Lok Sabha Question No. 245 (STARRED), answered on 2024-12-12
Subject: Construction of National Highways
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Shri Omprakash Bhupalsinh Alias Pavan Rajenimbalkar, Shri Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 245 ANSWERED ON 12 th  DECEMBER, 2024

## CONSTRUCTION OF NATIONAL HIGHWAYS

*245. Shri Omprakash Bhupalsinh Alias Pavan Rajenimbalkar: Shri Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  a  number  of  National  Highways  (NHs)  projects  have been identified across the country for completion in the year 2024;
- (b)   if  so,  the  number  of  such pending projects to be completed in the country, State-wise particularly in Maharashtra  and  Uttar Pradesh;
- (c)  the  number  of  National  Highways  constructed  in  the  country during the last three years, State-wise and Project-wise;
- (d) the names of the States where the problem of land acquisition is being faced in completion of NH projects timely;
- (e) the manner in which the above problem would be resolved;
- (f) whether the Government  is regularly monitoring for early completion  of  such  projects  in  various  parts  of  the  country  in consultation with the concerned States; and
- (g)  if  so,  the  number  of  meetings  held  with  the  concerned  States during the last year, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

## (a) to (g) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (g) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 245 ANSWERED ON 12th DECEMBER,  2024  ASKED  BY  SHRI  OM  PRAKASH  BHUPALSINH ALIAS  PAVAN  RAJENIMBALKAR  AND  SHRI  SANJAY  HARIBHAU JADHAV REGARDING 'CONSTRUCTION OF NATIONAL HIGHWAYS'

(a) to (c) The Government in Ministry of Road Transport & Highways sets targets for construction of National Highways(NHs) in terms of length,  and  monitors  the  progress  in  terms  of  length  constructed under  various  projects  on  aggregated  basis  for  each  State/UT. Presently, target has been set for construction of about 10,400 km of  NHs under various projects during the current financial year, of which  some  projects  are  targeted  to  be  completed  during  the financial year.  The State/UT wise number of  projects including in the  States of  Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh, which are presently targeted to be completed by the end of Financial Year 2024-25 is at Annexure-I.

The State/UT wise details of length of NHs constructed during the previous 3 years, aggregated over various projects, is at AnnexureII.

(d) to (g) The State/UT wise details of delayed projects where Land Acquisition was one of the factors causing delay, is at Annexure-I. The Government closely monitors various issues affecting completion  of  NH  projects  like  land  acquisition,  encroachment removal,  law  &  order  issues,  utility  shifting,  non-availability  of soil/aggregate,  environment/forest/wildlife  clearances,  ROB  &  RUB issues, contractual issues, etc. with all stakeholders including State Governments  and  other  Central  Ministries/Departments.  Regular meetings with concerned State officials at local/district/state level are held on daily/weekly/monthly/quarterly basis, as per requirements based on the criticality of the issues.

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) AND (d) TO (g) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 245 ON 12 th  DECEMBER, 2024 ASKED BY SHRI OM PRAKASH BHUPALSINH ALIAS PAVAN RAJENIMBALKAR AND SHRI SANJAY HARIBHAU JADHAV REGARDING 'CONSTRUCTION OF NATIONAL HIGHWAYS'

The  State-wise  number  of  projects  which  are  targeted  to  be  completed  by  the end  of  FY  2024-25  across  the  Country  along  with  details  of  delayed  projects where Land Acquisition was one of the factors causing delay

