Lok Sabha Question No. 3874 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-23
Subject: Sharing of Cost of Land Acquisition
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Hibi Eden

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3874 ANSWERED ON 23 RD  MARCH, 2023

## SHARING OF COST OF LAND ACQUISITION

3874. SHRI HIBI EDEN:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that the Government of Kerala has withdrawn its decision  to  bear  25  per  cent  cost  of  land  acquisition  for  National Highway (NH) expansion and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Union Government has taken into account the unique economic challenge faced by Kerala in requiring the State to pay the said 25 per cent cost and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has explored alternative funding models for development of NHs in Kerala,  such  as  increased  central  funding  or private sector participation and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Union Government backtracked from its requisition to the Government of Kerala to spend the said 25 per cent cost and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)  whether Kerala is the only State that spends 25 per cent of land acquisition cost for NH development and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a) Government of Kerala has already executed financial participation agreement  with  NHAI  for  sharing  25%  land  acquisition  cost  for  16 National Highway projects covering a length of 1027 Km in the State. Till date Rs.5519 Crore has already been reimbursed by Government of Kerala  to  NHAI.    However,  Government  of  Kerala  has  recently requested to exempt the State from sharing of 25% of Land Acquisition Cost for the following 4 upcoming projects under Bharatmala Pariyojana in the State:

|   S.No. | Project Stretch                                                                                                       |
|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | 6 laning of Walayar - Vadakancherry section of NH-544                                                                 |
|       2 | 6 laning of Thrissur - Edapally section of NH-544 (including Ernakullam Bypass)                                       |
|       3 | 4- laning of Shenkottai-Kollam section of NH-744                                                                      |
|       4 | 4 lane Greenfield Highway from Kutta to Kozhikode section (part of Mysuru - Mallapuram section in Kerala & Karnataka) |

(b)to(e) Kerala is not the only State sharing the cost of land for National Highway development projects. Land acquisition costs for Green field bypasses  and  other  identified  development  projects  on  National Highways  wherever  agreed  to  by  the  State  Government  are  being shared  by  the  respective  State  Governments  including  the  State Government of Kerala.  The sharing of land cost is being done as per the financial participation agreement/undertakings furnished by the concerned State Government.

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