Lok Sabha Question No. 892 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-21
Subject: Conversion of SHs into NHs
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Rajashree Mallick

## be pleased to state:

- (a) the criteria laid down for upgradation of various State Highways (SHs) to National Highways (NHs) to the country;
- (b) the details of various SHs developed as NHs during the last three years and the current year, State-wise;
- (c) the funds allocated and utilised for the purpose during the said period, State-wise;
- (d)  the  details  of  the  proposals  received  from  the  Government  of Odisha  which  have  been  approved  in  this  regard  during  the  said period along with those which are pending for approval; and
- (e) the details of SHs identified for upgradation to NHs in the State of Odisha under the National Highways Development Project along with the number of SHs upgraded to NHs thereunder in the State so far?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 892 ANSWERED ON 21 ST  JULY, 2022

CONVERSION OF SHS INTO NHS

892.  SHRIMATI RAJASHREE MALLICK:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

(a) and (b) State roads, including State Highways (SHs), are declared as new National Highways (NHs) from time to time on the basis of for well established principles. The criteria for State roads declaration as new NHs may include some of the following: -

- i. Roads running through length / breadth of the country.
- ii. Connecting  adjacent  countries,  National  Capitals  with  State Capitals / mutually the State Capitals, major ports, non-major ports, large industrial centers or tourist centers.
- iii. Roads  having  important  strategic  requirement  in  hilly  and isolated area.
- iv. Arterial roads which enable sizeable reduction in travel distance and achieve substantial economic growth.
- v. Roads which help in opening up large tracts of backward area and hilly region.
- vi. Roads contributing towards achievement of National Highways grid of 100 km.
7. vii.
8. Synergy with PM GatiShakti National Master Plan (NMP).

The  Ministry  is  primarily  responsible  for  development  and maintenance  of  NHs.  State  Governments  /  Union  Territories  (UTs) concerned are responsible for development and maintenance of State wise  details  of  NHs  developed  /  constructed  during  the  last  three

Roads including  State  Highways  (SHs).  State/Union  Territory  (UT)years and the current year are placed at Annexure-I.

- (c) State/UT/Agency-wise details of funds allocated and expenditure incurred for development of NHs during each of the last three years and the current year are placed at Annexure-II.
- (d) and (e) The  Ministry  keeps  on  receiving  proposals  from  various State Governments / Union Territories (UTs) etc., including from the State Government of Odisha, 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.

13 State roads, including SHs, in a length of 1,234 km have been notified as NHs in the State of Odisha since 1 st  April, 2014. Out of this, about  1,007  km  of  NHs  have  been  notified  under  Bharatmala Pariyojana.

ANNEXURE-I ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) and (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 892 ANSWERED ON 21.07.2022 ASKED BY SHRIMATI RAJASHREE MALLICK REGARDING CONVERSION OF SHS INTO NHS State/UT-wise details of NHs developed / constructed during the last three years and the current year: -

