Lok Sabha Question No. 219 (STARRED), answered on 2023-08-03
Subject: Expansion of Road Network
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Narendra Kumar, Vishnu Dayal Ram

be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  the  schemes  being  implemented  to  upgrade  and expand the road network in the country, State and scheme-wise;
- (b)  the  details  of  the  funds  allocated  and  utilized  under  the  said schemes, State-wise;
- (c) the criteria to convert State Highways (SHs) to National Highways (NHs) in the country;
- (d) the details of the works being carried out for the upgradation of the road network in Rajasthan and aspirational districts of Jharkhand,  particularly  Palamu  and  Garhwa  during  the  last  three years; and
- (e) the details of the NHs constructed in Rajasthan and Jharkhand during the said period?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

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

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 219 ANSWERED ON 03 RD  AUGUST, 2023

## EXPANSION OF ROAD NETWORK

† *219. SHRI NARENDRA KUMAR: SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (e) OF LOK SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  219  ANSWERED  ON  03.08.2023 ASKED BY SHRI NARENDRA KUMAR AND SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM REGARDING EXPANSION OF ROAD NETWORK

(a) & (b) The Ministry is primarily responsible for development and maintenance of National Highways (NHs). NH network in the country has expanded to about 1,46,145 km at present. State / Union Territory (UT) - wise length of NHs in the country at present is at Annexure-I.

A number of schemes have been implemented by the Ministry for development of NHs in the country such as Bharatmala Pariyojana including subsumed National Highways Development Project (NHDP), Special  Accelerated  Road  Development  Programme  for  North-East Region (SARDP-NE), Special Programme for development of Roads in Left Wing Extremism affected Area (LWE) including Development of Vijayawada-Ranchi Road and Externally Aided Projects (EAP). NHs stretches not covered under any of the above schemes are taken up for  development  under  National  Highway  Original  [NH(O)]  works depending upon traffic density, condition of road, inter-se priority and availability of funds. Scheme - wise budgetary outlay (BE) for 2023-24 is as under: -

| Amount in Rs. Crore                  | Amount in Rs. Crore   |
|--------------------------------------|-----------------------|
| Scheme                               | BE 2023-24            |
| Bharatmala (including subsumed NHDP) | 1,82,207.00           |
| SARDP-NE                             | 4,610.00              |
| LWE                                  | 285.00                |
| EAP                                  | 3,900.00              |
| NH(O)                                | 66,586.28             |

Apart  from  the  above,  National  Highways  Authority  of  India (NHAI) has targeted for raising Rs. 25,000 Crore through Monetisation of  NHs  under  Infrastructure  Investment  Trust  (InvIT)  and  Project Based Financing.

Development  of  NHs  works  is  taken  up  through  executing agencies e.g. National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), National Highways & Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd. (NHIDCL), Border  Roads  Organization  (BRO),  National  Highways  Logistics

Management Limited (NHLML) and State Governments.  Majority of expenditure are incurred by NHAI and NHIDCL. Year-wise details of funds  allocated  and  expenditure  incurred  /  funds  released  for development of NHs during current year under Schemes / Agencies are placed at Annexure-IIA.

For works being executed through State Governments, State / Union Territory  (UT)  -  wise  details  of  funds  allocated  and  expenditure incurred for development of NHs during current year are placed at Annexure-IIB.

- (c) State roads, including State Highways (SHs), are declared as NHs from time to time on the basis of well established principles. The important criteria for declaration of NHs include the following: -
- i.
- Roads running through length / breadth of the country.
- ii. Connecting  adjacent  countries,  National  Capitals  with  State Capitals / mutually the State Capitals, major ports, non-major ports, large industrial centers or tourist centers.
- iii. Roads  having  important  strategic  requirement  in  hilly  and isolated area.
- iv. Arterial roads which enable sizeable reduction in travel distance and achieve substantial economic growth.
- v. Roads which help in opening up large tracts of backward area and hilly region.
- vi. Roads contributing towards achievement of National Highways grid of 100 km.
- vii.
- Synergy with PM GatiShakti National Master Plan (NMP).
- NHs projects in about 1,935 km have been taken up in the State
- (d) of Rajasthan during the last three years.

