Lok Sabha Question No. 2909 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-08
Subject: Construction of Roads by NHAI
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Shri Rajesh Ranjan

## be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  payments  to  contractors  for  official  procurement  is made from Government exchequers and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of the length of roads (in kilometers) for which tenders were floated by NHAI during the last three years, State-wise;
- (c) the amount of funds spent on the construction of roads along with the length of the roads constructed thereto;
- (d) whether the tenderers/contractors are not completing the works on time and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the action taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) The  Payment  to  Contractors/Concessionaire  is  made  from  the Budgetary support for the NH projects and from other sources of funds including monetization of NHs, Project based financing and Internal and Extra Budgetary Resources (IEBR). In addition, Private Investment is also done by concessionaires for NHs projects on Public Private Partnership mode.
- (b) The details are annexed.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2909 ANSWERED ON 8 TH  AUGUST, 2024

## CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS BY NHAI

## 2909.         SHRI RAJESH RANJAN:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

- (c) The  details  for  construction  of  National  highways  in  last  3  years along with funds spend is as under:

|   Sr. No. | Financial Year   | Length Constructed (in km)   | Expenditure by Ministry (in crore)   |
|-----------|------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|         1 | 2021-22          | 10,457                       | 2,15,207                             |
|         2 | 2022-23          | 10,331                       | 2,21,490                             |
|         3 | 2023-24          | 12,349                       | 2,68,711                             |

(d)  and  (e)  Development  of  National  Highways  is  a  continuous  process and several challenges are faced in project implementation. Government has taken various initiatives for expediting project on National highway in the country, like streamlining and expediting of land acquisition, Revamping Parivesh Portal for forest and environment clearances, online approval of GAD of ROB/RUB from Railways, review meetings at various levels with all stake holders including State Governments.

## ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2909  TO BE ANSWERED ON 08 TH  AUGUST, 2024 ASKED BY SHRI RAJESH RANJAN REGARDING CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS BY NHAI.

| Details of the length of roads for which tenders were floated by NHAI during the last three years   | Details of the length of roads for which tenders were floated by NHAI during the last three years   | Details of the length of roads for which tenders were floated by NHAI during the last three years   | Details of the length of roads for which tenders were floated by NHAI during the last three years   | Details of the length of roads for which tenders were floated by NHAI during the last three years   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sr. No.                                                                                             | State / UT                                                                                          | 2021-22 (Length in Km)                                                                              | 2022-23 (Length in Km)                                                                              | 2023-24 (Length in Km)                                                                              |
| 1                                                                                                   | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                      | 436.24                                                                                              | 657.52                                                                                              | 62.28                                                                                               |
| 2                                                                                                   | Assam                                                                                               | 65.68                                                                                               | -                                                                                                   | 227.73                                                                                              |
| 3                                                                                                   | Bihar                                                                                               | 291.46                                                                                              | 519.86                                                                                              | 136.64                                                                                              |
| 4                                                                                                   | Chhattisgarh                                                                                        | 169.41                                                                                              | 308.23                                                                                              | -                                                                                                   |
| 5                                                                                                   | Delhi                                                                                               | 14.75                                                                                               | 0.65                                                                                                | -                                                                                                   |
| 6                                                                                                   | Goa                                                                                                 | -                                                                                                   | 4.00                                                                                                | -                                                                                                   |
| 7                                                                                                   | Gujarat                                                                                             | 723.20                                                                                              | 644.80                                                                                              | 278.70                                                                                              |
| 8                                                                                                   | Haryana                                                                                             | 366.95                                                                                              | 510.63                                                                                              | 53.66                                                                                               |
| 9                                                                                                   | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                    | 139.97                                                                                              | 113.19                                                                                              | 41.06                                                                                               |
| 10                                                                                                  | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                     | 48.30                                                                                               | 42.90                                                                                               | 39.10                                                                                               |
| 11                                                                                                  | Jharkhand                                                                                           | 191.82                                                                                              | 406.43                                                                                              | 60.23                                                                                               |
| 12                                                                                                  | Kerala                                                                                              | 82.55                                                                                               | 359.01                                                                                              | 70.52                                                                                               |
| 13                                                                                                  | Karnataka                                                                                           | 679.74                                                                                              | 553.58                                                                                              | 195.51                                                                                              |
| 14                                                                                                  | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                      | 358.66                                                                                              | 761.58                                                                                              | 406.96                                                                                              |
| 15                                                                                                  | Maharashtra                                                                                         | 482.91                                                                                              | 524.90                                                                                              | 32.96                                                                                               |
| 16                                                                                                  | Odisha                                                                                              | 27.00                                                                                               | 422.68                                                                                              | -                                                                                                   |
| 17                                                                                                  | Punjab                                                                                              | 326.07                                                                                              | 450.53                                                                                              | 84.02                                                                                               |
| 18                                                                                                  | Rajasthan                                                                                           | 30.09                                                                                               | 407.90                                                                                              | 268.48                                                                                              |
| 19                                                                                                  | Tamil Nadu                                                                                          | 127.42                                                                                              | 602.66                                                                                              | 84.24                                                                                               |
| 20                                                                                                  | Telangana                                                                                           | 230.38                                                                                              | 448.87                                                                                              | 139.40                                                                                              |
| 21                                                                                                  | Uttarakhand                                                                                         | 90.45                                                                                               | 80.95                                                                                               | -                                                                                                   |
| 22                                                                                                  | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                       | 478.91                                                                                              | 1215.84                                                                                             | 809.68                                                                                              |
| 23                                                                                                  | West Bengal                                                                                         | -                                                                                                   | 41.23                                                                                               | 228.38                                                                                              |
|                                                                                                     | TOTAL                                                                                               | 5361.95                                                                                             | 9077.93                                                                                             | 3219.55                                                                                             |

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