Lok Sabha Question No. 2714 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-17
Subject: Upgradation of SH into NH
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Bhagirath Chaudhary

## be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  criteria  fixed  for  upgradation  of  a  State  Highway  (SH)  into National Highway (NH);
- (b) the details of SHs which have been upraded to NHs during the last three years and the current year, State-wise;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to upgrade 99 km road from Nasirabad (dist. Ajmer) to Deoli (dist. Tonk) SH-26 as well as AjmerTonk-Sawaimadhopur  road  into  a  four  lane  road  with  a  pucca pavement for smooth travel of people; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) The  existing  criteria for  declaration  of  State  roads, including  State  Highways  (SHs),  as  new  National  Highways  (NHs) include  roads  running  through  length  /  breadth  of  the  country, connecting adjacent countries, National Capitals with State Capitals /  mutually  the  State  Capitals,  major  ports,  non-major  ports,  large

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2714

ANSWERED ON 17 TH  MARCH, 2022

UPGRADATION OF SH INTO NH SHRI BHAGIRATH CHOUDHARY:

†2714.

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

industrial centers or tourist centers, roads meeting very important strategic requirement in hilly and isolated area, arterial roads which enable sizeable reduction in travel distance and achieve substantial economic growth thereby, roads which help opening up large tracts of backward area and hilly regions (other than strategically important ones), achieving a National Highways grid of 100 km, etc. (b) State/UT-wise  details  of  State  Roads,  including  SHs, converted to NHs during the last 3 years and the current year are annexed.

(c) and (d) The Ministry keeps on receiving proposals from various State Governments / Union Territories (UTs) etc., including from the State  of  Rajasthan,  for  declaration  /  upgradation  of  State  roads, including  SHs,  as  new  NHs. The  Ministry  considers  declaration  of some State roads, including SHs, as NHs from time to time based on the requirement of connectivity, inter-se priority and availability of funds.

## ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2714 ANSWERED ON 17.03.2022 ASKED BY SHRI BHAGIRATH CHOUDHARY REGARDING UPGRADATION OF SH INTO NH

State/UT-wise  details  of  State  Roads,  including  SHs,  converted  to NHs during the last 3 years and the current year:-

|         |                      |         |         | Length in km   | Length in km   |
|---------|----------------------|---------|---------|----------------|----------------|
| Sl. No. | State/U.T.           | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21        | 2021-22        |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh       | 501**   |         | 846            | 447            |
| 2       | Assam                |         |         | 97             | 71             |
| 3       | Bihar                | 481     |         | 414            | 169            |
| 4       | Chhattisgarh         | 15      |         | 15             |                |
| 5       | Delhi                | 87      |         |                |                |
| 6       | Goa                  |         |         | 6              |                |
| 7       | Gujarat              | 585     | 265     | 844            | 141            |
| 8       | Haryana              | 378     |         | 71             | 23             |
| 9       | Jammu & Kashmir^     | 57      |         |                | 55             |
| 10      | Jharkhand            | 674     |         | 26             | 37             |
| 11      | Karnataka            | 132     |         | 92             | 229            |
| 12      | Ladakh               |         |         | 80*            |                |
| 13      | Madhya Pradesh       | 553     |         | 178            | 121            |
| 14      | Maharashtra          |         | 174     | 265            | 122            |
| 15      | Manipur              |         |         | 90             |                |
| 16      | Nagaland             |         |         |                | 123            |
| 17      | Odisha               | 330     |         | 136            |                |
| 18      | Puducherry           |         |         | 37*            |                |
| 19      | Punjab               | 5       | 50      | 775            | 6              |
| 20      | Rajasthan            | 1426    |         | 8              | 127            |
| 21      | Sikkim               |         |         | 246            |                |
| 22      | Tamil Nadu           |         |         | 117            |                |
| 23      | Telangana            |         |         | 469            | 661            |
| 24      | Uttar Pradesh        | 360     |         | 94             | 414            |
| 25      | Uttarakhand          |         |         | 475            | 220            |
| 26      | West Bengal          | 590     |         |                | 9.4            |
| 27      | Dadra & Nagar Haveli |         | 6       |                |                |

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