Lok Sabha Question No. 4702 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-21
Subject: Delay in Completion of NH Projects
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Shri Imran Masood

be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  number  of  National  Highway  (NH)  projects  that  have  not  been completed within the stipulated timeline since 2014, State-wise;
- (b)  the  reasons  for  significant  delays  in  NH  projects/other  related infrastructure projects in the country;
- (c)  whether  such  delays  have  led  to  any  cost  escalations,  if  so,  the details thereof;
- (d)  the  amount  of  loans  raised  by  the  National  Highways  Authority  of India (NHAI) for various projects from 2015 to till date, year-wise; and
- (e) the details of proposed NHs passing through Saharanpur district?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a) From amongst all the National Highway (NH) projects started since 1 st   April  2014,  there  are  576  under  construction  projects  that  have spilled beyond their original completion schedule, without attaining any

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO - 4702

ANSWERED ON 21 ST  AUGUST 2025

## DELAY IN COMPLETION OF NH PROJECTS

4702. SHRI IMRAN MASOOD:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

- of  the  various  stages  of  project  completion  and  excluding  projects under  consideration  for  termination/  foreclosure.  The  State/UT-wise details are at Annexure-I.
- (b) The primary reasons for delay in NH projects are issues / bottlenecks relating  to  land  acquisition,  statutory  clearances  /  permissions,  utility shifting,  encroachment  removal,  law  &  order,  financial  crunch  of Concessionaire / Contractor, poor performance of Contractor / Concessionaire,  and  Force  Majeure  events  like  Covid-19  pandemic, heavy rainfall, floods, cyclone, landslides/avalanches, etc.
- (c) Cost escalation is not incurred in all delayed projects. If delay is not attributable to the Contractor, price escalation is paid as per contract conditions, which may or may not result in additional cost, depending upon final value of price escalation determined on actual completion of project  and  final  settlement  of  bills.  If  delay  is  attributable  to  the Contractor, damages are imposed and there is no additional cost due to delay.
- (d)  The  year  -  wise  details  of  Internal  and  Extra  Budgetary  Resources (IEBR)  raised  by  National  Highways  Authority  of  India  (NHAI)  since 2014-15 onwards are at Annexure-II.
- (e) At present, 6 NHs (NH Nos. 307, 344, 344BG, 344G, 344GM and 709B) pass through Saharanpur district in the State of Uttar Pradesh.

## ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4702 ANSWERED ON 21.08.2025 ASKED BY SHRI  IMRAN  MASOOD  REGARDING  DELAY  IN  COMPLETION  OF  NH PROJECTS

State/UT  wise  details  of  under  construction  National  Highway  (NH) projects started since 1st April 2014 that spilled beyond their original completion  schedule  without  attaining  any  of  the  various  stages  of project  completion  and  excluding  projects  under  consideration  for termination/ foreclosure

|   S. No. | State/UT          |   No. of Projects |
|----------|-------------------|-------------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh    |                37 |
|        2 | Arunachal Pradesh |                 7 |
|        3 | Assam             |                17 |
|        4 | Bihar             |                31 |
|        5 | Chhattisgarh      |                12 |
|        6 | Goa               |                 4 |
|        7 | Gujarat           |                19 |
|        8 | Haryana           |                11 |
|        9 | Himachal Pradesh  |                11 |
|       10 | Jharkhand         |                15 |
|       11 | Karnataka         |                44 |
|       12 | Kerala            |                17 |
|       13 | Madhya Pradesh    |                18 |
|       14 | Maharashtra       |                53 |
|       15 | Manipur           |                21 |
|       16 | Meghalaya         |                 4 |
|       17 | Mizoram           |                 7 |
|       18 | Nagaland          |                 6 |
|       19 | Odisha            |                24 |
|       20 | Punjab            |                24 |
|       21 | Rajasthan         |                19 |
|       22 | Sikkim            |                 8 |
|       23 | Tamil Nadu        |                19 |

| S. No.   | State/UT                 | No. of Projects   |
|----------|--------------------------|-------------------|
| 24       | Telangana 24             |                   |
| 25       | Tripura 4                |                   |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh 43         |                   |
| 27       | Uttarakhand 27           |                   |
| 28       | West Bengal 12           |                   |
| 29       | Union Territories (UT's) | 38                |
|          | Grand Total              | 576               |

## ANNEXURE-II

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4702 ANSWERED ON 21.08.2025 ASKED BY SHRI  IMRAN  MASOOD  REGARDING  DELAY  IN  COMPLETION  OF  NH PROJECTS

Details  of  Internal  and  Extra  Budgetary  Resources  (IEBR)  raised  by National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) since 2014-15 onwards

| Year                      | IEBR (Rs. in crores)   |
|---------------------------|------------------------|
| 2014-15                   | 3,343                  |
| 2015-16                   | 23,281                 |
| 2016-17                   | 33,118                 |
| 2017-18                   | 50,533                 |
| 2018-19                   | 61,217                 |
| 2019-20                   | 74,988                 |
| 2020-21                   | 65,036                 |
| 2021-22                   | 65,150                 |
| 2022-23                   | 798                    |
| 2023-24                   | 0                      |
| 2024-25                   | 0                      |
| 2025-26 (till 30.06.2025) | 0                      |

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