Lok Sabha Question No. 496 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-22
Subject: Conversion of SHs into NHs
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Heena Vijaykumar Gavit, Shrikant Eknath Shinde, Unmesh Bhaiyyasaheb Patil, Annasaheb Shankar Jolle, Sambhajirao Mane Dhairyasheel, Sujay Radhakrishna Vikhepatil, Umesh G. Jadhav

## be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government has received proposals from the State Governments of Maharashtra and Karnataka for declaration of State Highways  (SHs)  as  National  Highways  (NHs)  during  the  last  three
- years and the current year and if so, the details thereof, year wise;
- (b) the details of new NHs declared during the said period in both the States;
- (c) the length of SHs approved 'In-Principle' for conversion into NHs subject to outcome of their DPRs in both the States during the said period, year-wise;
- (d) whether the Government/NHAI has any plans for asset monetization and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)  whether  any  new  schemes  are  being  introduced  to  create  a network of highways and expressways and if so, the details thereof?

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 496

ANSWERED ON 22 ND  JULY, 2021

CONVERSION OF SHS INTO NHS

## 496.  DR. HEENA GAVIT:

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

SHRI UNMESH BHAIYYASAHEB PATIL:

SHRI ANNASAHEB SHANKAR JOLLE:

SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE:

DR. SUJAY RADHAKRISHNA VIKHE PATIL:

DR. UMESH G. JADHAV:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग

मं त्री

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a) & (b) The Ministry keeps on receiving proposals from various State Governments/UTs, etc., including from the State Governments of  Maharashtra  and  Karnataka,  for  declaration  of  State  roads  as new NHs. The Ministry considers declaration of some State roads as new NHs from time to time based on requirement of connectivity, inter-se priority and  availability of funds. The  details  of  NHs declared in the states of Maharashtra and Karnataka during the last three years and current year are as follows:

| Year                   |   Length of Roads notified as NHs (in Km.) in the State of Maharashtra |   Length of Roads notified as NHs (in Km.) in the State of Karnataka |
|------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2018-19                |                                                                      0 |                                                                  132 |
| 2019-20                |                                                                    174 |                                                                    0 |
| 2020-21                |                                                                    265 |                                                                   92 |
| 2021-2022 (as on date) |                                                                     24 |                                                                  229 |

(c)      None of SHs approved 'In-Principle' for conversion into NHs in  the  State  of  Maharashtra  and  Karnataka  during  the  last  three years.

(d)    32 NH stretches with length of 1574 Km have been identified by  National  Highways  Authority  of  India  (NHAI)  for  monetization during FY 2022.

(e)              The  Government  of  India  had  approved  Bharatmala Pariyojana  Phase-I  in  October,  2017  with  an  aggregate  length  of about 34,800 km (including 10,000 km residual NHDP stretches) at an  estimated  outlay  of  Rs.  5,35,000.00  crores  for  development  of about 9,000 km length of Economic corridors, about 6,000 km length of Inter-corridor and feeder roads, about 5,000 km length of National Corridors Efficiency improvements, about 2,000 km length of Border and  International  connectivity  roads,  about  2,000  km  length  of Coastal  and  port  connectivity  roads,  about  800  km  length  of Expressways.

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