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Lok Sabha Question No. 4720 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-31
Subject: Problem of Drinking Water in Udaipur
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Arjunlal Meena

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4720 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31/03/2022

## PROBLEM OF DRINKING WATER IN UDAIPUR

## †4720. SHRI ARJUN LAL MEENA:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a)   whether the problem of drinking water in many areas of Udaipur division still exists;
- (b)   if so, whether the villagers have to bring drinking water from far away wells and step-wells;
- (c)   whether the Government proposes to cover the areas facing problem of drinking water under the Jal Jeevan Mission;
- (d)   if so, the time by which these areas are likely to be covered; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI (SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

(a) to (e) Since August, 2019, Government of India in partnership with States is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) - Har Ghar Jal to make provision of potable tap water supply to every rural household of the country, including those in Udaipur district of Rajasthan, by 2024.

At the time of announcement of Jal Jeevan Mission, 0.41 lakh (7.36%) households were reported to  have  tap  water  connections  in  Udaipur  district.  So  far, 0.43  lakh  (7.57%)  rural  households have been provided with tap water connections in last two and half years. Thus, as of date, out of 5.64 lakh rural households, 0.84 lakh (14.93%) households are reported to have tap water supply in their homes in the district.

Further,  as  reported  by  Rajasthan,  as  on  28.03.2022,  out  of  around  6.95  thousand  rural habitations  in  Udaipur,  4.29  thousand  (61.72%)  habitations  having  55%  population  have provision  of potable drinking  water  with  supply  level  of more  than  40  litre per  capita per day (lpcd)  and 2.61  thousand  (37.55%)  habitations  having  43.13% population  with  supply  level  of less than 40 lpcd with sources at a reasonable distance and 52 (0.01%) rural habitations having 0.02% population are reported to have water quality issues in drinking water sources.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4717 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-31
Subject: IIPE Campus at Visakhapatnam
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Chandra Sekhar Bellana

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4717 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31 st  MARCH, 2022

## IIPE Campus at Visakhapatnam

## 4717.    Shri Chandra Sekhar Bellana:

## Will the Minister of Petroleum and  Natural Gas be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has sanctioned budget for construction of Indian Institute of Petroleum & Energy (IIPE) campus at Visakhapatnam;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether  the  Government  or  Oil  companies  have  made  any  contributions towards IIPE endowment fund;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (e) whether  the  Government  has  fixed  any  time  frame  to  contribute  the  entire promised amount to IIPE endowment fund; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND

## NATURAL GAS (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

- (a) &    (b): The Government  has  approved  a  capital expenditure of Rs.  655.46  crore  for  construction  of  Indian  Institute  of  Petroleum  and  Energy (IIPE)  Campus  at  Visakhapatnam,  out  of  which  an  amount  of  Rs.184.85  crore has already been released.
- (c) to    (f):   An amount of Rs.200.00 crore has been released by Government towards an endowment fund of IIPE. A matching amount of Rs. 199.40 crore as endowment fund has been provided by Oil India  Limited  (OIL), GAIL (India) Limited (GAIL), Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), Hindustan Petroleum Corporation  Limited  (HPCL)  and  Oil  &  Natrural  Gas  Corporation  Limited (ONGC) together. Thus, the entire amount of endowment fund as committed has already been released to IIPE.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4716 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-31
Subject: Reforms in Building Bye-laws
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Kotha Prabhakar  Reddy, Geetha Viswanath Vanga

Annexure mentioned in reply to point (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4716 for answer on

31.03.2022 regarding 'Reforms in Building Bye-laws'.

Annexure-I

Building Bye- Laws Reforms

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4708 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-31
Subject: Six-Laning of Nellore-Tada NH
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Adala Prabhakara Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4708 ANSWERED ON 31 ST  MARCH, 2022

## SIX-LANING OF NELLORE-TADA NH

## 4708. SHRI ADALA PRABHAKARA REDDY:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

## be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  convert  the  National Highway from Nellore to Tada from four lanes to six lanes;
- (b)
- if so, the details and the present status thereof;
- (c) the steps taken by the Government in this regard so far; and
- (d) the  time  by  which  the  said  project  is  likely  to  start  and complete?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a) to (d)   The stretch from Nellore to Tada of National Highway 16 was upgraded to 4 lane configuration on BOT Mode with concession period upto May, 2031. There is no provision of capacity augmentation (upgradation to higher configuration) in the Concession  Agreement.   Hence,  at  present  there  is  no  plan  to upgrade the said stretch until the concession period is over.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4702 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-31
Subject: Compensation to Farmers
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Harsimrat Kaur Badal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4702

