Lok Sabha Question No. 3076 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-21
Subject: Road Connectivity for Religious Tourism
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Poonamben Hematbhai Maadam

## be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  steps  to  enhance  road connectivity across the nation to boost religious tourism;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the details of road projects under religious tourism along with the status of these projects, State/ UT-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) to (c) The Ministry is primarily responsible for development and maintenance of National Highways (NHs). The development of NHs is carried out after network planning on PM Gati Shakti principle with whole of the government approach. While planning the development, important Economic, Tourist and Religious connections are invariably taken up with special focus on Way Side Amenities (WSAs), adequate signages and road side / median beautifications etc. Thus there is no requirement of dedicated funding / scheme for development of tourist / religious destinations.

The Ministry has taken up 321 NHs projects in a length of about 8,544 km and amounting to Rs. 1,49,758 Crore for improvement of important tourist / religious connectivity. State / Union Territory (UT) - wise details of the same are at Annexure.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3076 ANSWERED ON 21 ST  DECEMBER, 2023

## ROAD CONNECTIVITY FOR RELIGIOUS TOURISM 3076.   SHRIMATI POONAMBEN MAADAM:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

## ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3076 ANSWERED ON 21.12.2023 ASKED  BY  SHRIMATI  POONAMBEN  MAADAM  REGARDING  ROAD CONNECTIVITY FOR RELIGIOUS TOURISM

State / UT - wise details of NHs projects for improvement of important tourist / religious connectivity: -

|   Sl. No. | State/UT                           |   No. |   Length (in km) | Cost (in Rs. Cr)   |
|-----------|------------------------------------|-------|------------------|--------------------|
|         1 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands          |     2 |                3 | 540                |
|         2 | Andhra Pradesh                     |     5 |              211 | 2,588              |
|         3 | Arunachal Pradesh                  |     7 |              411 | 7,648              |
|         4 | Assam                              |     9 |              235 | 1,861              |
|         5 | Bihar                              |     7 |              303 | 10,028             |
|         6 | Chhattisgarh                       |     1 |               43 | 1,368              |
|         7 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli & Daman & Diu |     1 |               25 | 2,369              |
|         8 | Gujarat                            |     7 |              233 | 6,902              |
|         9 | Haryana                            |     2 |               54 | 2,410              |
|        10 | Himachal Pradesh                   |     6 |              139 | 1,095              |
|        11 | Jammu & Kashmir                    |    16 |              244 | 7,531              |
|        12 | Jharkhand                          |     5 |              101 | 316                |
|        13 | Karnataka                          |     5 |              217 | 3,466              |
|        14 | Kerala                             |     4 |              147 | 12,427             |
|        15 | Madhya Pradesh                     |     5 |              179 | 2,196              |
|        16 | Maharashtra                        |     3 |              109 | 4,755              |
|        17 | Manipur                            |    14 |              313 | 4,362              |
|        18 | Meghalaya                          |     5 |              369 | 4,195              |
|        19 | Mizoram                            |    14 |              464 | 9,137              |
|        20 | Nagaland                           |    29 |              603 | 8,409              |
|        21 | Odisha                             |     4 |              145 | 2,501              |
|        22 | Rajasthan                          |     9 |              963 | 6,274              |
|        23 | Sikkim                             |    19 |              266 | 4,901              |
|        24 | Tamil Nadu                         |    11 |              296 | 10,601             |
|        25 | Tripura                            |    10 |              241 | 3,247              |
|        26 | Uttar Pradesh                      |    18 |              631 | 7,721              |
|        27 | Uttarakhand                        |    43 |              676 | 10,305             |
|        28 | Uttarakhand                        |    12 |              106 | 2,876              |
|        29 | West Bengal                        |    40 |              588 | 5,361              |
|        30 | Ladakh                             |     8 |              230 | 2,368              |

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