                  | 3275                                 |
| North Dinajpur     | 84,801              | 84,801               | 81,899                               |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4031 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-12
Subject: Routes under RCS
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Gowdar Mallikarjunappa Siddeshwara

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 4031 (To be answered on the I2th December 2019)

## ROUTES UNDER RCS

4031. SHRI G.M: SIDDESHWAR

## Will the Minister of CIVIL A VIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (2) the details of the number of unserved and underserved routes airlines for operation under the Regional Connectivity Scheme granted to and year-wise since 2017; (RCS); State
2. Sbathe detvils of cancellation %f licences of airlines for serving On these routes, State and year-wise since 2017;
3. (c) the details of such routes in Karnataka which do not have airlines serving them due to cancellation of their licences the Mivistry; by
4. (d) the reasons behind airlines not able to sustain business on such routes; and being
5. Oeesehethof #hrliGovernment has any\_Policy direction to take to improve presence of airlines on such routes and if sO, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

Minister of State (IC) in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Hardeep Singh Puri)

Regind (b): Airports Authority %f India (AAI) the implementing agency for Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) has conducted three rounds of bidding under RCS UDAN s0 far and awarded 688 valid RCS routes across the country. The implementing has cancelled some of the routes awarded to non compliance %f Selected Airline Operator (SAO) Agreement by tle SAOS Names %f SAOs whose RCS routes have been cancelled are M/s AAA Aviation Private Limited, MIs Deccan Charters Private Limited (Air Deccan) MIs Air Odisha Aviation Pvt; Ltd. (Air Odisha), MIs Turbo Aviation (vt: Zexus Air Service Private Ltd,, MIs Andaman Airways Pvt. Mls Ltd , Ltd ,

Maritime Energy Heli Air Services Pvt: Ltd. and M/s Pinnacle Air Pvt. Ltd.

(c): RCS routes connecting Baldota (Koppal) to Goa, Hyderabad & Bengaluru have also been cancelled due to non-compliance of SAO Agreement by SAO.

(d): The RCS UDAN has been framed to stimulate regional connectivity by making it affordable: Promoting affordability of regional air connectivity is envisioned under RCS UDAN by supporting airline operators through (i) concessions by Central Government, State Governments and airport operators to reduce the cost of airline operations on regional routes and (ii) financial support (Viability Funding) to meet the gap,if any, between the cost of airline operations and expected revenues 0n regional routes. Gap

(e): RCS UDAN is market driven scheme. The interested airlines based on their assessment of demand on particular routes submit their proposals at the time of bidding under RCS UDAN.
Lok Sabha Question No. 4024 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-12
Subject: Facial Biometric Identification for Air Travel
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: T. R. Paarivendhar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 4024 (To be answered on the December 2019) 12th

## FACIAL BIOMETRIC IDENTIFICATION FOR AIR TRAVEL

4024. DR TR PAARIVENDHAR

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state: -

- (a) whether Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) has recently launched Face Check-in termed as Biometric Enabled Seamless Travel Experience (BEST) in Terminal 3 on three month trial basis;
- (c) whether such facility will be launched in all other terminals and airports across the country, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?
- (b) if s0, the detaiis thereof including the response received from the passengers on BEST; and

## ANSWER

Minister of State (IC) in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Hardeep Singh Puri)

- (a) & (b): Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) has recently launched a pilot project on Biometric Enabled Seamless Travel (BEST) under\_the DigiYatra scheme at Terminal-III of Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport; New Delhi. At present the pilot project & trials have been initiated on a limited number of flights\_ So 2605 passengers have registered: DigiYatra, an initiative of the Ministry of Civil Aviation is a facial recognition enabled e-boarding system for passengers at Indian airports and provides a seamless travel experience and reduces queue waiting time far,
- (c): The airports at Kolkata, Pune, Vijayawada, Varanasi, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Cochin, Mumbai and Delhi are covered in first phase.
Lok Sabha Question No. 4023 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-12
Subject: Construction of Ring Road around Amritsar under Bharatmala
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Gurjeet Singh Aujla

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4023

ANSWERED ON 12 TH   DECEMBER, 2019

## CONSTRUCTION OF RING ROAD AROUND AMRITSAR UNDER BHARATMALA

## 4023.  SHRI GURJEET SINGH AUJLA:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to construct ring road around the city of Amritsar under the Bharatmala Pariyojana;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) if not, whether the Government has any plans to include the city of Amritsar in next stages of Bharatmala Pariyojana; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  to  (d)    Government  of  India  had  approved  Bharatmala  Pariyojana  Phase-I  in  October, 2017 for development of highway stretches with an aggregate length of about 34,800 km  (including  10,000  km  residual  NHDP  stretches)  at  an  estimated  outlay  of  Rs. 5,35,000.00 crores.  In Bharatmala Pariyojana, total 28 nos. of Ring Roads as well as 191 nos. of choke points/congestion points have been identified for development in the  country  including  provision  of  intervention  (01  no.  bypass)  at  Amritsar  in  the State of Punjab.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4019 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-12
Subject: Re-numbering of National Highways
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: A. Ganeshamurthi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4019

ANSWERED ON 12 TH  DECEMBER, 2019

## RE-NUMBERING OF NATIONAL HIGHWAYS

## 4019. SHRI A. GANESHAMURTHI:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has re-numbered the existing 221 National Highways (NHs) which has created confusion among the commuters;

(b) if so, the details and the objectives thereof;

(c) whether the Government has any plan to install a new milestone in all NHs to avoid the confusion; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a) and (b) The National Highways (NHs) in the country was numbered as NH-1 to NH-236 series  with  some  of  the  NHs  having  suffixes  such  as  A,  B,  C  and  so  on.  This  system  of numbering  of  NHs  did  not  enable  appreciation  of  relative  locations  of  the  NHs  or  their orientations. Accordingly, the Government  revised  the  numbering  system  of  NHs  duly considering  the  best  practices  followed  World-wide.  The  modified  numbering  system  of  NHs enables  a  better  appreciation  of  the  relative  locations  of  the  NHs  as  well  as  their  broad orientations as a systematic pattern of their numbering has been adopted.

As per the modified numbering system of NHs, the NHs predominantly along the NorthSouth  direction  and  along  the  East-West  direction  are  considered  as  Primary  Routes.  The Primary Routes along the North-South direction are numbered in increasing order from east to west direction as even numbers in 2 digits and the Primary Routes along the East-West direction are numbered in increasing order from north to south direction as odd numbers in 2 digits. The Secondary Routes as those routes which are either circumferential routes around a Primary Route or  a  Spur  Route  originating  from  a  Primary  Route.  The  Secondary  Routes  are  numbered  in  3 digits, with 2 digits as same as that of the Primary Route Number and the third digit prefixing the 2  digits  as  either  even  number  or  odd  number  depending  upon  whether  it  is  a  circumferential route around the Primary Route or it is a spur route originating from the Primary Route. Suffixes, such as  A,  B,  C,  D,  etc.  are  also  used  for  Secondary  Routes  with  gap  numbering  in  order  to accommodate present as well as future such routes.

The  Ministry  had,  accordingly,  revised  the  numbering  of  NHs  in  a  comprehensive manner  vide  Gazette notification dated 05.03.2010, subsequently  amended  vide  Gazette notification dated 04.04.2011.

(c) and (d) The  Ministry has issued Standard Operating Procedure for installation of kilometer stones for the NHs as per the rationalized numbering system of NHs.

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