ANSWERED ON 31 ST  MARCH, 2022

## COMPENSATION TO FARMERS

4702.         SHRIMATI HARSIMRAT KAUR BADAL:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

## be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has received any representations regarding inadequate compensation being paid to farmers for acquisition of land for Delhi Katra Expressway;
- (b)  if  so,  the  reasons  for  not  paying  adequate  compensation  to  the affected farmers; and
- (c)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  resolve  the  issues  and demands of the affected farmers?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a)    Yes Sir.
- (b) & (c)      The land for development of National Highways is acquired under Section 3 of the National Highways Act, 1956. The compensation for the land acquired is given under section 3G of the National Highways Act, 1956. The amount of compensation is determined in accordance with the First Schedule of  the  Right  to  Fair  Compensation  and  Transparency  in  Land  Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (RFCTLARR) Act, 2013. The rate and amount

of compensation  is determined  by  the Competent  Authority  for Land Acquisition  (CALA),  who  is  an  officer  of  the  Revenue  Department  of  the concerned State Government and is appointed by the Central Government on the  recommendation  of  that  State  Government.  The  Ministry  or  its  project implementing agencies have no role in determination of compensation for the land acquired for development of National Highways.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4698 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-31
Subject: Bharatmala Pariyojana in NER
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Vincent H Pala

be pleased to state:

- (a) the  present  implementation  status  of  Bharatmala  Pariyojana  in North Eastern Region (NER);
- (b) the details of the projects undertaken and completed under   the pariyojana in NER, State-wise; and
- (c) the  funds  sanctioned  and  spent  under  the  pariyojana  in  NER, State-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a)  to  (c) Projects  comprising length of 1,388 km have been awarded in North Eastern States under Bharatmala Pariyojana Phase-I, out of which 27 km length has been completed. The State-wise details are as under:

| State     | Total       | Total                           | Awarded     | Awarded                         | Length constructed (in Km)   |
|-----------|-------------|---------------------------------|-------------|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
| State     | Length (km) | Total Capital cost (Rs. in Cr.) | Length (km) | Total Capital cost (Rs. in Cr.) | Length constructed (in Km)   |
| Assam     | 512         | 15,523                          | 242         | 11,094                          | 21                           |
| Manipur   | 607         | 10,015                          | 387         | 7,116                           | 0                            |
| Meghalaya | 128         | 2,218                           | 128         | 2,218                           | 3                            |
| Mizoram   | 361         | 6,370                           | 361         | 6,370                           | 0                            |
| Nagaland  | 193         | 3,398                           | 193         | 3,398                           | 0                            |
| Tripura   | 75          | 1,075                           | 75          | 1,075                           | 3                            |

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4698 ANSWERED ON 31 ST  MARCH, 2022

## BHARATMALA PARIYOJANA IN NER

## 4698.      SHRI VINCENT H. PALA:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री
Lok Sabha Question No. 4694 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-31
Subject: Houses to Urban Poor
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Bheemrao Baswanthrao Patil

NO.4694.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING LOK SABHA

## AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO\_ 4694 TO BE ANSWERED ON MARCH 31, 2022

## HOUSES TO URBAN POOR

SHRI BB. PATIL:

Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has formulated any action plan to provide houses to the urban poor in Telangana during the next three years;
- if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the total number of urban poor in Telangana and the time by which the houses would be provided to them?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

(a) to (c): Land' and 'Colonization' are State subjects- The respective StateslUnion Territories (UTs) have to address the housing needs of its vision sHousing for is supplementing the efforts of Statesl UTs by providing Central Assistance under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U), for construction of houses for all eligible familiesl beneficiaries since 25.06.2015 in the urban areas of the country including those in the State of Telangana:. Eligible beneficiaries can avail the benefit of PMAY-U through four verticals, i.e: Beneficiary-led Construction or enhancement (BLC); Affordable Housing and Credit Linked  Subsidy Scheme (CLSS) , Central assistance is released to StateslUTs at the rate of $ 1.00 Iakh per house under

ISSR component, 3 1.50 Iakh per house under AHP and BLC components for construction of houses and interest subsidy upto ? 2.67 Iakh under CLSS is provided to eligible beneficiaries through Central Nodal Agencies for acquisition of houses by purchasel repurchase or construction of houses and for incremental housing: Based on the project proposals submitted by the State of Telangana, a total of 2,38,450houses involving Central Assistance of { 4,197.24 crore have been sanctioned so far under PMAY-U: Of the sanctioned houses, 2,14,871 houses have been completed and 23,579 houses are at various stages of constructionlgrounding: State of Telangana has been advised to complete construction of all the remaining houses and allot them as per time frame stipulated in respective Detailed Project Reports (DPRs):

