Lok Sabha Question No. 191 (STARRED), answered on 2019-07-04
Subject: Development of Highways
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Bidyut Baran Mahato, Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar

be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  has  formulated  any  programme  for  development  of  roads including National and State Highways across the country;

(b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  indicating  the  roads  proposed  to  be  developed  and  the  funds provided for the purpose;

(c) the time period fixed for the purpose;

(d)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  include  local  residents  and  public  representatives while planning new roads; and

(e) if so, the details thereof and the action taken in this regard?;

## 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.

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 191

ANSWERED ON 4 TH  JULY, 2019

## DEVELOPMENT OF HIGHWAYS

## *191.  SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO: SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

## STATEMENT REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 191 ANSWERED ON 04.07.2019 ASKED BY SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO AND SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR REGARDING DEVELOPMENT OF HIGHWAYS

(a) to (c) The  Ministry  is  primarily  responsible  for  development  and  maintenance  of National  highways  (NHs).  The  development  and  maintenance  of  NHs  is  a  continuous process.  The  works  on  NHs  are  accordingly  taken  up  from  time  to  time  as  per  inter-se priority, traffic density and availability of funds to keep the NHs in traffic worthy conditions.

The Ministry took up development of NHs/ roads under various phases of National Highways Development Project (NHDP), Special Accelerated Road Development Programme for the North East Region (SARDP-NE) including Arunachal Pradesh Package of Roads, Special Programme for Development of Roads in the Left Wing Extremism (LWE) affected  areas,  Externally  Aided  Projects  (EAP),  National  Highways  (Original)  [NH  (O)] scheme, etc. Various phases of NHDP envisaged development of NHs to 4/6 lane and 2 lane NH standards,  development  of  expressways,  etc.  Development  of  most  of  the  roads/  NHs under other schemes envisages their upgradation to 2 lane NH standards.

The Ministry had taken up detailed review of NHs network with a view to develop the road connectivity to Border areas, development of Coastal roads including road connectivity for Non-Major ports, improvement in the efficiency of National Corridors, development of Economic  Corridors,  Inter Corridors  and Feeder  Routes  along  with  integration with Sagarmala, etc., under 'Bharatmala Pariyojana'. Under this proposal, the Ministry identified stretches  for  development of about 26,200 km length of Economic Corridors, 8,000 km of Inter Corridors, 7,500 km of Feeder Routes, 5,300 km Border and International connectivity roads,  4,100  km  Coastal  and  Port  connectivity  roads,  1,900  km  Expressways,  National Corridor Efficiency improvement by development of ring roads around 28 cities, decongestion of about 125 choke points and 66 congestion points, development of 35 nos. of Multimodal Logistics Parks.

The  Cabinet  Committee  on  Economic  Affairs  (CCEA)  approved  the  proposal  for investment approval of Rs. 6,92,324 crore for Phase-I of 'Bharatmala Pariyojana' and other ongoing schemes during its meeting held on 24.10.2017. 'Bharatmala Pariyojana' Phase-I includes  development  of  about  9,000  km  length  of  Economic  corridors,  about  6,000  km length  of  Inter-corridor  and  feeder  roads,  about  5,000  km  length  of  National  Corridors Efficiency  improvements,  about  2,000  km  length  of  Border  and  International  connectivity roads, about 2,000 km length of Coastal and port connectivity roads, about 800 km length of Expressways and balance length of about 10,000 km of roads under NHDP. The approved programme is targeted for completion in 2021-2022.

Apart  from  the  above,  the  Ministry  also  allocates  funds  for  development  of  State Roads  including  State  Highways  (SHs)  as  per  the  provision  of  the  Central  Road  and Infrastructure Fund (CRIF) Act, 2000 (i.e. the Central Road Fund Act, 2000 amended by the Finance Act, 2018)

(d) and (e) The views of local  people,  people's  representatives,  State  Governments  etc., are duly considered during development of the notified NHs

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