| S.No   | State/ UT's       |   Total No of Projects | Projects where problems of land acquisition caused delay   |
|--------|-------------------|------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh    |                     32 | 14                                                         |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh |                      9 | 0                                                          |
| 3      | Assam             |                     19 | 3                                                          |
| 4      | Bihar             |                     32 | 14                                                         |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh      |                     21 | 2                                                          |
| 6      | Goa               |                     14 |                                                            |
| 7      | Gujarat           |                     22 | 9                                                          |
| 8      | Haryana           |                      8 | 1                                                          |
| 9      | Himachal Pradesh  |                     18 | 0                                                          |
| 10     | Jharkhand         |                      6 | 3                                                          |
| 11     | Karnataka         |                     14 | 7                                                          |
| 12     | Kerala            |                      6 |                                                            |
| 13     | Madhya Pradesh    |                     22 | 7                                                          |
| 14     | Maharashtra       |                     69 | 25                                                         |
| 15     | Manipur           |                     13 | 8                                                          |
| 16     | Meghalaya         |                     10 | 1                                                          |
| 17     | Mizoram           |                     10 | 8                                                          |
| 18     | Nagaland          |                     10 | 0                                                          |
| 19     | Odisha            |                     23 | 12                                                         |
| 20     | Punjab            |                      9 | 6                                                          |
| 21     | Rajasthan         |                     21 | 9                                                          |
| 22     | Sikkim            |                      3 | 0                                                          |
| 23     | Tamil Nadu        |                     21 | 8                                                          |
| 24     | Telangana         |                     26 | 11                                                         |
| 25     | Tripura           |                      4 | 4                                                          |
| 26     | Uttar Pradesh     |                     42 | 14                                                         |
| 27     | Uttarakhand       |                     25 | 4                                                          |
| 28     | West Bengal       |                     16 | 9                                                          |
| 29     | UT's              |                     23 | 9                                                          |
|        | Grand Total       |                    548 | 188                                                        |

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  245  ON  12 th   DECEMBER,  2024  ASKED  BY  SHRI  OM PRAKASH  BHUPALSINH  ALIAS  PAVAN  RAJENIMBALKAR  AND  SHRI  SANJAY HARIBHAU JADHAV REGARDING 'CONSTRUCTION OF NATIONAL HIGHWAYS'

## The State/UT wise details of length (Km) of NHs constructed during the previous 3 years, aggregated over various projects

|   Sl. No. | Name of the State / Union Territory   |   2023-24 |   2022-23 |   2021-22 |
|-----------|---------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|         1 | Andaman &Nicobar Islands              |        11 |        25 |        39 |
|         2 | Andhra Pradesh                        |       799 |       438 |       347 |
|         3 | Arunachal Pradesh                     |       262 |       320 |       206 |
|         4 | Assam                                 |       272 |       310 |       318 |
|         5 | Bihar                                 |       497 |       488 |       576 |
|         6 | Chandigarh                            |         0 |         0 |         0 |
|         7 | Chhattisgarh                          |       251 |       243 |       320 |
|         8 | D&NH                                  |         0 |         0 |         0 |
|         9 | Daman and Diu                         |         0 |         0 |         0 |
|        10 | Delhi                                 |        53 |        43 |         5 |
|        11 | Goa                                   |        11 |        16 |        65 |
|        12 | Gujarat                               |       622 |       658 |       249 |
|        13 | Haryana                               |       300 |       358 |       290 |
|        14 | Himachal Pradesh                      |       251 |       139 |       146 |
|        15 | Jammu and Kashmir                     |       243 |       217 |       263 |
|        16 | Jharkhand                             |       248 |       245 |       298 |
|        17 | Karnataka                             |       741 |       393 |       419 |
|        18 | Kerala                                |       282 |       171 |        76 |
|        19 | Ladakh                                |        81 |        51 |         0 |
|        20 | Madhya Pradesh                        |       792 |       667 |       871 |
|        21 | Maharashtra                           |      1463 |      1087 |      1534 |
|        22 | Manipur                               |       202 |       269 |       221 |
|        23 | Meghalaya                             |       162 |        98 |        26 |
|        24 | Mizoram                               |       209 |       205 |       239 |
|        25 | Nagaland                              |       159 |       236 |       254 |
|        26 | Odisha                                |       357 |       410 |       544 |
|        27 | Puducherry                            |        11 |         0 |         0 |
|        28 | Punjab                                |       409 |       274 |       150 |
|        29 | Rajasthan                             |       868 |       715 |       722 |
|        30 | Sikkim                                |        78 |        49 |        45 |
|        31 | Tamil Nadu                            |       814 |       690 |       470 |
|        32 | Telangana                             |       513 |       172 |       236 |
|        33 | Tripura                               |        47 |       204 |       181 |
|        34 | Uttar Pradesh                         |       939 |       642 |       824 |
|        35 | Uttarakhand                           |       216 |       219 |       354 |
|        36 | West Bengal                           |       190 |       284 |       169 |

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