Lok Sabha Question No. 184 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-02
Subject: Upgradation of NH Projects
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Rajendra Dhedya  Gavit

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 184 ANSWERED ON 02 ND  FEBRUARY, 2023

## UPGRADATION OF NH PROJECTS

184. SHRI RAJENDRA DHEDYA GAVIT:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of National Highway (NH) projects taken up for upgradation during the last five years in the country, State-wise;
- (b) the time period likely to be taken for their completion;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  put  more  emphasis  on  the completion of ongoing projects rather than taking up new projects as the progress of ongoing upgradation work of a number of important NHs is very slow; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) This Ministry is primarily responsible for development and maintenance of National Highways (NHs). The details of NH projects awarded during the last five years, is annexed.
- (b) Time period for completion of projects is generally kept as 2-3 years.
- (c)  &  (d)  The  Ministry  is  giving  emphasis  to  both  the timely  completion  of ongoing projects, and to the taking up of new projects. The Ministry is closely monitoring  construction  progress  and  proactively  working  with  project implementing  agencies,  State  Governments,  contractors  /  developers,  to resolve issues / bottlenecks in projects and speed up the pace of construction on NHs. Periodic review meetings are being held at various levels, and several steps have been taken to expedite the completion of pending works.

ANNEXURE ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 184 FOR ANSWER ON  02.02.2023  ASKED  BY SHRI  RAJENDRA  DHEDYA  GAVIT  AS  REGARDING  UPGRADATION  OF  NH PROJECTS

## State/UT wise details of Awarded length during last five years:

| S. No.   | State/UT               |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |   2022-23 (Up to Dec-22) |
|----------|------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------------------------|
| 1        | Andaman and            |    155.3  |     83    |      0    |      0    |      0    |                     0    |
| 2        | Nicobar Andhra Pradesh |    960.68 |    131.05 |    259.57 |    409.29 |   1061.35 |                   813.79 |
| 3        | Arunachal              |     21.2  |     21.5  |    163.02 |    373.78 |     14.1  |                    22.25 |
| 4        | Pradesh Assam          |    500.5  |    127.85 |    212.01 |    351.5  |    223.46 |                   169.7  |
| 5        | Bihar                  |    419.33 |    150.5  |    267.71 |    824.33 |    707.36 |                   397.2  |
| 6        | Chhattisgarh           |    294.38 |     64.4  |     42.86 |    378.2  |    326.93 |                   129.39 |
| 7        | DN & DD                |      0    |      0    |      0    |      0    |      9.91 |                     0    |
| 8        | Delhi                  |     66.53 |     85.5  |      8.4  |      9    |     60.86 |                     0    |
| 9        | Goa                    |     57.94 |      0    |    102.5  |      0    |     36.63 |                     0.84 |
| 10       | Gujarat                |    551.87 |    348.9  |    112.5  |    609.56 |    517.86 |                   501.9  |
| 11       | Haryana                |    352.6  |    422.81 |    225.43 |    275.95 |     91.09 |                   246.37 |
| 12       | Himachal Pradesh       |    197.91 |     11    |     76.66 |    255.35 |    235.58 |                   105.64 |
| 13       | J&K                    |    332.22 |    190.35 |     91.59 |    247.88 |    287.17 |                    38.1  |
| 14       | Jharkhand              |    380.35 |    238    |    202    |    384.39 |    285.2  |                   242.11 |
| 15       | Karnataka              |    911.61 |    445    |     54.52 |    571.22 |    763.46 |                   477.56 |
| 16       | Kerala                 |    371    |     42.7  |    226.4  |    342.67 |    338.27 |                   164.47 |
| 17       | Madhya Pradesh         |   1177.62 |    286    |    711.4  |    608.31 |    805.2  |                   245.46 |
| 18       | Maharashtra            |   3767.97 |    449.4  |   2217.61 |    779.71 |   1324.49 |                   528.54 |
| 19       | Manipur                |    183.51 |    177    |    146.36 |    398.67 |    350.68 |                    16.22 |
| 20       | Meghalaya              |     50    |     30    |      0    |    152.71 |    126.01 |                    34.9  |
| 21       | Mizoram                |     22.64 |    335.76 |    219    |    194.26 |    189    |                     0    |
| 22       | Nagaland               |    348.34 |      0    |    180.75 |    328.57 |    153.52 |                    44.88 |
| 23       | Odisha                 |    970.25 |      7    |     41.17 |    605.59 |    347.95 |                    31.42 |
| 24       | Puducherry             |      0    |      0    |      2.5  |      0    |     11.24 |                     0    |
| 25       | Punjab                 |    279.31 |    123.21 |    208.19 |    264.5  |   1169.25 |                   736.8  |
| 26       | Rajasthan              |   1640.36 |    208    |    878.45 |    385.2  |    516.09 |                   759.67 |
| 27       | Sikkim                 |     83.05 |     38.42 |      1.75 |    198.23 |     23.32 |                    26.51 |
| 28       | Tamil Nadu             |    870.94 |    567.68 |    461.63 |    427.4  |    514.51 |                   304.56 |
| 29       | Telangana              |    564.6  |    254.56 |     96.47 |    139.6  |    409.6  |                   565.4  |
| 30       | Tripura                |     31.97 |      0    |     78.95 |    280.6  |     27.86 |                     0    |
| 31       | Ladakh                 |      0    |      0    |      0    |    230.02 |      0    |                     0    |
| 32       | Uttar Pradesh          |    893.22 |    355.26 |    995.46 |    387.69 |   1310.57 |                   351.1  |
| 33       | Uttarakhand            |    373.38 |    196.44 |    279.35 |    330.79 |    351.88 |                   150.09 |
| 34       | West Bengal            |    224.6  |    102    |    383.72 |    219.51 |    140.43 |                    18.8  |
|          | TOTAL                  |  17055    |   5493    |   8948    |  10964    |  12731    |                  7124    |

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