Lok Sabha Question No. 3172 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-18
Subject: National Highway Projects in Rajasthan
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Shri Murari Lal Meena

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3172 ANSWERED ON 18 TH  DECEMBER, 2025

## NATIONAL HIGHWAY PROJECTS IN RAJASTHAN

†3172. SHRI MURARI LAL MEENA:

Will the MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number  of  approved  National  Highway  projects  in  the  last  ten years  in  Rajasthan  and  across  the  country  including  Dausa  which  are currently delayed;
- (b) if so, the number and status, State-wise and project-wise along with the estimated cost thereof;
- (c) the number of National Highway projects for which bids were invited and received during the last ten years but construction is yet to begin and the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether the Government is taking any specific policy or corrective measures  to ensure timely completion, check cost escalation and expedite the work on these delayed National Highway projects; and
- (e) whether the Government is preparing any action plan to restart and complete  all  pending  or  not  yet  started  National  Highway  projects  in  a timely manner in Rajasthan including Dausa, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (b) 643 under construction National Highways (NHs) projects with a total  cost  of  about  Rs.  4.13  lakh  crore,  which  were  sanctioned  and subsequently  awarded  since  the  Financial  Year  2014-15  onwards,  have spilled beyond their original completion schedule as per contract, without attaining  any  of  the  various  stages  of  project  completion  and  excluding projects  under  consideration  for  termination  /  foreclosure.  State-wise details of delayed projects are annexed.

(c) 158 NH projects with total cost of about Rs. 1.15 lakh crore have been awarded but appointed date could not be declared pending fulfilment of prerequisite  conditions,  inter-alia,  availability  of  encumbrance  free  land and clearances including forest and wildlife clearances excluding available  time  period  with  contractor/concessionaire  for  achievement  of financial close and submission of bank guarantee.

(d) and (e) The Government in the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has  taken  various steps  to streamline land acquisition  process  by leveraging  the  mechanism  of  review  and  resolution  of  bottlenecks  / hindrances  in  ongoing  projects,  in  active  collaboration  with  the  State Governments and other stakeholders. Further, Government is making full efforts to expedite the availability of necessary clearances / approvals and the fulfilment of conditions precedent for new projects.

## ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  to  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3172 ANSWERED ON 18 TH  DECEMBER, 2025 ASKED BY SHRI MURARI LAL MEENA REGARDING NATIONAL HIGHWAY PROJECTS IN RAJASTHAN.

| State/ UT's                              | Total   | Total   |
|------------------------------------------|---------|---------|
|                                          | No.     | Cost    |
| Andaman and Nicobar                      | 5       | 1463    |
| Andhra Pradesh                           | 38      | 19947   |
| Arunachal Pradesh                        | 13      | 3857    |
| Assam                                    | 24      | 9750    |
| Bihar                                    | 33      | 28183   |
| Chhattisgarh                             | 13      | 4788    |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli And Daman and Diu | 1       | 102     |
| Delhi                                    | 1       | 1467    |
| Goa                                      | 5       | 151     |
| Gujarat                                  | 17      | 18539   |
| Haryana                                  | 10      | 12871   |
| Himachal Pradesh                         | 14      | 7346    |
| Jammu and Kashmir                        | 30      | 26017   |
| Jharkhand                                | 18      | 13281   |
| Karnataka                                | 49      | 26738   |
| Kerala                                   | 13      | 39161   |
| Ladakh                                   | 4       | 1265    |
| Madhya Pradesh                           | 25      | 9183    |
| Maharashtra                              | 66      | 45120   |
| Manipur                                  | 21      | 7071    |
| Meghalaya                                | 4       | 1120    |
| Mizoram                                  | 7       | 2158    |
| Nagaland                                 | 11      | 3404    |
| Odisha                                   | 28      | 7616    |
| Punjab                                   | 22      | 22527   |
| Rajasthan                                | 17      | 5561    |
| Sikkim                                   | 9       | 3323    |
| Tamil Nadu                               | 21      | 21252   |
| Telangana                                | 28      | 15967   |
| Tripura                                  | 5       | 986     |
| Uttar Pradesh                            | 48      | 37035   |
| Uttarakhand                              | 30      | 11442   |
| West Bengal                              | 13      | 4372    |
| Grand Total                              | 643     | 413064  |

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