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4693 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-31
Subject: LTC Fare for Government Employees
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Vinod Kumar Sonkar, Jayanta Kumar Roy, Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo, Raja Amareshwara Naik, Sukanta Majumdar, Rajveer (Raju Bhaiya) Singh, Bhola Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4693 (To be answered on the March 2022) 31st

## LTC FARE FOR GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES

## 4693. SHRI VINOD KUMAR SONKAR

DR. JAYANTA KUMAR ROY

SHRIMATI SANGEETA KUMARI SINGH DEO

SHRI RAJA AMARESHWARA NAIK

DR SUKANTA MAJUMDAR

SHRI RAJVEER SINGH (RAJU BHAIYA)

SHRI BHOLA SINGH

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state: -

- (a) whether the Government has been releasing Leave Travel Concession
- whether due to decrease in Covid cases and increase in air traffic, fare in certain sectors like Port Blair is higher than LTC 80 fare as result of which
- (LTC) 80 fare list for the Central Government employees for domestic travel; (b) if so, the details thereof including the objectives, features, benefits etc;
- employees are not able to avail the LTC 80 fare and if sO, the details thereof; (d) whether there is need to revise the LTC 80 fare to pre-Covid period to rationalize it and if sO, the action being taken \_in this regard;
- disinvestment of Air India; and
- (e) whether there is need to modify the LTC 80 fare guidelines after
- (f) if so, the steps being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(GEN. (DR) V. K SINGH (RETD))

- (a) to (f): Prior t0 disinvestment of Air India, LTC 80 was a scheme offered by Air India for booking air tickets when Government employees availed LTC.

The air fare is neither regulated nor established by the Government: Under the provision of sub rule (1) of Rule 135 of the Aircraft Rules, 1937, every air transport undertaking engaged in scheduled air services is required to establish tariff having regard to all relevant factors, including the cost of

operations, characteristics of services, reasonable profit and the generally prevailing staff: The prices are accordingly fixed by the airlines keeping in view the market forces including, inter-alia, the operating cost, demand, seasonality; sustainability etc: In view of the disinvestment of Air India, Department of Expenditure has issued guidelines on 31.12.2021 and 16.02.2022 for air travel on Government account, both domestic (including LTC) and international, where the Government of India bears the cost 0f air passage: As per the said guidelines; travel can be made by any private airlines, subject to tickets being purchased from the three Authorized Travel Agents viz. i) Mls Balmer Lawrie & Company Limited (BLCL) ii) Mls Ashok Travels & Tours (ATT) and iii) Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd. (IRCTC):
Lok Sabha Question No. 4691 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-31
Subject: Air Tickets for Differently Abled Sports Participants
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: S. Ramalingam

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 4691

(To be answered on the 31 st  March 2022)

## AIR TICKETS FOR DIFFERENTLY ABLED SPORTS PARTICIPANTS

## 4691. SHRI RAMALINGAM S.

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Government is sponsoring the air tickets for the differently abled sports participants of Special Olympics, Paralympics, which includes Asian Games, Commonwealth games and World Championship and if so, the
- details thereof;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  is  not  sponsoring  the  air  tickets  for  the differently abled sports participants for the international events which are qualifier for the Paralympics;
- (c) if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to take necessary steps to grant at least fifty  per  cent  concessions  in  air  tickets  for  the  eligible  participants  to participate  in  the  international  events;  and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(GEN. (DR) V. K. SINGH (RETD))

(a) to (e):  As per inputs received from Department of Sports, the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports extends financial assistance to the National Sports Federations (NSFs) for various sports activities including training and participation of Indian sportspersons and teams in international tournaments. Excursion/Economy air fare from residence / camp to the destinations is extended under the Scheme of Assistance to NSFs. Booking of Air Tickets will be done through three Authorized Travel Agents viz. i) M/s Balmer Lawrie & Company Limited (BLCL), ii) M/s Ashok Travels & Tours (ATT) and iii) Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd. (IRCTC) in terms of the Department of Expenditure's OM dated 31.12.2021.

