Lok Sabha Question No. 897 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-07
Subject: Road Network
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Dharambir Singh, Sunil Baburao Mendhe, Bharatiben Dhirubhai Shyal, Dushyant Singh, Arvind Kumar Sharma, Pradeep Kumar Singh, Sandhya Ray, Shankar Lalwani, Basanta Kumar Panda, Annasaheb Shankar Jolle, Jugal Kishore Sharma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 897 ANSWERED ON 07 TH  DECEMBER, 2023

## ROAD NETWORK

897.   SHRI DHARAMBIR SINGH:

SHRI SUNIL BABURAO MENDHE:

DR. BHARATIBEN DHIRUBHAI SHIYAL:

SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH:

DR. ARVIND KUMAR SHARMA:

SHRI PRADEEP KUMAR SINGH:

SHRIMATI SANDHYA RAY:

SHRI SHANKAR LALWANI:

SHRI BASANTA KUMAR PANDA:

SHRI ANNASAHEB SHANKAR JOLLE:

SHRI JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the expansion of road network focusing on its length
- and global ranking during the last nine years;
- (b)  the  details  of  its  influence  on  the  country's infrastructure  and economy;
- (c)  the  details  of  major  accomplishments  in  road  and  highway construction, including the record for the fastest construction;
- (d) the details of key strategies adopted/employed to achieve these remarkable milestones;
- (e) the details of connectivity of routes through Madhya Pradesh and new NH constructed during the last nine years especially in Bhind and Datia districts of Madhya Pradesh; and

(f) the details of funds spent on the development of roads during the last four years in Bhind and Datia districts?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a) to (d) As per the last available report, India has a road network of about 63,31,791 km as of 31st March 2019, which is the second largest in the world.

The  Ministry  is  primarily  responsible  for  development  and maintenance of National Highways (NHs). NH network in the country has increased from about 91,287 km in March, 2014 to about 1,46,145 km at present.

Ministry has laid focus on development of High-Speed Access Controlled Corridors and 4 Lane Road network in order to contribute towards development of economy through improved logistics efficiency. Length of 4 Lane plus NH network including High Speed Corridors  has  increased  from  about  18,371  km  in  March,  2014  to about  46,179  km  so  far.  Project  implementation  has  already  been started  on  21  green  field  access-controlled  corridors  including expressways  in  which  work  in  about  3,336  km  length  has  been completed.

Ministry has also emphasized on minimizing less than 2 Lane NHs  by  upgrading  these  to  Minimum  2  Lane  /  2  Lane  with  Paved Shoulder. Accordingly, length of less than 2 Lane NHs has decreased from about 27,517 km in March, 2014 to about 14,870 km so far.

Ministry has identified 35 Multimodal Logistics Parks (MMLPs) for development as part of BMP to improve logistics efficiency to the Indian  economy.  15  MMLPs  have  been  prioritized  for  development under BMP-I.

Year-wise details of constructed NH length during the last nine years, along with pace of construction, are as under:-

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

Capital expenditure incurred by Ministry has been significantly increased from about Rs. 51,000 Crore in 2013-14 to more than Rs. 2,40,000 Crore in 202223 leading to country's econom ic boost and adding to the target of becoming five trillion dollar economy.

Ministry has also undertaken green initiatives by planting about 3.46  cr  trees  since  2016,  besides  utilizing  municipal  waste  for embankment construction, waste plastics in Bituminous construction and waste slag in Cement Concrete Construction.

Key strategies adopted/employed to achieve the above remarkable growth and achievements of NH network in the country undertaken by Ministry are as under:-

- i. Ministry resolved the inherited stalled projects (stalled projects till 2013-14) by close monitoring at the highest levels and also by  suitable  policy  interventions  like  one  time  fund  infusion, substitution, termination & repackaging etc.
- ii. Promoting Contractor's Ecosystem by rationalising the projects and contract documents
- iii. All project planning including preparation of DPR mandated on PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan (NMP) Portal
- iv. Awarding projects after adequate preparation in terms of land acquisition and preconstruction activities
- v. Simplified procedure for approval of GAD (General Arrangement Drawing) by Railways
- vi. Streamlining land acquisition process

vii. Adoption of new technologies and continuously upgrading the standards and specifications viii. Raising resources from innovative financing models etc. ix. Relaxations in contract provisions under "Atmanirbhar Bharat" to improve liquidity of funds x. Revamped dispute resolution mechanism xi. Portal based project monitoring leading to early resolution of issues xii. Periodic reviews of projects at various levels (e) 46 nos. of NHs in a length of 9,105 km pass through the State of Madhya Pradesh, with 5,666 km length of NHs constructed during the last  nine  years.  Out  of  this,  161  km  length  of  NHs  have  been constructed in Bhind and Datia districts during the last nine years. (f) Ministry  has  incurred  expenditure  of  Rs.  522  Crore  towards development  of  NHs  in  Bhind  and  Datia  districts  in  the  State  of Madhya Pradesh during the last four years.

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