Lok Sabha Question No. 2748 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-22
Subject: Road Connectivity in Aspirational Districts
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Ramesh Chandra Majhi

## be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  focusing  on  the  highway  road connectivity  in  the  aspirational  districts  in  the  country  including Odisha and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the length  of  National  Highways  (NHs)  constructed  in  all aspirational districts in the country during the last three years and the current year, State-wise including Odisha;
- (c) whether the Government has noticed any economic development of the aspirational districts as a result of construction of these NHs
- and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the details of  proposed  and  ongoing  highway  projects  in aspirational districts in the country including Odisha?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a) and (b) The Ministry is primarily responsible for development and maintenance of National Highways (NHs).

All the aspirational districts including for the State of Odisha are connected with the NH network.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2748

## ANSWERED ON 22 ND  DECEMBER, 2022

## ROAD CONNECTIVITY IN ASPIRATIONAL DISTRICTS

2748. SHRI. RAMESH CHANDRA MAJHI:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

The State/ Union Territory (UT) - wise details of length of NHs constructed connecting aspirational districts during last three years and the current year including for the State of Odisha is Annexed.

- (c) The development of NHs significantly contribute towards socioeconomic  development  of  different  regions  including  aspirational
- districts in the country. Similarly, development of other infrastructure facilities such as power, telecommunication, housing, other modes of transportation, etc.,  and  social  sectors  such  as  health,  education,  etc.,  also significantly  improve  the  socio-economic  growth  of  such  regions including aspirational districts. No  specific  details  are  available  regarding  contribution  of development of NH network towards socio-economic development in aspirational districts. (d) At  present  280  NH  projects  in  about  7,485  km  length  in  the country including in the State of Odisha are ongoing for connecting aspirational districts at total estimated cost of about Rs. 1,19,589 crores. Further, about 112 NH projects have been identified for such districts in a length of about 2,859 km costing Rs. 71,818 crores in the country including Odisha. The details of ongoing and identified NH works connecting the

aspirational districts in the State of Odisha are as follows: -

|     |        |        | Rs. in crores, Length in km. Works identified   | Rs. in crores, Length in km. Works identified   | Rs. in crores, Length in km. Works identified   |
|-----|--------|--------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| No. | Length | Cost   | No.                                             | Length                                          | Cost                                            |
| 18  | 734    | 10,065 | 9                                               | 85                                              | 1,180                                           |

ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) AND (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 2748 FOR ANSWER  ON 22.12.2022 ASKED BY SHRI. RAMESH CHANDRA MAJHI REGARDING ROAD CONNECTIVITY IN ASPIRATIONAL DISTRICTS

The  State/  Union  Territory  (UT)  -  wise  details  of  length  of  NHs constructed connecting aspirational districts during last three years and the current year: -

| Sl. No.   | State/ UT         | 2019-20   | 2020-21   | 2021-22   | Length in km. 2022-23 (As on 31.10.2022)   |
|-----------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------------------------------------------|
| (1)       | (2)               | (3)       | (4)       | (5)       | (6)                                        |
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh    | 90        | 50        | 25        | 4                                          |
| 2.        | Assam             | 0         | 79        | 5         | 2                                          |
| 3.        | Bihar             | 0         | 228       | 104       | 76                                         |
| 4.        | Chhattisgarh      | 10        | 85        | 84        | 26                                         |
| 5.        | Gujarat           | 0         | 24        | 0         | 0                                          |
| 6.        | Haryana           | 0         | 0         | 48        | 0                                          |
| 7.        | Himachal Pradesh  | 0         | 20        | 11        | 0                                          |
| 8.        | Jammu and Kashmir | 0         | 0         | 29        | 13                                         |
| 9.        | Jharkhand         | 71        | 220       | 235       | 71                                         |
| 10.       | Karnataka         | 0         | 4         | 2         | 2                                          |
| 11.       | Kerala            | 0         | 0         | 26        | 8                                          |
| 12.       | Madhya Pradesh    | 0         | 33        | 84        | 96                                         |
| 13.       | Maharashtra       | 209       | 271       | 209       | 61                                         |
| 14.       | Manipur           | 0         | 0         | 18        | 0                                          |
| 15.       | Mizoram           | 0         | 0         | 2         | 6                                          |
| 16.       | Nagaland          | 0         | 6         | 23        | 0                                          |
| 17.       | Odisha            | 53        | 209       | 155       | 28                                         |
| 18.       | Punjab            | 0         | 0         | 1         | 0                                          |
| 19.       | Rajasthan         | 10        | 0         | 51        | 3                                          |
| 20.       | Sikkim            | 3         | 0         | 10        | 1                                          |
| 21.       | Tamil Nadu        | 0         | 13        | 15        | 5                                          |
| 22.       | Telangana         | 0         | 10        | 17        | 18                                         |
| 23.       | Tripura           | 0         | 4         | 22        | 17                                         |
| 24.       | Uttar Pradesh     | 0         | 91        | 78        | 93                                         |
| 25.       | Uttarakhand       | 0         | 0         | 4         | 13                                         |
| 26.       | West Bengal       | 0         | 57        | 34        | 63                                         |
|           | Total             | 446       | 1,405     | 1,292     | 605                                        |

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