Lok Sabha Question No. 1189 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-09
Subject: Conversion of SHs into NHs
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Prathap Simha, Kamlesh  Paswan, Sanganna Amarappa Karadi, Umesh G. Jadhav, Jaisiddeshwar Shivacharya Mahaswamiji, Balubhau (Alias Suresh Narayan) Dhanorkar, L.S. Tejasvi Surya

## be pleased to state:

- (a) the criteria laid down for conversion/ upgradation of various State Highways (SHs) into National Highways (NHs) in the country including Karnataka and Maharashtra;
- (b) the details of SHs identified for upgradation as NHs in the country State-wise including the States of Karnataka and Maharashtra under the National Highways Development Project (NHDP);
- (c) the number of SHs upgraded to NHs so far in the country, Statewise; and
- (d)  the  present  status  of  such  pending  projects  along  with  the expected  date  of  completion  of  work  thereon,  project-wise  in  the country including the State of Maharashtra and Karnataka including Kalaburagi?

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1189 ANSWERED ON 09 TH  FEBRUARY, 2023

## CONVERSION OF SHS INTO NHS

## 1189.  SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA:

SHRI KAMLESH PASWAN:

SHRI SANGANNA AMARAPPA:

DR. UMESH G. JADHAV:

SHRI SHA.BRA.DR.JAI SIDDESHWAR

SHIVACHARYA MAHASWAMIJI:

SHRI BALUBHAU ALIAS SURESH

NARAYAN DHANORKAR:

SHRI L.S. TEJASVI SURYA:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) State roads, including State Highways (SHs), are declared as new National Highways (NHs) from time to time on the basis of well established principles. The criteria for State roads for declaration as new NHs in the country, including Karnataka and Maharashtra, may include some of the following: -
- i.
- Roads running through length / breadth of the country.
- ii. Connecting  adjacent  countries,  National  Capitals  with  State Capitals / mutually the State Capitals, major ports, non-major ports, large industrial centers or tourist centers.
- Roads  having  important  strategic  requirement  in  hilly  and
- iii. isolated area.
- iv. Arterial roads which enable sizeable reduction in travel distance and achieve substantial economic growth.
- v. Roads which help in opening up large tracts of backward area and hilly region.
- vi. Roads contributing towards achievement of National Highways grid of 100 km.
- vii.
- Synergy with PM GatiShakti National Master Plan (NMP).
- (b) to (d) The Ministry keeps on receiving proposals from various State Governments / Union Territories (UTs), including from the State Governments  of  Maharashtra  and  Karnataka,  for  declaration  / upgradation of State roads, including SHs, as new NHs. The Ministry considers declaration of some State roads, including SHs, as NHs from time to time based on the requirement of connectivity, inter-se priority and availability of funds.

Development and maintenance of NHs is a continuous process. Works on notified NHs are taken up accordingly as per traffic density, condition of road, inter-se priority and availability of funds.

National  Highways  Development  Project  (NHDP)  has  been subsumed under Phase-I of Bharatmala Pariyojana (BMP). Phase-I of

BMP is expected to be completed by 2027-28. State / UT -wise details of  State roads, including SHs, notified as NHs in general including BMP since April, 2014 and also specifically under BMP, including for the States of Maharashtra and Karnataka including Kalaburagi, are annexed.

ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (b) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 1189 FOR ANSWER  ON 09.02.2023  ASKED  BY  SHRI  PRATHAP  SIMHA,  SHRI  KAMLESH PASWAN,  SHRI  SANGANNA  AMARAPPA,  DR.  UMESH  G.  JADHAV, SHRI SHA.BRA.DR.JAI SIDDESHWAR, SHIVACHARYA MAHASWAMIJI, SHRI BALUBHAU ALIAS SURESH, NARAYAN DHANORKAR AND SHRI L.S. TEJASVI SURYA REGARDING CONVERSION OF SHS INTO NHS

State / UT -wise details of State roads, including SHs, notified as NHs in general including BMP since April, 2014 and also specifically under BMP, including for the States of Maharashtra and Karnataka including Kalaburagi: -

|   Sl. No. | State / UT        | Length of state roads including SHs notified as NHs since April, 2014, including under BMP   | Length in Km Length of state roads including SHs notified as NHs under BMP   |
|-----------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh    | 4,451                                                                                        | 2,280                                                                        |
|         2 | Arunachal Pradesh | 2,481                                                                                        | 0                                                                            |
|         3 | Assam             | 277                                                                                          | 168                                                                          |
|         4 | Bihar             | 1,393                                                                                        | 723                                                                          |
|         5 | Chhattisgarh      | 474                                                                                          | 305                                                                          |
|         6 | Delhi             | 86                                                                                           | 72                                                                           |
|         7 | Goa               | 37                                                                                           | 37                                                                           |
|         8 | Gujarat           | 3,588                                                                                        | 1,102                                                                        |
|         9 | Haryana           | 1,349                                                                                        | 711                                                                          |
|        10 | Himachal Pradesh  | 246                                                                                          | 0                                                                            |
|        11 | Jammu and Kashmir | 422                                                                                          | 112                                                                          |
|        12 | Jharkhand         | 748                                                                                          | 151                                                                          |
|        13 | Karnataka         | 2,186                                                                                        | 1,097                                                                        |
|        14 | Kerala            | 21                                                                                           | 0                                                                            |
|        15 | Ladakh            | 80                                                                                           | 0                                                                            |
|        16 | Madhya Pradesh    | 3,825                                                                                        | 1,144                                                                        |
|        17 | Maharashtra       | 12,124                                                                                       | 1,363                                                                        |
|        18 | Manipur           | 347                                                                                          | 90                                                                           |
|        19 | Mizoram           | 321                                                                                          | 0                                                                            |
|        20 | Nagaland          | 339                                                                                          | 107                                                                          |
|        21 | Odisha            | 1,234                                                                                        | 1,007                                                                        |
|        22 | Puducherry        | 37                                                                                           | 0                                                                            |
|        23 | Punjab            | 2,361                                                                                        | 1,356                                                                        |
|        24 | Rajasthan         | 2,932                                                                                        | 2,682                                                                        |
|        25 | Sikkim            | 570                                                                                          | 246                                                                          |
|        26 | Tamil Nadu        | 2,102                                                                                        | 1,674                                                                        |
|        27 | Telangana         | 2,497                                                                                        | 1,130                                                                        |
|        28 | Tripura           | 264                                                                                          | 0                                                                            |
|        29 | Uttar Pradesh     | 4,533                                                                                        | 710                                                                          |
|        30 | Uttarakhand       | 1,147                                                                                        | 682                                                                          |
|        31 | West Bengal       | 655                                                                                          | 598                                                                          |

| Length in Km   | Length in Km                       | Length in Km                                                                               | Length in Km                                                  |
|----------------|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.        | State / UT                         | Length of state roads including SHs notified as NHs since April, 2014, including under BMP | Length of state roads including SHs notified as NHs under BMP |
| 33             | Dadra & Nagar Haveli & Daman & Diu | 6                                                                                          | 6                                                             |

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