Lok Sabha Question No. 1490 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-10
Subject: Central Road and Infrastructure Fund
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Mitesh Rameshbhai (Bakabhai) Patel, Shardaben Anilbhai Patel

## be pleased to state:

- (a) the status of implementation of Central Road and Infrastructure
- Fund (CRIF) Act, 2000 during the last three years;
- (b) the details of the beneficiary States during the said period;
- (c)  the  details  of  highways,  railway  under  passes  and  railway crossings developed from CRIF during the said period;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  has  established  any  mechanism  to monitor the utilisation of the said funds and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a) and (b) The Ministry is primarily responsible for development and maintenance of National Highways (NHs).

Apart  from  this  the  Ministry  also  allocates  fund  for  State and maintenance of State Roads under the Central Road & Infrastructure Fund  (CRIF)  and  Economic  Importance  &  Interstate  Connectivity

Governments / Union Territories (UTs) for development (EI&ISC).

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1490 ANSWERED ON 10 TH  FEBRUARY, 2022

## CENTRAL ROAD AND INFRASTRUCTURE FUND

†1 490. SHRI MITESH RAMESHBHAI PATEL (BAKABHAI): SHRIMATI SHARDABEN ANILBHAI PATEL:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

The Central Road Fund (CRF) Act, 2000 was amended by the Finance Act, 2018 to the Central Road and Infrastructure Fund (CRIF) Act, 2000 and further, amended by the Finance Act, 2019.

As per amendment to the Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961 in July, 2018, the subject matter pertains to the Ministry of Finance.

The CRIF is earmarked for various Infrastructure Sectors such as Transport (Road and Bridges, Ports, Shipyards, Inland Waterways, Airports,  Railways,  Urban  Public  Transport),  Energy,  Water  and Sanitation,  Communication,  Social  and  Commercial  Infrastructure, etc., as per the provisions of CRIF Act, 2000 amended by the Finance Act, 2019.

The State/ UT - wise details of accrual/ allocation of funds and the  funds  released/  expenditure  incurred  for  development  and maintenance of State roads under CRIF and EI&ISC schemes during each of the last three years, are placed at Annexure-I and AnnexureII respectively.

(c) The details of State Roads/ Highways and Railway over-bridges (ROBs)  /  Railway  under-bridges  (RUBs)  on  such  State  Roads  / Highways developed from CRIF and EI&ISC schemes during last three years are as below:-

| Length in km., Rs. in crore   | Length in km., Rs. in crore   | Length in km., Rs. in crore   | Length in km., Rs. in crore   | Length in km., Rs. in crore   | Length in km., Rs. in crore         | Length in km., Rs. in crore         |
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| Sr. No.                       | Scheme                        | State Roads/ Highways         | State Roads/ Highways         | State Roads/ Highways         | ROBs/RUBs on State Roads / Highways | ROBs/RUBs on State Roads / Highways |
|                               |                               | No.                           | Length                        | Cost                          | No.                                 | Cost                                |
| 1                             | CRIF                          | 503                           | 6,186                         | 11,893                        | 19                                  | 670                                 |
| 2                             | EI&ISC                        | 15                            | 191                           | 406                           | 0                                   | 0                                   |

(d) and (e) The Ministry finalized the criteria for allocation of funds for development and maintenance of State Roads [for CRIF and EI & ISC  Schemes]  under  the  CRIF  Act,  2000  in  consultation  with  the Ministry of Finance and circulated the same to all State Governments and UTs in January, 2020.

## This criteria inter-alia provides for: -

- (i) Maintaining  a  revolving  balance  of  one  third  of  accrual/ allocation for the States/ UT for the year with State/ UT while releasing funds.
- (ii) Release of funds to States/ UTs in Quarterly instalments linked to submission of Utilization Certificates (UCs).
- (iii) Further  release  of  funds  by  State  Governments/  UTs  to concerned executive agencies (e.g. Public Works Department (PWDs), Road Construction Department/ Corporation, etc.) within 7 days of release of funds by the Ministry.
- (iv) Design of projects to be as per relevant Central Government codes and guidelines.
- (v) Project monitoring and quality control of works to be done at regular intervals.
- (vi) Quality monitoring system at State / UT level to consist of experts and supporting staff appointed by State Govt. / UT including State Quality Monitor.
- (vii) Quality monitoring system at State / UT level to devise a Quality  Assurance  System  delineating  requirements  of quality, responsibility of officers and contractors, conduct independent tests, examine Quality Assurance documentation,  responsibility  of  training  PWD  staff  and recommending laboratory and field testing facilities.
- (viii) Inspection of works by civil engineer(s) having degree in civil engineering and 10 years' experience / Inspection of works by an independent impartial agency/ firm.

