Lok Sabha Question No. 1623 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-28
Subject: Linking of NHs with other Roads
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Raghu Ramakrishna Raju Kanumuru

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO . 1623

ANSWERED ON 28 th  NOVEMBER, 2019

## LINKING OF NHS WITH OTHER ROADS

1623. SHRI KANUMURU RAGHU RAMA KRISHANA RAJU:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Government has taken up the work of inter-linking of district and State roads with National Highways (NHs) in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the number of road projects declared as NHs in the State of Andhra Pradesh;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to connect all State roads and district roads with NHs and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the funds sanctioned and released by the Government for the purpose so far?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a) to (d) The Government had approved the proposal for declaration of about 7,200 km length of State  Roads  as  National  Highways  (NHs)  in  February,  2014  to  facilitate  connectivity  to  the District Headquarters with the NH and few stretches from the strategic consideration.

About  11,870  km  length  of  State  Roads  have  been  declared  as  NHs  since  then  for providing connectivity to District Headquarters.

The Ministry considers declaration of some State Roads as new NHs from time to time based on requirement of connectivity, inter-se priority and availability of funds.

Total Length of NHs in the country have been increased from about 91,287 km in April, 2014 to about 1,32,500 km at present. The length of NHs in the State of Andhra Pradesh (before bifurcation of the State of Telangana) was about 6,590 km in April, 2014. The length of NHs in the States of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana has been increased to about 6,913 km and 3,795 km respectively.

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

The State/ Union Territory (UT)/ Agency-wise funds allocated and expenditure incurred for development of NHs during last three years and current year is annexed.

## ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1623 FOR ANSWER  ON  28.11.2019  ASKED  BY KANUMURU RAGHU RAMA KRISHANA RAJU REGARDING LINKING OF NHS WITH OTHER ROADS

The  State/  Union  Territory  (UT)/  Agency-wise  funds  allocated  and  expenditure  incurred    for development of NHs during last three years and current year.

|         |                                 |                |        |                |        |                |        | Amount in Rs. crore   | Amount in Rs. crore   |
|---------|---------------------------------|----------------|--------|----------------|--------|----------------|--------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
| Sl. No. | States / UTs / Schemes / Agency | 2016-17 Alloc. | Expd.* | 2017-18 Alloc. | Expd.* | 2018-19 Alloc. | Expd.* | Alloc.                | 2019-20 Expd.**       |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh                  | 2,010          | 2,015  | 1,781          | 1,781  | 2,260          | 2,054  | 1,739                 | 1,257                 |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh               | 100            | 91     | 62             | 62     | 90             | 89     | 70                    | 37                    |
| 3       | Assam                           | 177            | 138    | 308            | 308    | 414            | 421    | 390                   | 0                     |
| 4       | Bihar                           | 1,363          | 1,332  | 1,690          | 1,524  | 1,598          | 1,554  | 1,795                 | 924                   |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh                    | 1,553          | 1,496  | 1,108          | 1,072  | 1,831          | 1,342  | 700                   | 330                   |
| 6       | Goa                             | 400            | 435    | 527            | 527    | 940            | 973    | 997                   | 578                   |
| 7       | Gujarat                         | 252            | 213    | 166            | 163    | 392            | 390    | 457                   | 289                   |
| 8       | Haryana                         | 150            | 161    | 105            | 105    | 330            | 375    | 103                   | 69                    |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh                | 211            | 182    | 307            | 306    | 351            | 328    | 155                   | 41                    |
| 10      | Jammu & Kashmir                 | 40             | 23     | 35             | 35     | 45             | 44     | 46                    | 8                     |
| 11      | Jharkhand                       | 200            | 213    | 261            | 261    | 320            | 320    | 143                   | 110                   |
| 12      | Karnataka                       | 784            | 872    | 1,241          | 1,203  | 1,630          | 1,561  | 1,271                 | 778                   |
| 13      | Kerala                          | 260            | 238    | 172            | 172    | 280            | 301    | 263                   | 212                   |
| 14      | Madhya Pradesh                  | 1,760          | 1,559  | 855            | 855    | 1,665          | 1,887  | 2,185                 | 1,511                 |
| 15      | Maharashtra                     | 1,372          | 1,154  | 2,966          | 2,964  | 7,051          | 7,445  | 9,718                 | 6,885                 |
| 16      | Manipur                         | 25             | 19     | 76             | 75     | 260            | 260    | 300                   | 0                     |
| 17      | Meghalaya                       | 41             | 28     | 30             | 28     | 71             | 58     | 55                    | 10                    |
| 18      | Mizoram                         | 40             | 46     | 41             | 41     | 80             | 80     | 120                   | 48                    |
| 19      | Nagaland                        | 50             | 39     | 38             | 38     | 200            | 200    | 405                   | 194                   |
| 20      | Odisha                          | 926            | 951    | 708            | 717    | 790            | 774    | 410                   | 281                   |
| 21      | Punjab                          | 2,741          | 2,702  | 746            | 746    | 786            | 808    | 798                   | 482                   |
| 22      | Rajasthan                       | 965            | 1,013  | 888            | 886    | 1,296          | 1,290  | 887                   | 548                   |
| 23      | Sikkim                          | 0              | 0      | 5              | 5      | 1              | 0      | 0                     | 0                     |
| 24      | Tamil Nadu                      | 575            | 640    | 664            | 664    | 870            | 884    | 478                   | 248                   |
| 25      | Telangana                       | 380            | 358    | 410            | 410    | 1,220          | 1,213  | 1,398                 | 935                   |
| 26      | Tripura                         | 5              | 2      | 61             | 61     | 50             | 50     | 65                    | 32                    |
| 27      | Uttar Pradesh                   | 1,849          | 1,821  | 1,111          | 1,107  | 2,040          | 1,996  | 1,695                 | 1,126                 |
| 28      | Uttarakhand                     | 333            | 314    | 981            | 980    | 1,000          | 1,011  | 878                   | 606                   |
| 29      | West Bengal                     | 1,334          | 1,223  | 1,230          | 1,185  | 991            | 980    | 748                   | 553                   |
| 30      | Andaman & Nicobar Islands       | 0              | 0      | 0              | 0      | 0              | 0      | 0                     | 0                     |
| 31      | Chandigarh                      | 2              | 1      | 5              | 5      | 2              | 1      | 5                     | 0                     |
| 32      | Delhi                           | 1              | 1      | 36             | 23     | 3              | 0      | 3                     | 0                     |
| 33      | Puducherry                      | 20             | 14     | 14             | 14     | 30             | 13     | 2                     | 1                     |
| 34      | Other projects under NH(O)      | 781            | 780    | 214            | 212    | 3              | 2      | 4                     | 5                     |
| 35      | NHAI- Cess                      | 2,327          | 2,327  | 12,429         | 12,429 | 11,569         | 11,569 | 11,091                | 5,782                 |

