Lok Sabha Question No. 1528 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-10
Subject: Development of NHs in Aspirational Districts
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Dushyant Singh

## be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  focusing  on  the  highway  road connectivity  in  the  aspirational  districts  in  the  country,  if  so,  the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (b) the details and length of National Highways (NHs) constructed in the all aspirational districts in the country during the last five years, State-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has noticed any economic development of the aspirational districts because of construction of NHs and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the details of the proposed and ongoing construction of highway projects in aspirational districts in the country including Rajasthan;
- and
- (e) the details of the aspirational districts which do not have NHs till
- now along with the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

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

All  the  aspirational  districts  are  connected  with  the  NH

network.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1528 ANSWERED ON 10 TH  FEBRUARY, 2022

## DEVELOPMENT OF NHS IN ASPIRATIONAL DISTRICTS 1528. SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

The State wise details of length of NHs constructed connecting aspirational districts during last five years is Annexed. At  present  222  NH  projects  in  about  5,566  km  length  in  the country including in the State of Rajasthan are ongoing for connecting  aspirational  districts  at  total  estimated  cost  of  about Rs.66,200 crore. Further, about 221 NH projects have been identified for such districts in a length of about 5,795 km costing Rs.1,03,758 crore in the country including Rajasthan. identified connecting the aspirational districts in the State of Rajasthan are as

The details of ongoing NH  works and works follows:-

|     | Ongoing works   |        | Rs. in crore, Length in km. Works identified   | Rs. in crore, Length in km. Works identified   | Rs. in crore, Length in km. Works identified   |
|-----|-----------------|--------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| No. | Length          | Cost   | No.                                            | Length                                         | Cost                                           |
| 5   | 22.00           | 303.89 | 5                                              | 282.62                                         | 1,185.90                                       |

ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (e) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 1528 FOR ANSWER  ON 10.02.2022 ASKED BY SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH REGARDING DEVELOPMENT OF NHS IN ASPIRATIONAL DISTRICTS

The  State  wise  details  of  length  of  NHs  constructed  connecting aspirational districts during last five years:-

| Sr. no.   | State             | Length (km.)   |
|-----------|-------------------|----------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    | 267.78         |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh | 21.03          |
| 3         | Assam             | 57.42          |
| 4         | Bihar             | 176.43         |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh      | 367.57         |
| 6         | Gujarat           | 54.40          |
| 7         | Haryana           | 17.60          |
| 8         | Himachal Pradesh  | 58.00          |
| 9         | Jharkhand         | 1,156.13       |
| 10        | Karnataka         | 369.94         |
| 11        | Kerala            | 23.80          |
| 12        | Madhya Pradesh    | 929.25         |
| 13        | Maharashtra       | 970.87         |
| 14        | Manipur           | 7.15           |
| 15        | Meghalaya         | 5.82           |
| 16        | Mizoram           | 5.14           |
| 17        | Nagaland          | 5.90           |
| 18        | Odisha            | 504.06         |
| 19        | Punjab            | 186.73         |
| 20        | Rajasthan         | 48.00          |
| 21        | Sikkim            | 87.35          |
| 22        | Tamil Nadu        | 274.84         |
| 23        | Telangana         | 88.10          |
| 24        | Tripura           | 57.22          |
| 25        | Uttar Pradesh     | 493.00         |
| 26        | Uttarakhand       | 159.40         |
| 27        | West Bengal       | 182.12         |
|           | Total             | 6,575.05       |

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