Lok Sabha Question No. 1088 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-08
Subject: Construction of NH in Rajasthan
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Chandra Prakash Joshi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1088 ANSWERED ON 08 TH  FEBRUARY 2024

## CONSTRUCTION OF NH IN RAJASTHAN

†1088. SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) the progress of the National Highways constructed in Rajasthan during the last nine years;
- (b) the stretch (in kilometers) of roads likely to be constructed in Rajasthan during the next six months; and
- (c) the district-wise details of the roads under construction at present?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) to (c) The Ministry is primarily responsible for development and maintenance of National Highways (NHs).

About 8,124 km length of NHs have been constructed in the State of Rajasthan during the last nine years.

Against the target for construction of 749 km length of NHs in the State of Rajasthan during current financial year 2023-24, about 628

km length of NHs have been constructed till January, 2024.  Target for 2024-25 has not been fixed. District-wise  detail  of  NHs  projects  taken  up  for  construction  at

## present in the State of Rajasthan is annexed.

## ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 1088 FOR ANSWER  ON 08.02.2024 ASKED BY SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI REGARDING CONSTRUCTION OF NH IN RAJASTHAN.

District-wise  details  of  National  Highways  projects  taken  up  for construction at present in the State of Rajasthan

| Sl. No.        | District   | Length in km   |
|----------------|------------|----------------|
| 1              | Ajmer      | 24             |
| 2              | Alwar      | 45             |
| 3              | Balotra    | 38             |
| 4              | Banswara   | 32             |
| 5 Baran        | 86         |                |
| Barmer         | 146        | 6              |
| 7 Beawar       | 60         |                |
| 8 Bundi        | 14         |                |
| 9 Churu        |            | 6              |
| Dausa          | 46         | 10             |
| Dungarpur      | 82         | 11             |
| 12 Hanumangarh | 50         |                |
| Jalore         | 30         | 13             |
| Jhalawar       | 5          | 14             |
| Jhunjhunu      | 27         | 15             |
| 16 Karauli     |            | 28             |
| 17 Kota        |            | 11             |
| 18             |            | Nagaur 22      |
| 19             | Pali       | 9              |

| 20              |   Pratapgarh |   11 |
|-----------------|--------------|------|
| Rajsamand       |          140 |   21 |
| Sawai Madhopur  |           10 |   22 |
| Sikar           |            7 |   23 |
| Sri Ganganagar  |          102 |   24 |
| Tonk            |            2 |   25 |
| Udaipur         |           73 |   26 |
| Jaipur Urban    |          152 |   27 |
| Jodhpur Urban   |           37 |   28 |
| Gangapur        |           39 |   29 |
| Kotputli-Behror |           24 |   30 |

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