Lok Sabha Question No. 63 (STARRED), answered on 2021-12-02
Subject: Road Projects in Uttar Pradesh
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Dharmendra Kumar Kashyap

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.63 ANSWERED ON 02 ND  December, 2021

## ROAD PROJECTS IN UTTAR PRADESH

*63. SHRI DHARMENDRA KASHYAP:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of proposals received from Uttar Pradesh with regard to road construction projects during each of the last three years;
- (b) the number of proposals approved by the Government along with the details thereof;
- (c) the  details  of  proposals  which  are  under  consideration  and pending; and
- (d) the  time  by  which  the  pending  proposals  are  likely  to  be approved?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) to (d)  A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (d) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.63 ANSWERED ON 02 nd DECEMBER, 2021 ASKED BY SHRI DHARMENDRA KASHYAP REGARDING 'ROAD PROJECTS IN UTTAR PRADESH'

- a. The  number  of  proposals  received  from   Government  of  Uttar Pradesh, PWD & NHAI  for National Highway projects during last three years is as per following
- b. The number of proposals approved  is as per following
- c. The details of NH proposals under consideration and pending during current year is as per following
- d. Development of National Highways is a continuous process and is taken up depending upon techno economic feasibility of proposals, availability of funds and inter se priority.

|         | Proposals received from PWD   | Proposals received from PWD   | Proposals received from PWD   | Proposals received from NHAI   | Proposals received from NHAI   | Proposals received from NHAI   |
|---------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| Year    | No                            | Length (km)                   | Cost (Rs Cr)                  | No                             | Length (km)                    | Cost (Rs Cr)                   |
| 2020-21 | 15                            | 248.89                        | 1251.79                       | 7                              | 285.02                         | 12497.15                       |
| 2019-20 | 9                             | 288.42                        | 827.51                        | 8                              | 462.07                         | 8376.31                        |
| 2018-19 | 4                             | 73.04                         | 2413.66                       | 8                              | 377.70                         | 6868.22                        |

| Year    |   No. of Proposals approved (PWD & NHAI) |   Length (km) |   Cost (Rs Cr.) |
|---------|------------------------------------------|---------------|-----------------|
| 2020-21 |                                       22 |        533.91 |        13748.9  |
| 2019-20 |                                       17 |        750.49 |         9203.82 |
| 2018-19 |                                       12 |        450.74 |         9281.88 |

| Agency   | No of proposals received   | No of proposals received   | No of proposals received   | No of proposals approved   | No of proposals approved   | No of proposals approved   |
|----------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|          | No                         | Length (km)                | Cost (Rs Cr)               | No                         | Length (km)                | Cost (Rs Cr)               |
| PWD      | 24                         | 543.07                     | 7787.12                    | 9                          | 147.25                     | 1787.86                    |
| NHAI     | 20                         | 502.59                     | 20926.80                   | 5                          | 63.17                      | 4313.81                    |

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