NHs projects in about 970 km have been taken up in the State of Jharkhand, including Palamu and Garhwa districts, during the last three years. Out of the above 970km, NHs works in about 160 km has been taken up in Palamu and Garhwa districts.

- (e) About 2,262 km length of NHs has been constructed in the State of  Rajasthan and 900 km length of NHs in the State of Jharkhand during  the  last  three  years.  Out  of  900km  completed  length  in

Jharkhand, about 45 km has been completed in Palamu and Garhwa districts.

## ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  219  ANSWERED  ON  03.08.2023 ASKED BY SHRI NARENDRA KUMAR AND SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM REGARDING EXPANSION OF ROAD NETWORK

State / Union Territory (UT) - wise length of NHs in the country at present: -

| Sl. No.    | State/UT                  | Length in Km Existing NH length   |
|------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| 1          | Andhra Pradesh            | 8,683                             |
| 2          | Arunachal Pradesh         | 4,285                             |
| 3          | Assam                     | 4,077                             |
| 4          | Bihar                     | 6,132                             |
| 5          | Chandigarh                | 15                                |
| 6          | Chhattisgarh              | 3,620                             |
| 7          | Delhi                     | 157                               |
| 8          | Goa                       | 299                               |
| 9          | Gujarat                   | 8,099                             |
| 10         | Haryana                   | 3,391                             |
| 11         | Himachal Pradesh          | 2,607                             |
| 12         | Jammu & Kashmir           | 1,876                             |
| 13         | Jharkhand                 | 3,633                             |
| 14         | Karnataka                 | 8,191                             |
| 15         | Kerala                    | 1,858                             |
| 16         | Ladakh                    | 806                               |
| 17         | Madhya Pradesh            | 9,105                             |
| 18         | Maharashtra               | 18,459                            |
| 19         | Manipur                   | 1,840                             |
| 20         | Meghalaya                 | 1,156                             |
| 21         | Mizoram                   | 1,499                             |
| 22         | Nagaland                  | 1,670                             |
| 23         | Odisha                    | 5,897                             |
| 24         | Puducherry                | 64                                |
| 25         | Punjab                    | 4,239                             |
| 26         | Rajasthan                 | 10,706                            |
| 27         | Sikkim                    | 709                               |
| 28         | Tamil Nadu                | 7,000                             |
| 29         | Telangana                 | 4,926                             |
| 30         | Tripura                   | 889                               |
| 31         | Uttar Pradesh             | 12,292                            |
| 32         | Uttarakhand               | 3,664                             |
| 33         | West Bengal               | 3,910                             |
| 34         | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 331                               |
| 35 Dadra & | Nagar Haveli              | 37                                |
| 36         | Daman & Diu               | 22                                |
|            | TOTAL                     | 146,145                           |

## ANNEXURE-IIA

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  219  ANSWERED  ON  03.08.2023 ASKED BY SHRI NARENDRA KUMAR AND SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM REGARDING EXPANSION OF ROAD NETWORK

Year-wise details of funds allocated and expenditure incurred / funds released for development of NHs during current year under Schemes / Agencies: -

