Lok Sabha Question No. 2733 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-16
Subject: Conversion of SHs into NHs
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Nama Nageswara Rao

be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the existing State Highways (SHs)/roads developed as National Highways (NHs) across the country during the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (b)  the  details  of  the  pending  projects/proposals  which  are  under consideration for conversion of SHs into NHs, State/UT-wise; and
- (c) the reasons for such pendency and the measures being taken for completion of such pending projects in a time bound manner?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a) to (c) State / Union Territory (UT)-wise details of State Roads, including State Highways (SHs), notified as National Highways (NHs) during the last three years and the current year are annexed.

The Ministry keeps on receiving proposals from various State Governments  /  UTs  for  declaration  /  upgradation  of  State  roads, 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 including  SHs,  as  new  NHs. funds.

Development and maintenance of NHs is a continuous process. Works on notified NHs are taken up accordingly as per traffic density, condition of road, inter-se priority and availability of funds to keep the NHs in traffic worthy condition.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2733 ANSWERED ON 16 TH  MARCH, 2023

## CONVERSION OF SHS INTO NHS

2733.  SHRI NAMA NAGESWARA RAO:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 2733 FOR ANSWER  ON 16.03.2023  ASKED  BY  SHRI  NAMA  NAGESWARA  RAO  REGARDING CONVERSION OF SHS INTO NHS

State/UT-wise details of State Roads, including SHs, notified as NHs during the last three years and the current year: -

|   Sr. No. | State / UT                           | 2019-20   | 2020-21   | 2021-22   | Length in Km 2022-23 (till 28.02.2023)   |
|-----------|--------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh                       |           | 846       | 447       | 481                                      |
|         2 | Arunachal Pradesh                    |           |           |           | 1,748                                    |
|         3 | Assam                                |           | 97        | 71        |                                          |
|         4 | Bihar                                |           | 414       | 169       |                                          |
|         5 | Chhattisgarh                         |           | 15        |           |                                          |
|         6 | Delhi                                |           |           |           |                                          |
|         7 | Goa                                  |           | 6         |           |                                          |
|         8 | Gujarat                              | 265       | 844       | 141       |                                          |
|         9 | Haryana                              |           | 71        | 23        | 132                                      |
|        10 | Himachal Pradesh                     |           |           |           |                                          |
|        11 | Jammu & Kashmir ^                    | 0         |           | 55        | 124                                      |
|        12 | Jharkhand                            |           | 26        | 37        |                                          |
|        13 | Karnataka                            |           | 92        | 229       | 377                                      |
|        14 | Kerala                               |           |           |           | 76                                       |
|        15 | Ladakh                               | 0         | 80        |           |                                          |
|        16 | Madhya Pradesh                       |           | 178       | -40*      | 194                                      |
|        17 | Maharashtra                          | 174       | 265       | 122       | 142                                      |
|        18 | Manipur                              |           | 90        |           |                                          |
|        19 | Meghalaya                            |           |           |           |                                          |
|        20 | Mizoram                              |           |           |           | 76                                       |
|        21 | Nagaland                             |           |           | 123       |                                          |
|        22 | Odisha                               |           | 136       |           |                                          |
|        23 | Puducherry                           | 0         | 37        |           |                                          |
|        24 | Punjab                               | 50        | 775       | 140       |                                          |
|        25 | Rajasthan                            |           | 8         | 127       | 230                                      |
|        26 | Sikkim                               |           | 246       |           |                                          |
|        27 | Tamil Nadu                           |           | 117       |           | 142                                      |
|        28 | Tripura                              |           |           |           | 35                                       |
|        29 | Telangana                            |           | 469       | 661       |                                          |
|        30 | Uttarakhand                          |           | 475       | 240       |                                          |
|        31 | Uttar Pradesh                        |           | 94        | 414       | 55                                       |
|        32 | West Bengal                          |           |           | 10        |                                          |
|        33 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | 6         |           |           |                                          |

| Length in Km                                                                                      | Length in Km                                                                                      | Length in Km                                                                                      | Length in Km                                                                                      | Length in Km                                                                                      | Length in Km                                                                                      |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sr. No.                                                                                           | State / UT                                                                                        | 2019-20                                                                                           | 2020-21                                                                                           | 2021-22                                                                                           | 2022-23 (till 28.02.2023)                                                                         |
|                                                                                                   | Total                                                                                             | 495                                                                                               | 5,381                                                                                             | 2,968                                                                                             | 3,811                                                                                             |
| ^ - erstwhile Jammu & Kashmir before re-organisation * - Length modified due to realignment, etc. | ^ - erstwhile Jammu & Kashmir before re-organisation * - Length modified due to realignment, etc. | ^ - erstwhile Jammu & Kashmir before re-organisation * - Length modified due to realignment, etc. | ^ - erstwhile Jammu & Kashmir before re-organisation * - Length modified due to realignment, etc. | ^ - erstwhile Jammu & Kashmir before re-organisation * - Length modified due to realignment, etc. | ^ - erstwhile Jammu & Kashmir before re-organisation * - Length modified due to realignment, etc. |

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