Lok Sabha Question No. 2309 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-13
Subject: Conversion of SHs to NHs
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Shri Robert Bruce C

be pleased to state:

- (a) the criteria adopted for conversion/upgradation of various State Highways (SHs) into National Highways (NHs) in the country;
- (b)  the  details  of  SHs  identified  for  upgradation  into  NHs  in  the country under the National Highways Development Project (NHDP);
- (c) the number of SHs upgraded into NHs under NHDP so far in the country, State-wise;
- (d) the present status of such pending projects in the country, along with  the  time  by  which  these  pending  projects  are  likely  to  be completed, project-wise; and
- (e) the present status of such pending projects in Tirunelveli district along with the time by which these pending projects are likely to be completed, project-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a)     State roads, including State Highways (SHs), are declared as National  Highways  (NHs)  from  time  to  time  on  the  basis  of  wellestablished broad principles, including: -

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2309

ANSWERED ON 13 TH  MARCH, 2025

## CONVERSION OF SHS TO NHS

2309.   SHRI ROBERT BRUCE C:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

- i. Connecting  adjacent  countries,  National  Capitals  with  State Capitals / mutually the State Capitals, major ports, non-major ports, large industrial centers or tourist centers.
- ii. Roads  having  important  strategic  requirement  in  hilly  and isolated area.
- iii. Arterial roads which enable sizeable reduction in travel distance and achieve substantial economic growth.
- iv. Roads which help in opening up large tracts of backward area and hilly region.
- v. Roads contributing towards achievement of National Highways grid of 100 km.
6. vi.
7. Synergy with PM GatiShakti National Master Plan (NMP).
8. (b)  and  (c)  The  Government  receives proposals  from  various  State Governments  /  Union  Territories (UTs) from  time to time for declaration / upgradation of State roads, including SHs and also for development of new roads including National Highways Development Project (NHDP) (subsumed under Bharatmala Pariyojana),  as  new  NHs.  Decisions  are  taken  based  on  the  broad principles of declaration of NHs, requirement of connectivity, traffic density,  inter-se  priority  and  synergy  with  PM  GatiShakti  National Master Plan.

State  /  UT  -  wise  details  of  State  Roads,  including  SHs  and greenfield stretches, notified as NHs during the last five years are at Annexure.

- (d)     Works on notified NHs, including capacity augmentation under various  schemes  (including  Bharatmala  Pariyojana),  are  taken  up based on the traffic density, condition of the road, inter-se priority and availability  of  funds.  At  present,  1,310  NHs  projects  in  31,187 km length costing Rs. 8.11 Lakh Crore are under construction in the country,  out  of  which  17,104  km  length  is  completed.  These projects are under  various stages  of construction with likely completion in a phased manner by FY 2028-29.
- (e)     56 NHs projects in 984 km length costing Rs. 36,490 Crore are under construction in the State of Tamil Nadu, including Tirunelveli district,  out  of  which  549  km  length  is  completed.  These  projects are under various stages of construction with likely completion in a phased manner by FY 2026-27.

## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (b) AND (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2309 ANSWERED ON 13.03.2025 ASKED BY SHRI ROBERT BRUCE C REGARDING CONVERSION OF SHS TO NHS

## State / UT - wise details of State Roads, including SHs and greenfield stretches, notified as NHs during the last five years: -

|   Sr. No. | State / UT        |   2019-20 |   2020-21 | 2021-22   | 2022-23   |   Length in Km 2023-24 |
|-----------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh    |         0 |       846 | 447       | 481       |                      0 |
|         2 | Arunachal Pradesh |         0 |         0 | 0         | 1,748     |                     82 |
|         3 | Assam             |         0 |        97 | 71        | 0         |                      0 |
|         4 | Bihar             |         0 |       413 | 169       | 0         |                    162 |
|         5 | Chhattisgarh      |         0 |        15 | 0         | 0         |                      0 |
|         6 | Goa               |         0 |         6 | 0         | 0         |                      0 |
|         7 | Gujarat           |       265 |       844 | 141       | 0         |                    214 |
|         8 | Haryana           |         0 |        71 | 23        | 132       |                      0 |
|         9 | Jammu & Kashmir   |         0 |         0 | 55        | 124       |                     59 |
|        10 | Jharkhand         |         0 |        26 | 37        | 0         |                    203 |
|        11 | Karnataka         |         0 |        77 | 229       | 461       |                     69 |
|        12 | Kerala            |         0 |         0 | 0         | 76        |                      0 |
|        13 | Madhya Pradesh    |         0 |       178 | 121       | 93        |                      0 |
|        14 | Maharashtra       |       174 |       265 | 122       | 142       |                    -13 |
|        15 | Manipur           |         0 |        90 | 0         | 0         |                      0 |
|        16 | Mizoram           |         0 |         0 | 0         | 76        |                      0 |
|        17 | Nagaland          |         0 |         0 | 123       | 0         |                      0 |
|        18 | Odisha            |         0 |       136 | 0         | 0         |                      0 |
|        19 | Punjab            |        50 |       775 | 140       | 0         |                      0 |
|        20 | Rajasthan         |         0 |         8 | 127 0     | 230       |                      0 |
|        21 | Sikkim            |         0 |       246 |           | 0         |                      0 |
|        22 | Tamil Nadu        |         0 |       117 | 0         | 142       |                      0 |

|   Sr. No. | State / UT                           |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |   2022-23 |   Length in Km 2023-24 |
|-----------|--------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------------------|
|        23 | Tripura                              |         0 |         0 |         0 |        35 |                      0 |
|        24 | Telangana                            |         0 |       469 |       661 |         0 |                      0 |
|        25 | Uttarakhand                          |         0 |       463 |       240 |         0 |                      0 |
|        26 | Uttar Pradesh                        |         0 |        94 |       414 |        54 |                   -129 |
|        27 | West Bengal                          |         0 |         0 |         9 |         0 |                    235 |
|        28 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu |         6 |         0 |         0 |         0 |                      0 |

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