Lok Sabha Question No. 1042 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-27
Subject: Target Construction of NH’s
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Sudheer Gupta, Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar, Nalin Kumar Kateel, Bidyut Baran Mahato, Ranjanben Dhananjay Bhatt

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1042

ANSWERED ON 27 TH  JUNE, 2019

## TARGET CONSTRUCTION OF NH's

## 1042.   SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRIMATI RANJAN BEN DHANANJAY BHATT:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS सडक़ प  रवहन और राजमाग मं ी

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to construct 60,000 Km. of National Highways and double the length of these roads by 2022;
- (b) if  so,  whether the Government has constituted any policy regarding land acquisition which is the biggest hurdle for delay in a number of National Highway projects and if so, the details thereof and the salient features of the said policy;
- (c) whether  the  Government  is  focusing  to  expedite  some  of  its  flagship  road  projects such as Bharatmala and Sagarmala and if so, the details thereof and the steps taken in this regard; and
- (d) the targets for NH construction achieved by the Government till date?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) Government of India has approved Bharatmala Pariyojana Phase-I for development of Highway stretches with an aggregate length of about 34,800 km, which is targeted for completion by 2021-22.  In addition to this, road stretches with total length 48,877 km (approximately) have also been envisaged for development.
- (b) The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has evolved a manual of guidelines on land acquisition for National Highways which include comprehensive policy guidelines regarding applicability of Right to Fair Compensation in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation  and  Resettlement  Act,  2013  (RFCTLARR Act, 2013) to the National Highways  Act,  1956,  determination  of  market  value  of  land,  multiplication  factor, purchase of land through consent of land owners, acquisition of land for missing plot, administrative charges for land acquisition for National Highway projects etc.
- (c) The Sagarmala programme is within the purview of Ministry of Shipping.  However, Bharatmala  Pariyojana  Phase-I  is  dealt  with  by  Ministry  of  Road  Transport  & Highways, which includes development of port connectivity routes.  The progress of projects  under  this  programme  is  monitored  electronically  for  ensuring  expeditious completion of these projects.
- (d) The details of total length of highway stretches constructed for the past five years is as under:

| Year    | Length of highway stretches constructed during last 5 years (km)   |
|---------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2014-15 | 4,410                                                              |
| 2015-16 | 6,061                                                              |
| 2016-17 | 8,231                                                              |
| 2017-18 | 9,829                                                              |
| 2018-19 | 10,855                                                             |
| Total   | 39,386                                                             |

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