| Sr. No.   | State / UT        | 2019-20   | 2020-21   | 2021-22   | 2022-23 (Upto 30.06.2022)   |
|-----------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    | 587       | 515       | 347       | 41                          |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh | 94        | 135       | 206       | 30                          |
| 3         | Assam             | 247       | 567       | 318       | 38                          |
| 4         | Bihar             | 197       | 691       | 576       | 104                         |
| 5         | Chandigarh        | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0                           |
| 6         | Chhattisgarh      | 198       | 247       | 320       | 41                          |
| 7         | Delhi             | 38        | 20        | 5         | 0                           |
| 8         | Goa               | 30        | 49        | 65        | 14                          |
| 9         | Gujarat           | 292       | 361       | 249       | 92                          |
| 10        | Haryana           | 220       | 406       | 290       | 20                          |
| 11        | Himachal Pradesh  | 76        | 89        | 146       | 35                          |
| 12        | Jammu & Kashmir   | 46        | 234       | 263       | 63                          |
| 13        | Jharkhand         | 298       | 358       | 298       | 53                          |
| 14        | Karnataka         | 500       | 425       | 419       | 94                          |
| 15        | Kerala            | 186       | 344       | 76        | 15                          |
| 16        | Madhya Pradesh    | 714       | 877       | 871       | 188                         |
| 17        | Maharashtra       | 2,422     | 2,870     | 1,534     | 248                         |
| 18        | Manipur           | 304       | 224       | 221       | 46                          |
| 19        | Meghalaya         | 0         | 36        | 26        | 10                          |
| 20        | Mizoram           | 42        | 169       | 239       | 54                          |
| 21        | Nagaland          | 68        | 197       | 254       | 71                          |
| 22        | Odisha            | 441       | 683       | 544       | 60                          |
| 23        | Puducherry        | 3         | 7         | 0         | 0                           |
| 24        | Punjab            | 344       | 188       | 150       | 43                          |
| 25        | Rajasthan         | 1,018     | 825       | 722       | 160                         |
| 26        | Sikkim            | 29        | 39        | 45        | 6                           |
| 27        | Tamil Nadu        | 204       | 447       | 470       | 55                          |
| 28        | Telangana         | 340       | 227       | 236       | 36                          |
| 29        | Tripura           | 5         | 78        | 181       | 18                          |
| 30        | Uttar Pradesh     | 694       | 917       | 824       | 183                         |
| 31        | Uttarakhand       | 357       | 577       | 354       | 66                          |
| 32        | West Bengal       | 174       | 400       | 169       | 76                          |
| 33        | A&N Islands       | 65        | 113       | 39        | 3                           |
| 34        | DNH & DND         | 0         | 3         | 0         | 0                           |
| 35        | Ladakh            | 4         | 7         | 0         | 0                           |
| Total     | Total             | 10,237    | 13,327    | 10,457    | 1,966                       |

## ANNEXURE-II

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 892 ANSWERED ON 21.07.2022 ASKED BY SHRIMATI RAJASHREE MALLICK REGARDING CONVERSION OF SHS INTO NHS

State/UT/Agency - wise details of  funds  allocated  and  expenditure incurred for development of NHs during each of the last three years and the current year: -