As per the CRIF Act, 2000 amended through Finance Act, 2019, the  Central  Government is no longer responsible for monitoring of State road projects under these schemes and expenditure incurred thereon.

ANNEXURE -I

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) and (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 1490 FOR ANSWER  ON 10.02.2022 ASKED BY SHRI MITESH RAMESHBHAI PATEL (BAKABHAI) AND SHRIMATI SHARDABEN ANILBHAI PATEL REGARDING CENTRAL ROAD AND INFRASTRUCTURE FUND

The State/ UT - wise details of accrual/ allocation of funds and the funds released/ expenditure incurred for development and maintenance of State roads under CRIF during each of the last three years: -

| Sr.   |                      | 2018-19   | 2018-19   |                 |          | Amount in Rs. crore   | Amount in Rs. crore   |
|-------|----------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------------|----------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
| No.   | State/UT             | Accrual   | Release*  | 2019-20 Accrual | Release* | Accrual               | 2020-21 Release*      |
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh       | 330.27    | 326.88    | 349.64          | 350.08   | 325.54                | 322.00                |
| 2     | Arunachal Pradesh    | 127.91    | 108.39    | 133.20          | 126.61   | 125.48                | 42.03                 |
| 3     | Assam                | 140.97    | 255.92    | 149.03          | 149.03   | 140.74                | 220.81                |
| 4     | Bihar                | 197.71    | 101.49    | 210.35          | 223.16   | 195.30                | 425.93                |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh         | 243.02    | 214.02    | 254.60          | 371.61   | 237.50                | 234.92                |
| 6     | Goa                  | 15.40     | 17.47     | 15.67           | 7.29     | 14.43                 | 0.00                  |
| 7     | Gujarat              | 429.28    | 531.19    | 451.33          | 718.87   | 424.68                | 430.74                |
| 8     | Haryana              | 185.06    | 80.93     | 185.10          | 200.77   | 167.73                | 78.54                 |
| 9     | Himachal Pradesh     | 98.98     | 92.56     | 103.27          | 87.12    | 97.27                 | 95.95                 |
| 10    | Jharkhand            | 160.40    | 63.33     | 171.07          | 137.67   | 160.88                | 78.77                 |
| 11    | Karnataka            | 450.54    | 508.39    | 476.84          | 382.57   | 439.77                | 434.99                |
| 12    | Kerala               | 136.74    | 122.85    | 140.54          | 0.00     | 132.26                | 273.99                |
| 13    | Madhya Pradesh       | 551.98    | 625.70    | 579.67          | 693.25   | 541.01                | 535.13                |
| 14    | Maharashtra          | 688.47    | 780.42    | 728.84          | 629.83   | 683.27                | 675.84                |
| 15    | Manipur              | 36.14     | 12.95     | 38.00           | 12.64    | 35.85                 | 13.22                 |
| 16    | Meghalaya            | 41.04     | 28.53     | 43.34           | 29.10    | 40.81                 | 76.93                 |
| 17    | Mizoram              | 33.06     | 23.40     | 34.55           | 34.55    | 32.56                 | 32.28                 |
| 18    | Nagaland             | 26.70     | 54.70     | 27.87           | 9.29     | 26.44                 | 37.41                 |
| 19    | Odisha               | 293.08    | 111.93    | 308.94          | 286.96   | 289.54                | 534.19                |
| 20    | Punjab               | 158.35    | 170.11    | 159.60          | 259.37   | 148.77                | 141.18                |
| 21    | Rajasthan            | 644.38    | 591.86    | 669.01          | 415.17   | 622.71                | 141.81                |
| 22    | Sikkim               | 12.21     | 16.76     | 12.89           | 4.29     | 12.09                 | 3.98                  |
| 23    | Tamil Nadu           | 367.76    | 416.88    | 379.65          | 262.37   | 352.04                | 503.17                |
| 24    | Telangana            | 263.99    | 279.08    | 276.37          | 234.06   | 256.08                | 253.29                |
| 25    | Tripura              | 18.44     | 3.44      | 19.13           | 22.03    | 17.89                 | 48.84                 |
| 26    | Uttar Pradesh        | 578.63    | 655.91    | 624.31          | 541.09   | 582.69                | 576.36                |
| 27    | Uttarakhand          | 99.05     | 85.80     | 103.98          | 42.58    | 97.23                 | 61.34                 |
| 28    | West Bengal          | 212.57    | 138.33    | 224.70          | 451.67   | 209.20                | 136.11                |
| 29    | A& N Islands         | 20.01     | 20.52     | 20.22           | 6.74     | 15.12                 | 15.12                 |
| 30    | Chandigarh           | 5.62      | 0.00      | 5.65            | 0.00     | 6.16                  | 0.00                  |
| 31    | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 4.52      | 0.00      | 4.57            | 4.57     | 5.61                  | 5.61                  |
| 32    | Daman & Diu          | 2.77      | 0.00      | 2.80            | 0.00     |                       |                       |
| 33    | Delhi                | 62.49     | 0.00      | 59.99           | 0.00     | 34.15                 | 0.00 79.40            |
| 34    | Jammu & Kashmir      | 348.87    | 344.75    | 137.85          | 152.96   | 94.51                 |                       |
| 35    | Ladakh               | -         | -         | 103.82          | 17.36    | 246.22                | 96.95                 |

