Lok Sabha Question No. 79 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-20
Subject: Funds for Highways
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Sisir Kumar Adhikari

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the fund allocation for the highways sector has increased over five times since 2016;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  of  roads  renovated,  constructed  and  other stretches of National Highways since 2016, State-wise;
- (c)  the  present  status  of  broadening  project  of  NH-116B  from Nandakumar  on  NH-116  connecting  Contai,  Digha,  Chandaneswar stretch terminating at Baleswar; and
- (d) the details of debt burden accumulated on NHAI since 2019?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- The  Ministry  is  primarily  responsible  for  development  and maintenance of National Highways (NHs). Budgetary Outlay of the Ministry has increased from Rs. 52,447 Crore during 2016-17 to Rs.
- (a) 2,70,435 Crore during 2023-24.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 79 ANSWERED ON 20 TH  JULY, 2023

## FUNDS FOR HIGHWAYS

79. SHRI SISIR KUMAR ADHIKARI:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

- (b) State / UT -wise details of NHs constructed / developed since 2016-17 are annexed.
- (c) The  stretch  from  Nandakumar  on  NH-116  connecting  Contai, Digha, Chandaneswar and terminating near Baleswar are part of NH 116B in the State of West Bengal (WB) and NH 316A in the State of Odisha.

The length of NH-116B is 81.8 km (Nandakumar to Digha) in the State of West Bengal. Out of this, 49.2 km has been developed to Two lane with Paved Shoulder (2L+PS). Further, one project in 17.10 km has been sanctioned for development to 2L+PS at cost of Rs. 813 Crore and the work of preparation of Detailed Project Report (DPR) has been awarded in balance length of 15.50 km.

The stretch from Digha near WB-Odisha border to Ratanpur near Balasore  section  of  NH-316A  (length  170.466  km)  in  the  State  of Odisha has been included under Bharatmala Pariyojana Phase-I for development of 4 lane green field corridor and the work of preparation of DPR has been awarded.

- (d) Details of outstanding debt of National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) since 2019 are as under: -

| Amount in Rs. Crore   |
|-----------------------|
| Closing Debt Balance  |
| 1,78,867              |
| 2,48,281              |
| 3,06,704              |
| 3,48,522              |
| 3,42,802              |

ANNEXURE-

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 79 FOR ANSWER ON 20.07.2023 ASKED BY SHRI SISIR KUMAR ADHIKARI REGARDING FUNDS FOR HIGHWAYS

## State / UT -wise details of NHs constructed / developed since 201617: -

|   Sl. No. | State / UT           | 2016-17   | 2017-18   | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | 2020-21   | 2021-22   | 2022-23   |   Length in Km 2023-24 (till 30.06.2023) |
|-----------|----------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh       | 402       | 459       | 438       | 587       | 515       | 347       | 438       |                                      108 |
|         2 | Arunachal Pradesh    | 174       | 188       | 157       | 94        | 135       | 206       | 320       |                                       83 |
|         3 | Assam                | 165       | 302       | 323       | 247       | 567       | 318       | 310       |                                       13 |
|         4 | Bihar                | 400       | 370       | 333       | 197       | 691       | 576       | 488       |                                       62 |
|         5 | Chandigarh           | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         |                                        0 |
|         6 | Chhattisgarh         | 483       | 522       | 397       | 198       | 247       | 320       | 243       |                                       91 |
|         7 | Delhi                | 0         | 139       | 42        | 38        | 20        | 5         | 43        |                                        3 |
|         8 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 3         | 0         | 0         |                                        0 |
|         9 | Goa                  | 4         | 20        | 11        | 30        | 49        | 65        | 16        |                                        2 |
|        10 | Gujarat              | 86        | 189       | 303       | 292       | 361       | 249       | 658       |                                       87 |
|        11 | Haryana              | 369       | 291       | 226       | 220       | 406       | 290       | 358       |                                       65 |
|        12 | Himachal Pradesh     | 72        | 134       | 157       | 76        | 89        | 146       | 139       |                                       60 |
|        13 | Jammu & Kashmir      | 33        | 162       | 95        | 46        | 234       | 263       | 217       |                                       21 |
|        14 | Jharkhand            | 211       | 236       | 287       | 298       | 358       | 298       | 245       |                                       51 |
|        15 | Karnataka            | 656       | 768       | 779       | 500       | 425       | 419       | 393       |                                      130 |
|        16 | Kerala               | 45        | 17        | 121       | 186       | 344       | 76        | 171       |                                       17 |
|        17 | Ladakh               | 0         | 0         | 0         | 4         | 7         | 0         | 51        |                                        0 |
|        18 | Madhya Pradesh       | 475       | 594       | 829       | 714       | 877       | 871       | 667       |                                       83 |
|        19 | Maharashtra          | 750       | 1,345     | 2,293     | 2,422     | 2,870     | 1,534     | 1,087     |                                      340 |
|        20 | Manipur              | 4         | 231       | 318       | 304       | 224       | 221       | 269       |                                       27 |
|        21 | Meghalaya            | 6         | 48        | 13        | 0         | 36        | 26        | 98        |                                       11 |
|        22 | Mizoram              | 88        | 43        | 59        | 42        | 169       | 239       | 205       |                                       45 |
|        23 | Nagaland             | 4         | 0         | 35        | 68        | 197       | 254       | 236       |                                       26 |
|        24 | Odisha               | 490       | 535       | 534       | 441       | 683       | 544       | 410       |                                       71 |
|        25 | Puducherry           | 8         | 17        | 12        | 3         | 7         | 0         | 0         |                                        0 |
|        26 | Punjab               | 384       | 357       | 209       | 344       | 188       | 150       | 274       |                                       40 |
|        27 | Rajasthan            | 1,125     | 1,075     | 728       | 1,018     | 825       | 722       | 715       |                                      196 |
|        28 | Sikkim               | 0         | 45        | 83        | 29        | 39        | 45        | 49        |                                        9 |
|        29 | Tamil Nadu           | 469       | 307       | 356       | 204       | 447       | 470       | 690       |                                      179 |

| Length in Km   | Length in Km              | Length in Km   | Length in Km   | Length in Km   | Length in Km   | Length in Km   | Length in Km   | Length in Km   | Length in Km              |
|----------------|---------------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------------------|
| Sl. No.        | State / UT                | 2016-17        | 2017-18        | 2018-19        | 2019-20        | 2020-21        | 2021-22        | 2022-23        | 2023-24 (till 30.06.2023) |
| 30             | Telangana                 | 113            | 161            | 370            | 340            | 227            | 236            | 172            | 50                        |
| 31             | Tripura                   | 42             | 82             | 41             | 5              | 78             | 181            | 204            | 10                        |
| 32             | Uttar Pradesh             | 584            | 694            | 882            | 694            | 917            | 824            | 642            | 87                        |
| 33             | Uttarakhand               | 204            | 256            | 237            | 357            | 577            | 354            | 219            | 197                       |
| 34             | West Bengal               | 386            | 222            | 127            | 174            | 400            | 169            | 284            | 85                        |
| 35             | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 0              | 21             | 61             | 65             | 113            | 39             | 25             | 0                         |
| Total          | Total                     | 8,231          | 9,829          | 10,855         | 10,237         | 13,327         | 10,457         | 10,331         | 2,250                     |

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