Lok Sabha Question No. 1509 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-13
Subject: Dilapidated Condition of Roads in Rajasthan
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Shri Rahul Kaswan

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that the roads with length of more than forty thousand  kilometres  in  Rajasthan  are  in  very  bad  and  dilapidated condition due to which there has been a huge increase in traffic and accidents and there is a lot of trouble in commuting and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the length of such roads being maintained by the NHAI; and
- (c)  whether  the  Government  is  contemplating  any  measures  to make traffic and transport facilities convenient and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  to  (c)  The  Government  in  the  Ministry  of  Road  Transport  and Highways  is  responsible  for  development  and  maintenance  of National  Highways  (NHs).  Data  in  respect  of  bad  and  dilapidated length  of  roads  under  the  management  and  control  of  the  State Government is not maintained centrally.

Development  and  maintenance  of  National  Highways  (NHs), including  NHs  in  the  State  of  Rajasthan,  is  a  continuous  process.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO. 1509

## ANSWERED ON 13 TH  FEBRUARY, 2025

DILAPIDATED CONDITION OF ROADS IN RAJASTHAN †1509. SHRI RAHUL KASWAN:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

Works  on  NHs  are  accordingly  taken  up  depending  upon  inter-se priority,  traffic  density,  availability  of  funds  and  synergy  with  PM

Gati Shakti framework to keep the NHs in traffic worthy conditions.

The  total  length  of  NHs  in  Rajasthan  is  10,733  km,  out  of which  7,111  km  length  of  NHs  is  entrusted  to  National  Highways Authority of India (NHAI).

Maintenance  and  Repair  (M&R)  of  NH  stretches,  where development  works  have  commenced  or  Operation,  Maintenance and  Transfer  (OMT)  Concessions  /  Operation  and  Maintenance (O&M) Contracts have been awarded, are the responsibility of the concerned  Concessionaires  /  Contractors  till  the  end  of  Defect Liability Period (DLP) / Concession Period.

For  the  remaining  NH  stretches,  Government  has  taken  a policy  decision  to  undertake  maintenance  works  either  through Performance based Maintenance Contract (PBMC) or through Short Term Maintenance Contract (STMC).

Details  of  funds  allocated  and  expenditure  incurred  towards development, maintenance and repair (M&R) of NHs, and length of NHs awarded and constructed in the State of Rajasthan during last three financial years and current year are at Annexure-I.

Details  of  various  initiatives  taken  by  the  Government  in Ministry  of  Road  Transport  &  Highways  for  road  safety  are  at

Annexure-II.

Initiatives  taken  by  the  Government  in  the  Ministry  of  Road Transport & Highways to enhance convenience & travel experience continuous aqznd norms, provision of project facilities such as rest areas, bus lay byes, truck of commuters on NHs / Expressways include improvement / upgradation / development of NHs Expressways  with safety measures  as per prescribed lay byes, etc., for convenience of the road users.

National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), through its fully owned company 'National Highways Logistics Management Limited (NHLML)',  envision  development  of  Wayside  Amenities  (WSA)  at every  40  km  to  60  km  interval  along  the  NHs  /  Expressways  from planning/ design stage itself. The 'Rajmargyatra' App provides information about the highway, toll plaza, nearby amenities such as petrol  pumps, hospitals, charging stations, weather updates, etc. This empowers citizens to make  informed decisions and plan their journeys effectively. The App is integrated with FASTag services for seamless  toll  payments  and  offers  multilingual  support  for  wider accessibility.  To  promote  safe  driving  habits,  the  App  provides functionality  to  raise  speed  limit  alerts  and  voice  assistance.  The platform  also  allows  citizens  to  easily  report  issues,  with  geotagged image or video evidence, for highway or toll plaza operation, potholes and maintenance, unauthorized occupation, safety hazards etc.

## ANNEXURE - I

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 1509 FOR ANSWER  ON 13.02.2025 ASKED BY SHRI RAHUL KASWAN REGARDING DILAPIDATED CONDITION OF ROADS IN RAJASTHAN.