|     |                           | Amount in Rs. crore   | Amount in Rs. crore   | Amount in Rs. crore   | Amount in Rs. crore   | Amount in Rs. crore   | Amount in Rs. crore   | Amount in Rs. crore       | Amount in Rs. crore       |
|-----|---------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
| Sl. | States/UTs/Schemes/Agency | 2019-20               | 2019-20               | 2020-21               | 2020-21               | 2021-22               | 2021-22               | 2022-23 (Till 30.06.2022) | 2022-23 (Till 30.06.2022) |
| No. |                           | Alloc.                | Expd.                 | Alloc.                | Expd.                 | Alloc.                | Expd.                 | Alloc.                    | Expd.                     |
| 1   | Andhra Pradesh            | 1,809                 | 2,011                 | 1,846                 | 1,922                 | 2,116                 | 2,101                 | 1,312                     | 425                       |
| 2   | Arunachal Pradesh         | 81                    | 81                    | 142                   | 150                   | 310                   | 380                   | 78                        | 19                        |
| 3   | Assam                     | 430                   | 428                   | 420                   | 420                   | 350                   | 357                   | 75                        | 50                        |
| 4   | Bihar                     | 1,899                 | 1,553                 | 2,082                 | 2,170                 | 2,542                 | 2,476                 | 805                       | 431                       |
| 5   | Chhattisgarh              | 709                   | 697                   | 683                   | 791                   | 648                   | 630                   | 447                       | 370                       |
| 6   | Goa                       | 1,004                 | 976                   | 1,062                 | 726                   | 643                   | 608                   | 461                       | 103                       |
| 7   | Gujarat                   | 545                   | 719                   | 730                   | 828                   | 800                   | 810                   | 400                       | 100                       |
| 8   | Haryana                   | 105                   | 108                   | 160                   | 143                   | 110                   | 96                    | 30                        | 16                        |
| 9   | Himachal Pradesh          | 160                   | 99                    | 176                   | 182                   | 722                   | 748                   | 290                       | 176                       |
| 11  | Jharkhand                 | 163                   | 182                   | 330                   | 301                   | 350                   | 355                   | 88                        | 71                        |
| 12  | Karnataka                 | 1,361                 | 1,293                 | 1,210                 | 1,224                 | 1,079                 | 1,085                 | 722                       | 224                       |
| 13  | Kerala                    | 294                   | 327                   | 470                   | 525                   | 331                   | 305                   | 150                       | 33                        |
| 14  | Madhya Pradesh            | 2,279                 | 2,535                 | 1,750                 | 1,958                 | 1,306                 | 1,255                 | 452                       | 164                       |
| 15  | Maharashtra               | 10,341                | 10,998                | 9,849                 | 9,226                 | 6,099                 | 6,145                 | 2,525                     | 1,143                     |
| 16  | Manipur                   | 397                   | 392                   | 147                   | 145                   | 130                   | 124                   | 33                        | 29                        |
| 17  | Meghalaya                 | 35                    | 20                    | 17                    | 19                    | 60                    | 69                    | 15                        | 11                        |
| 18  | Mizoram                   | 85                    | 85                    | 91                    | 89                    | 125                   | 125                   | 31                        | 18                        |
| 19  | Nagaland                  | 445                   | 414                   | 355                   | 308                   | 364                   | 346                   | 80                        | 49                        |
| 20  | Odisha                    | 451                   | 462                   | 601                   | 676                   | 755                   | 768                   | 353                       | 154                       |
| 21  | Punjab                    | 883                   | 1,020                 | 820                   | 675                   | 528                   | 501                   | 180                       | 111                       |
| 22  | Rajasthan                 | 1,124                 | 1,062                 | 842                   | 911                   | 836                   | 846                   | 520                       | 190                       |
| 23  | Sikkim                    | 0                     | 0                     | 5                     | 4                     | 45                    | 40                    | 14                        | 1                         |
| 24  | Tamil Nadu                | 530                   | 423                   | 716                   | 618                   | 1,200                 | 1,151                 | 500                       | 132                       |
| 25  | Telangana                 | 1,515                 | 1,494                 | 1,000                 | 1,015                 | 970                   | 886                   | 443                       | 155                       |
| 26  | Tripura                   | 65                    | 62                    | 105                   | 100                   | 125                   | 129                   | 31                        | 14                        |
| 27  | Uttar Pradesh             | 1,838                 | 1,765                 | 1,715                 | 1,798                 | 1,265                 | 1,329                 | 797                       | 308                       |
| 28  | Uttarakhand               | 964                   | 1,044                 | 960                   | 1,039                 | 665                   | 654                   | 235                       | 82                        |
| 29  | West Bengal               | 806                   | 792                   | 713                   | 751                   | 593                   | 532                   | 294                       | 134                       |
| 30  | A&N Islands               | 0                     | 0                     | 1                     | 0                     | 1                     | 0                     | 1                         | 0                         |
| 31  | Chandigarh                | 5                     | 0                     | 1                     | 0                     | 1                     | 0                     | 1                         | 0                         |
| 32  | Dadar & Nagar Haveli      | 12                    | 0                     |                       | 43                    |                       |                       |                           |                           |
| 33  | Daman & Diu               | 8                     | 0                     | 25                    |                       | 32                    | 30                    | 20                        | 7                         |
| 34  | Delhi                     | 83                    | 62                    | 92                    | 50                    | 98                    | 58                    | 55                        | 16                        |
| 35  | Jammu & Kashmir           | 50                    | 26                    | 70                    | 52                    | 90                    | 68                    | 390                       | 24                        |
| 36  | Ladakh                    | 0                     | 0                     | 20                    | 17                    | 11                    | 0                     | 3                         | 0                         |

