Lok Sabha Question No. 2575 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-22
Subject: Maintenance of National Highways
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Devji Mansingram Patel

## be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  funds  allocated  for  the  maintenance  of  National  Highways
- (NHs) during the current financial year;
- (b)  the  funds  proposed  to  be  utilised  for  the  maintenance  of  NHs, especially NH-68 in Rajasthan;
- (c)  whether  there  is  any  mechanism  to  decide  inter-se  priority  for major repairs of NHs;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) whether there is any mechanism to assess the condition of NHs to ascertain the need for major repairs and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) The Ministry is primarily responsible for development and maintenance of National Highways (NHs). About Rs. 2,480 Crores has been allocated at Budget Estimate (BE) stage under Revenue head for Maintenance and Repair (M&R) of NHs during 2022-23. Apart from this, the Ministry has also allocated about Rs. 768 Crores so far during 2022-23, under Capital head, for Periodic Renewal (PR) / Improvement of  Riding  Quality  Programme  (IRQP)  works on NHs  which are also M&R works.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2575

ANSWERED ON 22 ND  DECEMBER, 2022

## MAINTENANCE OF NATIONAL HIGHWAYS

† 2575.  SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

- (b) About Rs. 44.64 Crores has been allocated so far during 202223 for the State of Rajasthan for M&R of NHs entrusted with the State Government of Rajasthan. Apart from this, funds are also spent by National  Highways  Authority  of  India  (NHAI)  for  M&R  of  the  NH stretches entrusted to them.

The details of M&R works sanctioned for NH-68 in the State of Rajasthan during current financial year is as follows: -

|   Sl. No | Name of work sanctioned                                                                      | Duration of work (Contract period)   |   Sanctioned amount (Rs. in Crores) |
|----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|        1 | Overlay/ Strengthening of Gandhav Bridge to Gujarat Border of NH-68                          | 6 month                              |                               31.92 |
|        2 | Short term improvement and routine maintenance of Jaisalmer to Barmer section of NH-68       | 3 Years                              |                               17.3  |
|        3 | Short term improvement and routine maintenance of Barmer to Gandhav Bridge section of NH- 68 | 3 Years                              |                               26.57 |

Apart  from  this,  scope  of  M&R  works  in  km  123.410  to  km 160.700 of NH-68  in Rajasthan is covered under Engineering Procurement Contract (EPC) of ongoing work.

(c) and (d) The development and maintenance of NHs is a continuous process. The works on NHs are accordingly taken up from time to time as per traffic density, inter-se priority and availability of funds to keep the NHs in traffic worthy conditions.

Various  types  of  M&R  works  taken  up  on  NHs  include Ordinary Repairs (OR), Periodical Renewals (PR), Special Repairs (SR) and Flood Damage Repairs (FDR).

The M&R of stretches of NHs, where either Development works  have  commenced  or  Operation,  Maintenance  and  Transfer (OMT)  Concessions/  Operation  and  Maintenance  (O&M)  Contracts have been awarded, are the responsibility of the concerned Concessionaires/ Contractors till the Defect Liability Period (DLP)/ the

Concession Period.

M&R of balance stretches of NHs are carried out regularly as per available budgetary outlay, inter-se priority and traffic density to keep such NHs in traffic worthy conditions.

(e) The Officers of the Ministry and various Executing Agencies [viz. NHAI, National Highways & Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) and Border Roads Organisation (BRO)] carry out regular assessments of conditions of NHs from time to time. Accordingly, further necessary actions are taken up for development and maintenance of the NHs as per inter-se priority, traffic density and availability of funds to keep the NHs in traffic worthy conditions. *****