Details of funds allocated and expenditure incurred towards development  and  maintenance  of  NHs  in  the  State  of  Rajasthan during last three financial years and current year.

| Year     |   Allocation ( Rs in crore)Expenditure ( Rs in crore) |   Allocation ( Rs in crore)Expenditure ( Rs in crore) |
|----------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| 2021-22  |                                                 11353 |                                                 11353 |
| 2022-23  |                                                  9719 |                                                  9719 |
| 2023-24  |                                                  8874 |                                                  8874 |
| 2024-25* |                                                  4997 |                                                  4481 |

Details of funds allocated and expenditure incurred on M&R of NHs in  the  State  of  Rajasthan  during  last  three  financial  years  and current year.

| Year     |   Allocation ( Rs in crore)Expenditure ( Rs in crore) |   Allocation ( Rs in crore)Expenditure ( Rs in crore) |
|----------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| 2021-22  |                                                   146 |                                                   146 |
| 2022-23  |                                                   297 |                                                   297 |
| 2023-24  |                                                   619 |                                                   619 |
| 2024-25* |                                                   847 |                                                   798 |

Details  of  length  of  NHs  awarded  and  constructed  in  the  State  of Rajasthan during last three financial years and current year.

| Year      |   Awarded ( in km)Constructed ( in km) |   Awarded ( in km)Constructed ( in km) |
|-----------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| 2021-22   |                                    516 |                                    722 |
| 2022-23   |                                   1034 |                                    715 |
| 2023-24   |                                    531 |                                    868 |
| 2024-25** |                                     98 |                                    723 |

** Till 31.01.2025

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 1509 FOR ANSWER  ON 13.02.2025 ASKED BY SHRI RAHUL KASWAN REGARDING DILAPIDATED CONDITION OF ROADS IN RAJASTHAN.

Details  of  various  initiatives  taken  by  the  Central  Government  in Ministry of Road Transport & Highways for road safety : -

## (1) Education:

- i.      Administers Road Safety Advocacy Scheme to provide financial assistance  to  various  agencies  for  raising  awareness  about  road safety and for administering road safety programs.
- ii.     Observance of National Road Safety Month/Week every year for spreading awareness and strengthening road safety.
- iii.      Administers  a  scheme  for  setting  up  of  Institutes  of  Driving Training  &  Research  (IDTRs),  Regional  Driving  Training  Centres (RDTCs) and Driving Training Centres (DTCs) at state/district level across the Country.
- (2)    Engineering :
5. 2.1. Road engineering:
- i.        Road  Safety  Audit  (RSA)  of  all  National  Highways  (NHs)  has been  made  mandatory  through  third  party  auditors/  experts  at  all stages i.e. design, construction, operation and maintenance etc.
- ii.       High  priority  is  accorded to  identification  and rectification  of black spots /accident spots on NHs.
- iii.      Road  Safety  Officer  (RSO)  has  been  designated  at  each Regional Office of road owning agencies under the Ministry to look after RSA and other road safety related works.
- iv.      Administers  the  electronic  Detailed  Accident  Report  (e-DAR) Project to establish a central repository for reporting, management and analysis of road accidents data across the Country.
- v.     Issued guidelines for the provision of signages on Expressways and  National  Highways  to  offer  improved  visibility  and  intuitive guidance to the drivers.
- vi.    Provisions have been made in the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 for failure  to  comply  with  standards  for  the  road  design,  construction and  maintenance,  as  prescribed  by  the  Central  Government  from time to time.

## 2.2   Vehicle engineering:

Various initiatives were undertaken to make vehicles safer, including the following:-

- i.        Mandatory provision of an airbag for the passenger seated on the front seat of a vehicle, next to the driver.
- ii.     Prescribed norms related to safety measures for children below four years of age, riding or being carried on a motor cycle. It also specifies use of a safety harness, crash helmet and restricts speed to 40kmph.
- iii.      Mandatory  provisions  for  fitment  of  following  listed  safety technologies: -

For M1 category vehicles:

- Seat Belt Reminder (SBR) for driver and co-driver.
- Manual Override for central locking system
- Over speed warning system.
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For all M and N category vehicles:

-  Reverse Parking Alert System
- iv.    Mandated Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS) for certain classes of  L  [Motor  vehicle  with  less  than  four  wheels  and  includes  a

Quadricycle], M [Motor vehicles with at least four wheels used for carrying  passengers]  and  N  [Motor  vehicles  with  at  least  four wheels  used  for  carrying  goods  which  may  also  carry  persons  in addition to goods, subject to conditions stipulated in BIS standards] categories.

