Lok Sabha Question No. 75 (STARRED), answered on 2025-07-24
Subject: National Highways and High Speed Corridors
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Dr. Rajesh Mishra, Shri Chavda Vinod Lakhamshi

be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of expansion in the National Highway (NH) network in the country since 2014, State-wise;
- (b) the increase in the length of National High-Speed Corridors(HSC) since 2014, State-wise;
- (c)  the  details  of  growth  in  construction  in  terms  of  kilometres  of roads constructed and average length in kilometres constructed per day since 2014 in the country, State-wise;
- (d)  the  timeline  set  for  completion  of  NH-39  (Sidhi-Singrauli  road) which is under construction for the last 14 years;
- (e) whether there is any plan to upgrade and construct the Singrauli to Katni route via Sarai, Tikri, Majhauli and Vijaysota as a National Highway, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (f) the details of the pending National Highway projects in Rajasthan including Jalore, Sirohi districts and North- Eastern States including Assam;
- (g)  the  revised  targets  fixed  for  the  completion  of  the  above  said pending projects; and

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 75 ANSWERED ON 24 TH  JULY, 2025

## NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AND HIGH SPEED CORRIDORS

- †*75.  DR. RAJESH MISHRA: SHRI CHAVDA VINOD LAKHAMSHI:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

(h)  whether  any  proposals  are  pending  for  sanctioning  of  new National Highways and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a) to (h) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (h) OF LOK SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  75  ANSWERED  ON  24.07.2025 ASKED  BY  DR.  RAJESH  MISHRA  AND  SHRI  CHAVDA  VINOD LAKHAMSHI REGARDING NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AND HIGH SPEED CORRIDORS

- (a)     Length of National Highways (NH) network in the country has expanded from 91,287 km in March, 2014 to 146,342 km at present. State / Union Territory (UT) - wise details of NH length at present vis-à-vis that in March, 2014 are at Annexure-I.
- (b)      Length  of  Access  controlled  National  High  Speed  Corridors (HSC) /  Expressways has increased from 93 km in March, 2014 to ~5,110 km at present. Out of 5,110 km length, 2,636 km length has already been operationalized.

State / UT - wise details of operationalized Access controlled National  HSCs  /  Expressways  at  present  vis-à-vis  that  in  March, 2014 are as under:-

| Length in Km    | Length in Km                            | Length in Km                            |
|-----------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| State / UT      | Operationalized Length as on 31.03.2014 | Operationalized Length as on 30.06.2025 |
| Delhi           | 0                                       | 10                                      |
| Gujarat         | 93                                      | 310                                     |
| Haryana         | 0                                       | 583                                     |
| Jammu & Kashmir | 0                                       | 7                                       |
| Karnataka       | 0                                       | 151                                     |
| Madhya Pradesh  | 0                                       | 224                                     |
| Rajasthan       | 0                                       | 964                                     |
| Telengana       | 0                                       | 153                                     |
| Uttar Pradesh   | 0                                       | 232                                     |
| Uttarakhand     | 0                                       | 3                                       |
| Grand Total     | 93                                      | 2,636                                   |

- (c)      The  details  of  construction  of  NHs  (in  Kilometers)  and  the growth in NH construction (in Kilometers/day) during 2014-25 are as under:-

| Year    | NH Length Constructed (in Km)   | Pace of NH Construction (Km/Day)   |
|---------|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|         | 4,410 12                        | 2014-15                            |
|         | 6,061 17                        | 2015-16                            |
| 2016-17 | 8,231                           | 23                                 |

| Year    | NH Length Constructed (in Km)   | Pace of NH Construction (Km/Day)   |
|---------|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| 2017-18 | 9,829 27                        |                                    |
| 2018-19 | 10,855 30                       |                                    |
| 2019-20 | 10,237                          | 28                                 |
| 2020-21 | 13,327 37                       |                                    |
| 2021-22 | 10,457                          | 29                                 |
| 2022-23 | 10,331                          | 28                                 |
| 2023-24 | 12,349                          | 34                                 |
| 2024-25 | 10,660                          | 29                                 |

State /  UT  -  wise  details  of  NH  length constructed  during 2014-25 are at Annexure-II.

- (d)      Out  of  total  106  km  taken  up  for  four  laning  of  Sidhi  to Singrauli  section of  NH-39,  50  km has  been  constructed  and work terminated in May, 2025 due to Contractor's default.

Maintenance  Contract  has  been  awarded  for  the  balance sections to  keep the  stretches  in  traffic  worthy  condition  till  new agency is appointed for completion of balance four laning work by March, 2027.

- (e) Government receives proposals from various State Governments / UTs from time to time, for declaration / upgradation of  State  roads,  including  State  Highways  (SHs),  as  new  NHs. Decisions are taken based on the broad principles of declaration of NHs,  requirement  of  connectivity,  traffic  density,  inter-se  priority and synergy with PM GatiShakti National Master Plan (NMP).

At  present,  declaration  of  the  Singrauli  to  Katni  route  via Sarai, Tikri, Majhauli and Vijaysota in the State of Madhya Pradesh as  NH  is  not  under  consideration.  The  Government  engaged  in fulfilling its obligations.

- (f) and (g)  At present, 206 under construction NHs projects costing about Rs. 91,290 crore are delayed in the State of Rajasthan and in North Eastern States including Assam, with completion of majority of  these  projects  in  a  phased  manner  in  2025-26  and  only  few projects spilling beyond 2026-27. Out of this, 1 NH project of Rs.410 Crore passes through Jalore district in the State of Rajasthan with targeted completion in 2025-26.
- (h)      About  54,004  km  of  State  Roads,  including  State  Highways (SHs)  and  greenfield  stretches,  have  been  notified  as  NHs  in  the country since April, 2014.