| 37   | Other projects under NH(O) / First come first served                                                                                  | 1,513   | #       | -303    | #       | -206    | #       | 0       | 0      |
|------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|--------|
| 38   | National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)- Cess $                                                                                   | 11,091  | 11,091  | 23,850  | 23,850  | 36,210  | 36,210  | 94,900  | 48,000 |
| 39   | NHAI- Toll $                                                                                                                          | 10,600  | 10,600  | 11,500  | 11,500  | 12,670  | 12,670  | 13,915  | 6,958  |
| 40   | NHAI- NH(O) $                                                                                                                         | 1,000   | 1,000   | 2,833   | 2,833   | 16,143  | 16,143  | 2,050   | 2,050  |
| 41   | NHAI-TOT $                                                                                                                            | 10,000  | 5,000   | 10,250  | 7,262   | 13,000  | 5,000   | 20,000  | 0      |
| 42   | National Highways & Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd. (NHIDCL) under NH(O)$                                                 | 2,165   | 2,165   | 6,568   | 6,568   | 7,079   | 7,079   | 1,000   | 1,000  |
| 43   | Border Roads Organization (BRO) $                                                                                                     | 356     | 354     | 502     | 500     | 352     | 338     | 300     | 41     |
| 44   | Special Accelerated Road Development Programme for North-East Region (SARDP- NE) including Arunachal Package$                         | 3,680   | 3,592   | 4,540   | 4,513   | 4,825   | 4,782   | 4,840   | 272    |
| 45   | Special Programme for development of Roads In Left Wing Extremism affected Area (LWE) including Development of Vijayawada-Ranchi Road | 475     | 409     | 425     | 378     | 332     | 329     | 270     | 109    |
| 46   | Externally Aided Projects - Head Quarters, NHAI, NHIDCL $                                                                             | 1,242   | 1,242   | 1,905   | 1,905   | 3,151   | 3,151   | 0       | 0      |
| 47   | Bharatmala BRO, NHIDCL$                                                                                                               |         |         |         |         | 923     | 923     | 2       | 0      |
| 48   | Development of Ropeways                                                                                                               |         |         |         |         | 5       | 5       | 100     | 0      |
| 49   | NHLML                                                                                                                                 |         |         |         |         | 100     | 100     | 0       | 0      |
|      | Total                                                                                                                                 | 72,600  | 66,584  | 91,297  | 88,204  | 119,887 | 111,738 | 149,220 | 63,189 |
| 50   | IEBR / Borrowings by NHAI                                                                                                             | 75,000  | 74,988  | 65,000  | 65,036  | 65,000  | 65,150  | 0       | 0      |
| 51   | SPV                                                                                                                                   |         |         | 9,731   | 9,731   | 14,006  | 14,006  | 0       | 0      |
| 52   | InVIT                                                                                                                                 |         |         |         |         | 7,350   | 7,350   | 0       | 0      |
|      | Total                                                                                                                                 | 147,600 | 141,572 | 166,028 | 162,971 | 206,243 | 198,244 | 149,220 | 63,189 |

Alloc. -Allocation; Expd. - Expenditure Authorizations were made to incur expenditure on purely 'First Come First Serve' basis subject to the condition that total overall expenditure does not exceed total allocation made during that Financial Year to ensure that there are least surrender of funds. Therefore, expenditure for some States have been more than the allocation made during that Financial Year. *-  Negative  allocation  is  reflected  as  funds  were  re-appropriated  from  NHDP-IV  (State  PWD)  to  NHAI. However, the State/UT wise allocation was not reduced. #- Expenditure included in State/UT wise $- State/UT wise allocations not made Allocation of PR/IRQP is not included in the above statement. PR/IRQP is funded from NH(O) from 2021-

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