Lok Sabha Question No. 505 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-22
Subject: Upgradation of NHs
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Balak Nath, Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor, Sumedhanand Saraswati, Bhagirath Chaudhary

be pleased to state:

- (a) the criteria adopted for upgradation of State Highways (SHs) as National Highways (NHs) in the country;
- (b)  the  names  of  NHs  which  were  upgraded  from  SHs  in  various States  including  Gujarat  and  North-Eastern  States  during  the  last three years;
- (c)  whether the Government proposes to upgrade the SH-37B from Kotputli  along  NH-8  to  Nagaur  via  Sikar  as  the  National  Highway under  Engineering  Procurement  Construction  (EPC)  system  and National  Highway  Development  Programme  (NHDP)  and  if  so,  the time by which the said upgradation work is likely to be completed;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to upgrade the 67 km stretch of  SH-7E  and  101  from  Kishangarh  in  Ajmer  district  to  Malpura  in Tonk district as NH by widening it to two-lane road with paved track under EPC system and NHDP; and
- (e) if so, the time by which the said upgradation work is likely to be completed?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 505 ANSWERED ON 22 ND  JULY, 2021

## UPGRADATION OF NHS

†505. SHRI BALAK NATH: SHRI JASWANT SINGH BHABHOR: SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI: SHRI BHAGIRATH CHOUDHARY:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

- (a) The  existing  criteria  for  declaration  of  State  roads  including State  Highways  (SHs)  as  new  National  Highways  (NHs)  include roads  running  through  length  /  breadth  of  the  country,  connecting adjacent countries, National Capitals with State Capitals / mutually the  State  Capitals,  major  ports,  non-major  ports,  large  industrial centers or tourist centers, roads meeting very important strategic requirement in hilly and isolated area, arterial roads which enable sizeable reduction in travel distance and achieve substantial economic growth thereby, roads which help opening up large tracts of backward  area and hilly regions (other than strategically important ones), achieving a National Highways grid of 100 km, etc.
- (b) State /UT-wise details of State roads, including SHs, declared as NHs during the last three years, including such roads in the State of Gujarat and North-eastern States, are annexed.
- (c)  to  (e)  The  Ministry  keeps  on  receiving  proposals  from  various State Governments/UTs, etc., including the proposals from the State Government  of  Rajasthan,  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.

## ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 505 ANSWERED ON 22.07.2021 ASKED BY  SHRI  BALAK  NATH,  SHRI  JASWANT  SINGH  BHABHOR,  SHRI SUMEDHANAND  SARASWATI  AND  SHRI  BHAGIRATH  CHOUDHARY REGARDING UPGRADATION OF NHS

State  /UT-wise  details  of  State  roads,  including  SHs,  declared  as NHs during the last three years:-

|   Sr. No. | Name of State/UT                     | NH No.                                                                                               | Length (In Km)   |
|-----------|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh                       | 516C, 167BG, 544F, 130CD, 365BG, 167K, 342, NE7, 440,516B, 340B, 167AD, 167AG, 516F, 516W            | 1347             |
|         2 | Assam                                | 715K, 137                                                                                            | 97               |
|         3 | Bihar                                | 227F, 227J, 227L, 527A, 327, 727AA, 322, 133E, 122B, 333C, 527E, 327AD, 319A, 131B, 131G, 119D, 119A | 894              |
|         4 | Chhattisgarh                         | 143B, 130CD                                                                                          | 30               |
|         5 | Delhi                                | 344M, 148AE, 709B, 148NA, 344N, 344P                                                                 | 87               |
|         6 | Goa                                  | 166S                                                                                                 | 6                |
|         7 | Gujarat                              | 148N, 754K, NE4, 351K, 351G, 151K, 848K, 151AD, 927C, 927K                                           | 1694             |
|         8 | Haryana                              | 148N, 152D, 148NA, 344N, 344P, 148B, NE5                                                             | 449              |
|         9 | Jammu and Kashmir^                   | 244A, 701A                                                                                           | 57               |
|        10 | Jharkhand                            | 143D, 320G, 143AG, 320D, 218, 143B, 333A, 320B                                                       | 700              |
|        11 | Karnataka                            | 766E, 766EE, NE7, 561A                                                                               | 224              |
|        12 | Ladakh                               |                                                                                                      | 80*              |
|        13 | Madhya Pradesh                       | 347BG, 552G, 148N, 148NG, 753BE                                                                      | 731              |
|        14 | Maharashtra                          | NE4, 753BE, 548DG                                                                                    | 439              |
|        15 | Manipur                              | 137                                                                                                  | 90               |
|        16 | Orissa                               | 157A, 126A, 655, 720, 143H, 320D, 130CD                                                              | 466              |
|        17 | Puducherry                           |                                                                                                      | 37*              |
|        18 | Punjab                               | 354B, 703AA, NE5, NE5A, 503D, 754A, 754AD, 205K                                                      | 830              |
|        19 | Rajasthan                            | 552G, 148N, 754K, 911A, 148C, 968, 911, 148NG                                                        | 1434             |
|        20 | Sikkim                               | 310A, 310AG                                                                                          | 246              |
|        21 | Tamil Nadu                           | NE7                                                                                                  | 117              |
|        22 | Telangana                            | 365BG, 167K, 765DG, 765D, 161BB                                                                      | 469              |
|        23 | Uttar Pradesh                        | 124D, 321G, 727B, 731K, 334DD, 727AA, 731B, 9, NE3, NE6                                              | 455              |
|        24 | Uttrakhand                           | 731K, 9, 109D, 109K                                                                                  | 475              |
|        25 | West Bengal                          | 116A, 327C, 312, 218                                                                                 | 590              |
|        26 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | 218                                                                                                  | 6                |