| Amount in Rs. crore          | Amount in Rs. crore                                                                                                                     | Amount in Rs. crore          | Amount in Rs. crore          | Amount in Rs. crore          | Amount in Rs. crore          | Amount in Rs. crore          | Amount in Rs. crore          | Amount in Rs. crore          | Amount in Rs. crore          |
|------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                      | States / UTs / Schemes /                                                                                                                | 2016-17                      | 2016-17                      | 2017-18                      | 2017-18                      | 2018-19                      | 2018-19                      | 2019-20                      | 2019-20                      |
|                              | Agency                                                                                                                                  | Alloc.                       | Expd.*                       | Alloc.                       | Expd.*                       | Alloc.                       | Expd.*                       | Alloc.                       | Expd.**                      |
| 36                           | NHAI- Toll                                                                                                                              | 7,500                        | 7,500                        | 8,462                        | 8,462                        | 9,570                        | 9,570                        | 10,600                       | 7,950                        |
| 37                           | NHAI- NH(O)                                                                                                                             | 5,389                        | 5,389                        | 3,900                        | 3,900                        | 0                            | 0                            | 1,000                        | 1,000                        |
| 38                           | NHAI-TOT                                                                                                                                |                              |                              |                              |                              | 9,682                        | 9,682                        | 10,000                       | 0                            |
| 39                           | NHIDCL under NH(O)                                                                                                                      | 72                           | 72                           | 296                          | 296                          | 1,000                        | 1,000                        | 1,650                        | 1,650                        |
| 40                           | BRO                                                                                                                                     | 0                            | 0                            | 0                            | 0                            | 135                          | 135                          | 350                          | 180                          |
| 41                           | Special Accelerated Road Development Programme for North-East Region (SARDP- NE) including Arunachal Package for States, NHIDCL and BRO | 4,520                        | 4,465                        | 4,865                        | 4,838                        | 5,610                        | 5,345                        | 5,370                        | 538                          |
| 42                           | Special Programme for development of Roads In Left Wing Extremism affected Area (LWE) including Development of Vijayawada-Ranchi Road   | 760                          | 739                          | 1,050                        | 902                          | 905                          | 552                          | 950                          | 191                          |
| 43                           | Externally Aided Projects - Head Quarters, NHAI, NHIDCL                                                                                 | 59                           | 57                           | 316                          | 283                          | 222                          | 219                          | 900                          | 607                          |
| 44                           | IEBR / Borrowings by NHAI                                                                                                               | 59,279                       | 33,118                       | 59,279                       | 50,533                       | 62,000                       | 61,217                       | 75,000                       | 26,185                       |
| **Expd. Upto September, 2019 | **Expd. Upto September, 2019                                                                                                            | **Expd. Upto September, 2019 | **Expd. Upto September, 2019 | **Expd. Upto September, 2019 | **Expd. Upto September, 2019 | **Expd. Upto September, 2019 | **Expd. Upto September, 2019 | **Expd. Upto September, 2019 | **Expd. Upto September, 2019 |

Alloc. :- Allocation

Expd. :- Expenditure

NHAI:- National Highways Authority of India

NHIDCL:- National Highways & Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd.

BRO:- Border Roads Organisation

TOT:- Toll, Operate and Transfer

*At the end of Financial Year so as to ensure full utilization of funds,  authorizations were made on purely 'First Come First Serve' basis subject to the condition that, the total overall expenditure does not exceed the total allocation made during that Financial Year. Therefore, Expenditure to some States have been more than the allocation made to that State during that Financial Year.

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