Development and maintenance of NHs is a continuous process. Works on notified NHs are accordingly taken up based on the traffic density, connectivity requirement, condition of the road, inter-se priority and synergy with PM Gati Shakti NMP.

At  present,  1,240  NHs  projects  in about  29,400  km  length costing Rs. 7.8 Lakh Crore are under construction in the country.

ANNEXURE-I ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 75 ANSWERED ON 24.07.2025 ASKED BY DR.  RAJESH  MISHRA  AND  SHRI  CHAVDA  VINOD  LAKHAMSHI REGARDING NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AND HIGH SPEED CORRIDORS State  /  UT  -  wise  details  of  NH  length  at  present  vis-à-vis  that  in

## March, 2014:

| Sl. No.   | State / UT                | NH length as on 31.03.2014   | Length in Km NH length as on 30.06.2025   |
|-----------|---------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh            | 4,190                        | 8,683                                     |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh         | 2,027                        | 4,367                                     |
| 3         | Assam                     | 3,634                        | 4,077                                     |
| 4         | Bihar                     | 4,467                        | 6,155                                     |
| 5         | Chandigarh                | 24                           | 15                                        |
| 6         | Chhattisgarh              | 3,031                        | 3,620                                     |
| 7         | Delhi                     | 80                           | 157                                       |
| 8         | Goa                       | 269                          | 299                                       |
| 9         | Gujarat                   | 4,694                        | 8,111                                     |
| 10        | Haryana                   | 2,050                        | 3,347                                     |
| 11        | Himachal Pradesh          | 2,196                        | 2,607                                     |
| 12        | Jammu and Kashmir         | 1,513                        | 1,935                                     |
| 13        | Jharkhand                 | 2,968                        | 3,633                                     |
| 14        | Karnataka                 | 6,177                        | 8,191                                     |
| 15        | Kerala                    | 1,700                        | 1,858                                     |
| 16        | Ladakh                    | 806                          | 806                                       |
| 17        | Madhya Pradesh            | 5,116                        | 9,263                                     |
| 18        | Maharashtra               | 6,249                        | 18,462                                    |
| 19        | Manipur                   | 1,452                        | 1,840                                     |
| 20        | Meghalaya                 | 1,171                        | 1,156                                     |
| 21        | Mizoram                   | 1,222                        | 1,499                                     |
| 22        | Nagaland                  | 741                          | 1,670                                     |
| 23        | Orissa                    | 4,550                        | 5,897                                     |
| 24        | Puducherry                | 53                           | 64                                        |
| 25        | Punjab                    | 1,699                        | 4,264                                     |
| 26        | Rajasthan                 | 7,646                        | 10,733                                    |
| 27        | Sikkim                    | 149                          | 730                                       |
| 28        | Tamil Nadu                | 4,975                        | 7,000                                     |
| 29        | Telangana                 | 2,400                        | 4,926                                     |
| 30        | Tripura                   | 509                          | 889                                       |
| 31        | Uttar Pradesh             | 7,986                        | 12,123                                    |
| 32        | Uttarakhand               | 2,282                        | 3,664                                     |
| 33        | West Bengal               | 2,908                        | 3,910                                     |
| 34        | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 300                          | 331                                       |
| 35        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      | 31                           | 37                                        |
| 36        | Daman & Diu               | 22                           | 22                                        |
|           | TOTAL                     | 91,287                       | 146,342                                   |

## ANNEXURE-II

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 75 ANSWERED ON 24.07.2025 ASKED BY DR.  RAJESH  MISHRA  AND  SHRI  CHAVDA  VINOD  LAKHAMSHI REGARDING NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AND HIGH SPEED CORRIDORS

## State / UT - wise details of NH length constructed during 2014-25: -

|   Sl. No. | State / UT                         | Constructed NH Length (in Km)   |
|-----------|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh                     | 5,339                           |
|         2 | Arunachal Pradesh                  | 1,856                           |
|         3 | Assam                              | 3,113                           |
|         4 | Bihar                              | 4,312                           |
|         5 | Chhattisgarh                       | 3,604                           |
|         6 | Goa                                | 235                             |
|         7 | Gujarat                            | 3,676                           |
|         8 | Haryana                            | 3,003                           |
|         9 | Himachal Pradesh                   | 1,364                           |
|        10 | Jharkhand                          | 2,626                           |
|        11 | Karnataka                          | 5,601                           |
|        12 | Kerala                             | 1,475                           |
|        13 | Madhya Pradesh                     | 7,352                           |
|        14 | Maharashtra                        | 15,415                          |
|        15 | Manipur                            | 2,040                           |
|        16 | Meghalaya                          | 681                             |
|        17 | Mizoram                            | 1,199                           |
|        18 | Nagaland                           | 1,221                           |
|        19 | Odisha                             | 4,978                           |
|        20 | Punjab                             | 2,811                           |
|        21 | Rajasthan                          | 9,787                           |
|        22 | Sikkim                             | 456                             |
|        23 | Tamil Nadu                         | 4,665                           |
|        24 | Telangana                          | 2,941                           |
|        25 | Tripura                            | 749                             |
|        26 | Uttar Pradesh                      | 8,293                           |
|        27 | Uttarakhand                        | 2,952                           |
|        28 | West Bengal                        | 2,412                           |
|        29 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands          | 354                             |
|        30 | Chandigarh                         | 1                               |
|        31 | Delhi                              | 350                             |
|        32 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli & Daman & Diu | 3                               |
|        33 | Jammu & Kashmir                    | 1,598                           |
|        34 | Ladakh                             | 193                             |
|        35 | Puducherry                         | 94                              |

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