No concessions are offered by the Government as airfares are neither regulated nor established by the Government whether international or domestic. Airlines are commercial organizations which fix air fares based on interplay of market forces. Also, providing concessions in air tickets is airline prerogative. Government does not interfere in the commercial activities of the airlines.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4690 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-31
Subject: Data on Construction of toilets under SBM
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Anto  Antony, Mohammad Jawed, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, K. Muraleedharan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4690

TO BE ANSWERED ON 31/03/2022

## DATA ON CONSTRUCTION OF TOILETS UNDER SBM

4690. SHRI ANTO ANTONY:

SHRI K. MURALEEDHARAN:

SHRI ADHIR RANJAN CHOWDHURY:

DR. MOHAMMAD JAWED:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of toilets constructed under the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM), year-wise from 2014 till date;
- (b) whether the Government has taken any action to address reports that thirty per cent of the data reported for both Swachh Bharat Mission - Urban and Gramin on the official websites is manufactured;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  has  investigated  claims  that  twelve  lakh  toilets  reported  as constructed between 2014-2020 are actually fictitious;
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (f) the steps being taken to ensure that manufacturing of data does not continue?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI (SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

- (a) Under Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) [SBM(G)], 11.03 crore individual household latrines  (IHHLs)  have  been  constructed  since  2014-15  as  per  the  data  reported  by  the States/UTs  on  the  online  Integrated  Management  Information  System  (IMIS).    Year-wise number of IHHLs constructed are given below:

| Year    | No. of IHHLs constructed   |
|---------|----------------------------|
| 2014-15 | 56,64,911                  |
| 2015-16 | 12,2,39,161                |
| 2016-17 | 2,12,57,643                |
| 2017-18 | 2,87,85,907                |
| 2018-19 | 2,36,47,518                |
| 2019-20 | 1,19,47,095                |
| 2020-21 | 47,66,117                  |
| 2021-22 | 20,71,793                  |
| Total   | 11,03,80,145               |

Under Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) [SBM(U)], 62,64,914 individual household toilets have been constructed since 2014-15, as per the information received from Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MOH&UA).  Year-wise details of toilets constructed under SBM (U) are not maintained by MoH&UA.

(b)  to  (f)      No  such  report  regarding  manufactured  data  has  been  received.  Geo-tagging  of toilets has been made mandatory to ensure that manufactured data do not creep in.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4687 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-31
Subject: Relief Package to MSME Sector
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Bhavana Gawali (Patil), Krupal Balaji Tumane

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4687 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31.03.2022

## RELIEF PACKAGE TO MSME SECTOR

## 4687. SHRIMATI  BHAVANA PUNDALIKRAO GAWALI: SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE:

Will  the  Minister  of  MICRO,  SMALL  AND  MEDIUM  ENTERPRISES  be  pleased  to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to give a relief package to the workers who have lost or are on the verge of losing their jobs of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises sector in Washim Yavatmal and Ramtek Parliamentary Constituencies of Maharashtra,;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not the reasons therefor;
- (c) the  number  of  micro,  small  and  medium  enterprises  companies  that  have  been closed and declared insolvent during the last five years and the current year, State-wise;
- (d) whether the Government is formulating any scheme to prevent the loss of jobs in future due to the closure of small companies in this sector and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI BHANU PRATAP SINGH VERMA)

- (a) to (e): As  MSMEs  function  in  both  formal  and  informal  sectors,  data  regarding temporary  and  permanent  closure  of  MSMEs  and  insolvency  are  not  maintained  by  the Government  of  India  in  the  Ministry  of  Micro,  Small  and  Medium  Enterprises.  The Government of India has taken various steps for generating employment in the country. The Aatmanirbhar Bharat package consists of various long term schemes/programmes/policies for making the country self-reliant and to create employment opportunities. The various schemes being implemented by the Government for  employment  generation  are  (i)  Pradhan  Mantri  Mudra  Yojana  (PMMY);  (ii)  Prime Minister's  Employment  Generation  Programme  (PMEGP);  (iii)  Garib  Kalyan  Rojgar Abhiyaan (GKRA); (iv) Aatmanirbhar Bharat Rojgar Yojana (ABRY); (v) Prime Minister Street Vendor's Atma Nirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) Scheme; etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4681 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-31
Subject: Bharatmala Pariyojana
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Naranbhai Bhikhabhai Kachhadiya, Parbatbhai Savabhai Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4681 ANSWERED ON 31 ST  MARCH, 2022

## BHARATMALA PARIYOJANA

4681. SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA: SHRI PARBATBHAI SAVABHAI PATEL:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a)
- the present implementation status of Bharatmala Pariyojana;
- (b) the length of roads to be constructed in the State of Gujarat under the said pariyojana;
- (c) whether the targets fixed in this regard have been achieved in the State and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) if not, the time by which the remaining targets are likely to be acheived in the State?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) to (d) Total 34,800 km  length has been envisaged for development under Bharatmala Pariyojana Phase-I. Out of this, NH projects comprising length of 20,411 km have been awarded. In the State of Gujarat, out of 1,661 km envisaged length, NH projects with length of 1,163 km and cost of Rs. 48,587 crore have been awarded. All the projects envisaged under the Bharatmala Pariyojana Phase-I, including in the State of Gujarat, are targeted to be completed by 2026-27.

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