Lok Sabha Question No. 414 (STARRED), answered on 2025-08-21
Subject: Greenfield Highway Projects
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Shri Dhaval Laxmanbhai Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO-*414

ANSWERED ON-21 ST  AUGUST, 2025

## GREENFIELD HIGHWAY PROJECTS

414. SHRI DHAVAL LAXMANBHAI PATEL:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether new greenfield highway projects/corridors are planned in tribal-dominated aspirational districts across the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the status of such projects/corridors in south Gujarat, especially in the Valsad-Dang region; and
- (c) whether the Government is prioritizing highway roads with Electric Vehicle (EV) infrastructure or solarized rest areas and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

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

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (A) to (C) OF THE LOK SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  414  ANSWERED  ON  21.08.2025 ASKED BY SHRI DHAVAL LAXMANBHAI PATEL REGARDING

'GREENFIELD HIGHWAY PROJECTS' (a)     The Government in Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is primarily  responsible  for  development  and  maintenance  of  National Highways  (NHs).  Development  and  maintenance  of  NHs,  including Greenfield highway projects/corridors providing connectivity to, among others, aspirational and tribal districts across the country, is a continuous process. The  Government  has  taken  up  development  of  Greenfield  Access controlled  National  High-Speed  Corridors  (HSCs)  /  Expressways  in total  8,391  km  length  for  improving  the  logistics  efficiency  of  the country, including improved connectivity to 41 aspirational and tribal districts (details as per Annexure I). Out of this, about 5,100 km has been constructed so far, including about 2,800 km of operationalized length. Apart from above, Government has also planned for taking up 4,300 km length of Greenfield National HSCs / Expressways, with additional 10  aspirational  and  tribal  districts  expected  to  benefit  from  such improved connectivity (details as per Annexure II). (b)      Following  is  the  status  of  approved  projects  through  ValsadDang region in South Gujarat: The status of Vadodara Mumbai Expressway Pkg-8, 9, and 10 passing through the Valsad District is as below:-

| Project   | Length of Project/Length in Valsad (km)   | Physical progress   | Likely date of completion   |
|-----------|-------------------------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------|
| Pkg-8     | 35.4/14.16                                | 4.59%               | 15.11.2026                  |
| Pkg-9     | 26.6/26.6                                 | 21.90%              | 30.06.2026                  |
| Pkg-10    | 24.6/9                                    | 35.85%              | 31.03.2026                  |

(c)     Government envisions development of wayside amenities at intervals of 40-60 km along National Highways and Expressways for providing public facilities like eateries, toilet, drinking water, parking, Fuelling Stations, Electric Vehicle (EV) charging stations, short term accommodation, etc. to the road users and truckers. EV charging stations have been provisioned as mandatory facility for Wayside Amenities sites having area greater than 1 Hectare.

As per the information available with the Bureau of Energy Efficiency, 4557  public  EV  charging  stations  have  been  installed  along  the National/  State  Highways.   In  particular, there  are  62  EV  charging stations  operational  on  the  Wayside  Amenities  along  the  National Highways and Expressways.

## ANNEXURE REFFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (A) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 414 ANSWERED ON 21 ST  AUGUST 2025 ASKED BY SHRI DHAVAL LAXMANBHAI PATEL REGARDING GREENFIELD HIGHWAY PROJECTS

List of Aspirational and Tribal Districts Connected by High Speed Corridors under implementation

|   S. No | District              | State                | District Type        | Corridor Name               |
|---------|-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------------|
|       1 | Visakapatnam          | Andhra Pradesh       | Tribal, Aspirational | Raipur - Vishakhapatnam     |
|       2 | Vizianagaram          | Andhra Pradesh       | Aspirational         | Raipur - Vishakhapatnam     |
|       3 | Hailakandi            | Assam                | Aspirational         | Shillong - Silchar          |
|       4 | Aurangabad            | Bihar                | Tribal, Aspirational | Varanasi - Ranchi - Kolkata |
|       5 | Dhamtari              | Chhattisgarh         | Tribal               | Raipur - Vishakhapatnam     |
|       6 | Kanker (North Bastar) | Chhattisgarh         | Tribal, Aspirational | Raipur - Vishakhapatnam     |
|       7 | Mahasamund            | Chhattisgarh         | Tribal, Aspirational | Raipur - Vishakhapatnam     |
|       8 | Rajnandgaon           | Chhattisgarh         | Tribal, Aspirational | Raipur - Vishakhapatnam     |
|       9 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli  | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | Tribal               | Delhi - Mumbai EXP          |
|      10 | Bharuch               | Gujarat              | Tribal               | Delhi - Mumbai EXP          |
|      11 | Dausa                 | Gujarat              | Tribal               | Delhi - Mumbai EXP          |
|      12 | Dohad                 | Gujarat              | Tribal, Aspirational | Delhi - Mumbai EXP          |

