Lok Sabha Question No. 5372 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-04-03
Subject: Delay in completion of NH Projects
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Shri Tanuj Punia

## be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  number  of  National  Highways  (NHs)  projects  that  failed  to  be completed on schedule since 2014 in the country, State-wise including Barabanki district of Uttar Pradesh;
- (b)  the  reasons  for  severe  delays  in  construction  of  NHs  and  other related projects in the country;
- (c) whether there is any cost escalation due to such delays, if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the amount of loans availed by National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) for various projects since 2015, year-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a)   There are 683 ongoing projects started since 1st April, 2014,  that have spilled beyond their original completion schedule, without

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO - 5372 ANSWERED ON 03 RD  APRIL, 2025

## DELAY IN COMPLETION OF NH PROJECTS

5372. SHRI TANUJ PUNIA:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

- attaining any of the various stages of project completion. The State/Union Territory-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)  All  delayed  projects  do  not  face  cost  escalation.  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 loans raised by National Highways Authority of  India  (NHAI)  in  the  form  of  Internal  &  Extra  Budgetary  Resources (IEBR) since April 2015 is at Annexure-II.

## ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  5372  ANSWERED  ON  03.04.2025  ASKED  BY  SHRI  TANUJ PUNIA REGARDING DELAY IN COMPLETION OF NH PROJECTS

State/UT  wise  details  of  projects  spilled  beyond  their  original  completion schedule without attaining any of the various stages of project completion

|   Sr. No. | State/UT's                               | No of Projects   |
|-----------|------------------------------------------|------------------|
|         1 | Andaman and Nicobar 3                    |                  |
|         2 | Andhra Pradesh                           | 41               |
|         3 | Arunachal Pradesh                        | 9                |
|         4 | Assam                                    | 16               |
|         5 | Bihar                                    | 37               |
|         6 | Chhattisgarh                             | 22               |
|         7 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli And Daman and Diu | 1                |
|         8 | Delhi                                    | 3                |
|         9 | Goa                                      | 10               |
|        10 | Gujarat                                  | 20               |
|        11 | Haryana                                  | 7                |
|        12 | Himachal Pradesh                         | 17               |
|        13 | Jammu and Kashmir                        | 28               |
|        14 | Jharkhand                                | 14               |
|        15 | Karnataka                                | 40               |
|        16 | Kerala                                   | 15               |
|        17 | Madhya Pradesh                           | 21               |
|        18 | Maharashtra                              | 76               |
|        19 | Manipur                                  | 23               |
|        20 | Meghalaya                                | 6                |
|        21 | Mizoram                                  | 14               |
|        22 | Nagaland                                 | 6                |
|        23 | Odisha                                   | 30               |
|        24 | Punjab                                   | 20               |
|        25 | Rajasthan                                | 27               |
|        26 | Sikkim                                   | 12               |
|        27 | Tamil Nadu                               | 29               |
|        28 | Telangana                                | 37               |

|   Sr. No. |   No of Projects |
|-----------|------------------|
|        29 |                6 |
|        30 |                5 |
|        31 |               42 |
|        32 |               32 |
|        33 |               14 |

## ANNEXURE-II

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  5372  ANSWERED  ON  03.04.2025  ASKED  BY  SHRI  TANUJ PUNIA REGARDING DELAY IN COMPLETION OF NH PROJECTS

Year-wise  details of  loans  raised  by  NHAI  in  the  form  of  Internal  &  Extra Budgetary Resources (IEBR) since April 2015

| Year    | IEBR (Rs. in crores)   |
|---------|------------------------|
| 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 | Nil                    |
| 2024-25 | Nil                    |

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