- v.       Mandated  speed  limiting  function/speed  limiting  device  in  all transport vehicles, except for two wheelers, three wheelers, quadricycles, fire tenders, ambulances and police vehicles.
- vi.      Published  the  rules  for  recognition,  regulation  and  control  of Automated Testing Stations, which define the procedure for fitness testing of vehicles through automated equipment and the procedure for grant of fitness certificate by ATSs. The rules have been further amended on 31.10.2022 and 14.03.2024.
- vii. Formulated the Vehicle Scrapping Policy based on incentives/dis-incentives  and  for  creating  an  ecosystem  to  phase out old, unfit and polluting vehicles.
- viii. A Scheme to set up one model Inspection & Certification Centre in  each State/UT with Central assistance for testing the fitness of vehicles through an automated system.
- ix.      Published  rules  regarding  the  Bharat  New  Car  Assessment Program  (BNCAP)  to  introduce  the  concept  of  safety  rating  of passenger cars and empower consumers to take informed decisions.
- x.      Published rules regarding prescribed level playing field in the area of manufacturing of buses by Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and Bus Body Builders.
- xi.      Mandated  vehicles,  manufactured  on  or  after  1st  October, 2025, shall be fitted with an air-conditioning system for the cabin of vehicles of N2 (goods vehicle with gross vehicle weight exceeding 3.5  tonnes  but  not  exceeding  12.0  tonnes)  and  N3  (goods  vehicle with gross vehicle weight exceeding 12.0 tonnes) category.
- xii.     Published  rules  for  revision  of  standards  for  Safety  Belt, Restraint  Systems  and  Safety  Belt  Reminder  to  provide  provisions for  applicability  of  revised  standards  for  safety  belt  assemblies, safety  belt  anchorages  and  the  installation  of  Safety  Belts  and Restraint Systems, in Motor vehicles of category M,N and L7 w.e.f. 01st April, 2025. Further, the vehicles of category M1, manufactured on and after the 1st April 2025, shall meet the requirement of safety belt reminder for all front facing rear seats as per AIS-145-2018.

## (3)    Enforcement:

- i. The Motor Vehicles (Amendment)  Act, 2019 as stands implemented  provides  for  strict  penalties  for  ensuring  compliance and  enhancing  deterrence  for  violation  of  traffic  rules  and  strict enforcement through use of technology.
- ii.     Issued rules for Electronic Monitoring and Enforcement of Road Safety.  The  rules  specify  the  detailed  provisions  for  placement  of electronic enforcement devices on high risk & high density corridors on National Highways, State Highways and critical junctions  in  Million  plus  cities  in  India  and  cities  under  National Clean Air Programme (NCAP).
- iii.      On  10th  June,  2024,  the  Central  Government  has  issued  an advisory  to  all  the  States  and  Union  territories  on  technological interventions for ensuring compliance with Motor Vehicle Act, 1988.

## (4)    Emergency care:

- i.        Published  rules  for  the  protection  of  Good  Samaritan,  who  in good  faith,  voluntarily  and  without  expectation  of  any  reward  or compensation  renders  emergency  medical  or  non-medical  care  or assistance at the scene of an accident to the victim or transports such victim to the hospital.
- ii.       Enhanced  compensation  of  victims  of  Hit  and  Run  motor accidents (from Rs.12,500 to Rs.50,000 for grievous hurt and from Rs.25,000 to Rs.2,00,000 for death).

iii.    The National Highways Authority of India has made provisions for ambulances with paramedical staff/Emergency Medical Technician/Nurse  at  toll  plazas  on  the  completed  corridors  of National Highways. iv.      Government  in  Ministry  of  Road  Transport  &  Highways  along with  National  Health  Authority  (NHA),  has  implemented  a  pilot program for providing cashless treatment to victims of road accidents in Chandigarh, Haryana, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Puducherry and Assam.

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