|   13 | Navsari            | Gujarat         | Tribal               | Delhi - Mumbai EXP             |
|------|--------------------|-----------------|----------------------|--------------------------------|
|   14 | Panch Mahals       | Gujarat         | Tribal               | Delhi - Mumbai EXP             |
|   15 | Valsad             | Gujarat         | Tribal               | Delhi - Mumbai EXP             |
|   16 | Nuh                | Haryana         | Aspirational         | Delhi - Mumbai EXP             |
|   17 | Reasi              | Jammu & Kashmir | Tribal               | Delhi - Amritsar - Katra       |
|   18 | Bokaro             | Jharkhand       | Tribal, Aspirational | Varanasi - Ranchi - Kolkata    |
|   19 | Chatra             | Jharkhand       | Tribal, Aspirational | Varanasi - Ranchi - Kolkata    |
|   20 | Gumla              | Jharkhand       | Tribal, Aspirational | Raipur Ranchi corridor         |
|   21 | Hazaribagh         | Jharkhand       | Tribal, Aspirational | Varanasi - Ranchi - Kolkata    |
|   22 | Khunti             | Jharkhand       | Tribal, Aspirational | Raipur Ranchi corridor         |
|   23 | Ramgarh            | Jharkhand       | Tribal, Aspirational | Varanasi - Ranchi - Kolkata    |
|   24 | Ranchi             | Jharkhand       | Tribal, Aspirational | Raipur Ranchi corridor         |
|   25 | Raichur            | Karnataka       | Aspirational         | Solapur - Kurnool              |
|   26 | Yadgir             | Karnataka       | Aspirational         | Solapur - Kurnool              |
|   27 | Ratlam             | Madhya Pradesh  | Tribal               | Delhi - Mumbai EXP             |
|   28 | Palghar            | Maharashtra     | Tribal               | Delhi - Mumbai EXP             |
|   29 | East Jaintia Hills | Meghalaya       | Tribal               | Shillong - Silchar             |
|   30 | East Khasi Hills   | Meghalaya       | Tribal               | Shillong - Silchar             |
|   31 | West Jaintia Hills | Meghalaya       | Tribal               | Shillong - Silchar             |
|   32 | Koraput            | Odisha          | Tribal, Aspirational | Raipur - Vishakhapatnam        |
|   33 | Moga               | Punjab          | Aspirational         | Amritsar - Bhatinda - Jamnagar |

|   34 | Jashpur     | Chhattisgarh   | Tribal               | Raipur Ranchi corridor                             |
|------|-------------|----------------|----------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
|   35 | Korba       | Chhattisgarh   | Tribal, Aspirational | Raipur Ranchi corridor                             |
|   36 | Dholpur     | Rajasthan      | Aspirational         | Agra - Gwalior                                     |
|   37 | Khammam     | Telangana      | Tribal, Aspirational | Suryapet (Hyderabad) - Devrapalli (Vishakhapatnam) |
|   38 | Chandauli   | Uttar Pradesh  | Aspirational         | Varanasi - Ranchi - Kolkata                        |
|   39 | Haridwar    | Uttarakhand    | Aspirational         | Delhi - Saharanpur - Dehradun                      |
|   40 | Birbhum     | West Bengal    | Aspirational         | Kharagpur - Moregram                               |
|   41 | Murshidabad | West Bengal    | Aspirational         | Kharagpur - Moregram                               |

## ANNEXURE REFFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (A) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 414 ANSWERED ON 21 ST  AUGUST 2025 ASKED BY SHRI DHAVAL LAXMANBHAI PATEL REGARDING GREENFIELD HIGHWAY PROJECTS

## Additional 10 connectivity to Tribal and aspirational districts by planned HSC

|   S. No | District     | State       | District Type        | Corridor Name                              |
|---------|--------------|-------------|----------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Adilabad     | Telangana   | Aspirational         | Nagpur - Hyderabad                         |
|       2 | Begusarai    | Bihar       | Aspirational         | Mokama-Munger                              |
|       3 | Jamtara      | Jharkhand   | Tribal               | Raxaul - Haldia                            |
|       4 | Jamui        | Bihar       | Tribal, Aspirational | Raxaul - Haldia                            |
|       5 | Khagaria     | Bihar       | Aspirational         | Mokama-Munger                              |
|       6 | Muzaffarpur  | Bihar       | Tribal, Aspirational | Raxaul - Haldia                            |
|       7 | Nashik       | Maharashtra | Tribal               | Nashik - Ahmednagar - Solapur - Akkalkot   |
|       8 | Purnia       | Bihar       | Aspirational         | Patna - Purnia                             |
|       9 | Sheikhpura   | Bihar       | Aspirational         | Raxaul - Haldia                            |
|      10 | Virudhunagar | Tamil Nadu  | Aspirational         | Madurai - Kollam (Rajapalyam - Shenkottai) |

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