Lok Sabha Question No. 1253 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-09
Subject: Repairing of Roads in Tamil Nadu
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: DNV Senthilkumar. S.

## be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Government provides funds from the Central Road for
- and Infrastructure Fund (CRIF) to the States repairing/development of roads;
- (b) if so, the details of such funds provided to and utilised by Tamil Nadu for the purpose during the last three years and the current year;
- (c)  the  details  of  road  development projects taken up in the State under  CRIF  during  the  said  period  and  the  time  by  which  these
- projects are likely to be completed; and
- (d)  the  measures  taken  by  the  Government  to  increase  the  road infrastructure in the State?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a)  The  Ministry  allocates  funds  for  State  Governments  /  Union Territories (UTs) for development and maintenance of State Roads under  the  Central  Road  &  Infrastructure  Fund  (CRIF)  as  per  the provisions of the Central Road and Infrastructure Fund (CRIF) Act, 2000 amended by the Finance Act, 2019.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1253 ANSWERED ON 09 TH  FEBRUARY, 2023

## REPAIRING OF ROADS IN TAMIL NADU

1253.  DR. DNV SENTHILKUMAR S.:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

(b) and (c) The Ministry considers release of funds for various State Governments / UTs for State Road projects under CRIF Scheme based on proposals received from them along with submission of Utilization Certificates of funds released earlier under the scheme. Details of accrual and release of funds / expenditure incurred for development and maintenance of State Roads under CRIF Scheme for the State of Tamil Nadu during each of the last three years and the current year are as under: -

| Rs. in Crore                                                                                                                                                  | Rs. in Crore                                                                                                                                                  | Rs. in Crore                                                                                                                                                  | Rs. in Crore                                                                                                                                                  | Rs. in Crore                                                                                                                                                  | Rs. in Crore                                                                                                                                                  | Rs. in Crore                                                                                                                                                  | Rs. in Crore                                                                                                                                                  |
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| 2019-20                                                                                                                                                       | 2019-20                                                                                                                                                       | 2020-21                                                                                                                                                       | 2020-21                                                                                                                                                       | 2021-22                                                                                                                                                       | 2021-22                                                                                                                                                       | 2022-23 (Till 31.12.2022)                                                                                                                                     | 2022-23 (Till 31.12.2022)                                                                                                                                     |
| Accrual                                                                                                                                                       | Release                                                                                                                                                       | Accrual                                                                                                                                                       | Release                                                                                                                                                       | Accrual                                                                                                                                                       | Release                                                                                                                                                       | Accrual                                                                                                                                                       | Release                                                                                                                                                       |
| 379.65                                                                                                                                                        | 262.37                                                                                                                                                        | 352.04                                                                                                                                                        | 503.17*                                                                                                                                                       | 350.32                                                                                                                                                        | 350.15                                                                                                                                                        | 432.11                                                                                                                                                        | 365.12                                                                                                                                                        |
| *Fund under CRIF Scheme has been released more than the accrual of the State for the concerned year from the unspent balance of previous years of that State. | *Fund under CRIF Scheme has been released more than the accrual of the State for the concerned year from the unspent balance of previous years of that State. | *Fund under CRIF Scheme has been released more than the accrual of the State for the concerned year from the unspent balance of previous years of that State. | *Fund under CRIF Scheme has been released more than the accrual of the State for the concerned year from the unspent balance of previous years of that State. | *Fund under CRIF Scheme has been released more than the accrual of the State for the concerned year from the unspent balance of previous years of that State. | *Fund under CRIF Scheme has been released more than the accrual of the State for the concerned year from the unspent balance of previous years of that State. | *Fund under CRIF Scheme has been released more than the accrual of the State for the concerned year from the unspent balance of previous years of that State. | *Fund under CRIF Scheme has been released more than the accrual of the State for the concerned year from the unspent balance of previous years of that State. |

47  State  Road  projects  in  a  length  of  about  102.935  km amounting  to  Rs.  655.76  Crores  were  sanctioned  /  finalised  under CRIF scheme for the State of Tamil Nadu during the last three years and the current year.

The  above  projects  are  targeted  for  completion  in  a  phased manner by March, 2025.

- (d) The  Ministry  is  primarily  responsible  for  development  and maintenance of National Highways (NHs). The length of NHs in the State  of  Tamil  Nadu  has  been  increased  from  about  4,975  km  in March, 2014 to about 7,000 km at present.

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