*Funds to some States/UTs have been released more than the accrual of  a  State  from  the  unspent  balance  of  previous  years  of  those States/UTs.

ANNEXURE -II

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) and (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 1490 FOR ANSWER  ON 10.02.2022 ASKED BY SHRI MITESH RAMESHBHAI PATEL (BAKABHAI) AND SHRIMATI SHARDABEN ANILBHAI PATEL REGARDING CENTRAL ROAD AND INFRASTRUCTURE FUND

The State/ UT - wise details of accrual/ allocation of funds and the funds released/ expenditure incurred for development and maintenance of State roads under EI&ISC schemes during each of the last three years:-

|         |                   | 2018-19   | 2018-19   |                |        | Amount in Rs. crore   | Amount in Rs. crore   |
|---------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|----------------|--------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
| Sl. No. | State / UT        | Alloc.    | Expd.*    | 2019-20 Alloc. | Expd.* | 2020-21 Alloc.        | Expd.*                |
| 1       | Arunachal Pradesh | 15.00     | 15.00     | 40.00          | 26.49  | 33.50                 | 33.44                 |
| 2       | Assam             | 25.00     | 21.38     | 52.00          | 39.97  | 43                    | 34.81                 |
| 3       | Goa               | 30.00     | 25.77     | 20.00          | 16.11  | 10.5                  | 6.39                  |
| 4       | Gujarat           | 7.00      | 4.24      | 2.00           | 0.04   | 7.59                  | 7.59                  |
| 5       | Haryana           | 15.00     | 13.90     | 30.00          | 19.66  | 11.73                 | 2.4                   |
| 6       | Himachal Pradesh  | 12.50     | 8.20      | 12.00          | 8.35   | 6.98                  | 6.48                  |
| 7       | Karnataka         | 5.00      | 2.56      | 2.00           | 0.00   | 2.37                  | 2.37                  |
| 8       | Madhya Pradesh    | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00           | 0.00   | 6.3                   | 6.62                  |
| 9       | Maharashtra       | 4.00      | 0.78      | 2.00           | 0.00   | 0.00                  | 0.00                  |
| 10      | Manipur           | 25.00     | 27.91     | 25.00          | 22.50  | 40                    | 39.99                 |
| 11      | Meghalaya         | 15.00     | 14.15     | 22.00          | 20.44  | 20                    | 19.5                  |
| 12      | Mizoram           | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00           | 0.00   | 10                    | 5.01                  |
| 13      | Nagaland          | 55.00     | 55.46     | 130.00         | 147.80 | 72                    | 71.59                 |
| 14      | Odisha            | 10.00     | 14.72     | 55.00          | 37.87  | 46                    | 44.63                 |
| 15      | Punjab            | 15.00     | 10.24     | 3.50           | 1.80   | 1.2                   | 1.22                  |
| 16      | Rajasthan         | 15.00     | 9.96      | 5.00           | 1.86   | 0.00                  | 0.00                  |
| 17      | Sikkim            | 6.00      | 12.63     | 11.50          | 9.40   | 1.78                  | 1.78                  |
| 18      | Tamil Nadu        | 75.00     | 66.27     | 13.00          | 11.21  | 34                    | 28.34                 |
| 19      | Telangana         | 12.00     | 9.98      | 10.00          | 5.95   | 2.31                  | 2.3                   |
| 20      | Uttar Pradesh     | 90.00     | 93.78     | 26.00          | 25.91  | 0.00                  | 0.00                  |
| 21      | West Bengal       | 3.50      | 3.33      | 0.00           | 0.00   | 0.00                  | 0.00                  |
| 22      | Jammu & Kashmir   | 65.00     | 64.56     | 5.00           | 4.62   | 0.74                  | 0.68                  |

*Authorizations  were  made  to  incur  expenditure  on  purely  'First Come First Serve' basis subject to the condition that total overall expenditure  does  not  exceed  total  allocation  made  during  that Financial Year to ensure that there are minimum surrender of funds. Therefore,  expenditure  for  some  States  have  been  more  than  the allocation made during that Financial Year. Alloc. -Allocation, Expd. -Expenditure

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