Alloc. -Allocation; Expd. - Expenditure

| Sl. No.   | Schemes/Agency                                                                                                                        | 2023-24 (Till 30.06.2023)   | 2023-24 (Till 30.06.2023)   |
|-----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | Schemes/Agency                                                                                                                        | Alloc.                      | Expd.                       |
| 1         | National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) Investment                                                                                | 63,500                      | 63,500                      |
| 2         | Toll remittances - NHAI                                                                                                               | 10,404                      | 10,404                      |
| 3         | NH(O) - NHAI                                                                                                                          | 5,962                       | 5,962                       |
| 4         | Project based Financing by NHAI                                                                                                       | 15,000                      | 0                           |
| 5         | InvIT by NHAI                                                                                                                         | 10,000                      | 0                           |
| 6         | National Highways & Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd. (NHIDCL) under NH(O)                                                  | 5,400                       | 5,400                       |
| 7         | Special Accelerated Road Development Programme for North-East Region (SARDP-NE) including Arunachal Package$                          | 4,610                       | 1,503                       |
| 8         | Special Programme for development of Roads In Left Wing Extremism affected Area (LWE) including Development of Vijayawada-Ranchi Road | 285                         | 57                          |
| 9         | Externally Aided Projects - Head Quarters, NHAI, NHIDCL                                                                               | 1,010                       | 1,010                       |
| 10        | Bharatmala - BRO, NHIDCL, NHAI                                                                                                        | 4,400                       | 4,400                       |
| 11        | NHLML (for MMLPs & Port Connectivity Projects)                                                                                        | 200                         | 200                         |

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## ANNEXURE-IIB

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  219  ANSWERED  ON  03.08.2023 ASKED BY SHRI NARENDRA KUMAR AND SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM REGARDING EXPANSION OF ROAD NETWORK

For works being executed through State Governments, State / Union Territory  (UT)  -  wise  details  of  funds  allocated  and  expenditure incurred for development of NHs during current year: -

| Sl.   |                      | Amount in Rs. Crore 2023-24 (Till 30.06.2023)   | Amount in Rs. Crore 2023-24 (Till 30.06.2023)   |
|-------|----------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| No.   | State/UT             | Alloc.                                          | Expd.                                           |
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh       | 1,285                                           | 678                                             |
| 2     | Arunachal Pradesh    | 450                                             | 198                                             |
| 3     | Assam                | 140                                             | 33                                              |
| 4     | Bihar                | 1,150                                           | 356                                             |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh         | 472                                             | 273                                             |
| 6     | Goa                  | 600                                             | 177                                             |
| 7     | Gujarat              | 300                                             | 210                                             |
| 8     | Haryana              | 100                                             | 53                                              |
| 9     | Himachal Pradesh     | 535                                             | 228                                             |
| 10    | Jharkhand            | 200                                             | 99                                              |
| 11    | Karnataka            | 845                                             | 405                                             |
| 12    | Kerala               | 100                                             | 24                                              |
| 13    | Madhya Pradesh       | 470                                             | 122                                             |
| 14    | Maharashtra          | 2,954                                           | 1,190                                           |
| 15    | Manipur              | 35                                              | 3                                               |
| 16    | Meghalaya            | 60                                              | 50                                              |
| 17    | Mizoram              | 20                                              | 16                                              |
| 18    | Nagaland             | 100                                             | 55                                              |
| 19    | Odisha               | 523                                             | 212                                             |
| 20    | Punjab               | 230                                             | 29                                              |
| 21    | Rajasthan            | 735                                             | 347                                             |
| 22    | Sikkim               | 31                                              | 19                                              |
| 23    | Tamil Nadu           | 600                                             | 336                                             |
| 24    | Telangana            | 906                                             | 339                                             |
| 25    | Tripura              | 35                                              | 17                                              |
| 26    | Uttar Pradesh        | 1,547                                           | 671                                             |
| 27    | Uttarakhand          | 260                                             | 111                                             |
| 28    | West Bengal          | 469                                             | 206                                             |
| 29    | Delhi                | 40                                              | 4                                               |
| 30    | Jammu & Kashmir      | 300                                             | 184                                             |
| 31    | Dadar & Nagar Haveli |                                                 |                                                 |
| 32    | Daman & Diu          | 15                                              | 1                                               |
| 33    | Ladakh               | 25                                              | 0                                               |

Alloc. - Allocation; Expd. - Expenditure