Lok Sabha Question No. 2441 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-03
Subject: Four Laning of Highways
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Tokheho Yepthomi, T.R.V.S. Ramesh, M.K. Vishnu Prasad

## be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the targets for converting of National Highways (NHs) into four and six lanes have been achieved during the last three years and the current year;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  including  the  total  length  of  NHs  targeted  to  be converted into four lanes and six lanes during each of the last three financial years and the current financial year, State/UT-wise;
- (c) the total length of NHs that have actually been converted into four lanes and six lanes during the said period, State-wise/UT-wise and stretch-wise;
- (d) the funds earmarked/allocated/spent for the said purpose during the said period;
- (e) the time by which four laning of NH-29 between Dimapur-Kohima is likely to be completed and the funds released so far in this regard; and
- (f) whether the said project is as per schedule and if not, the reasons therefor?

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2441

ANSWERED ON 3 RD  AUGUST 2023

## FOUR LANING OF HIGHWAYS

2441. SHRI TOKHEHO YEPTHOMI: SHRI T.R.V.S. RAMESH:

DR. VISHNU PRASAD M.K.:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

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

(a) to (c) The Ministry sets targets for construction of National Highways (NHs) on linear length basis and not on lane-km basis. However, progress of construction of four-lane, six-lane etc., is monitored. The details of targets and achievements for construction of NHs during each of last three financial years and the current financial year (upto June'2023) State/UT -wise are annexed and overall year-wise summary in the country is as under:

|         | Length of construction of NHs (in km) in the Country   | Length of construction of NHs (in km) in the Country   | Length of construction of NHs (in km) in the Country   | Length of construction of NHs (in km) in the Country   | Length of construction of NHs (in km) in the Country   |
|---------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| Year    |                                                        | Achievement                                            | Achievement                                            | Achievement                                            | Achievement                                            |
|         | Target                                                 | Four lane                                              | Six/Eight lane                                         | Others                                                 | Total                                                  |
| 2020-21 | 11000                                                  | 2913                                                   | 1099                                                   | 9315                                                   | 13327                                                  |
| 2021-22 | 12000                                                  | 2800                                                   | 1166                                                   | 6491                                                   | 10457                                                  |
| 2022-23 | 12200                                                  | 3294                                                   | 1341                                                   | 5696                                                   | 10331                                                  |
| 2023-24 | 13814                                                  | 730                                                    | 245                                                    | 1275                                                   | 2250*                                                  |

* upto June, 2023

(d) The details of funds allocated and released/ expenditure incurred during the last  three  financial  years  and  the  current  financial  year  (upto  June'2023)  for development and maintenance of NHs are as follows:

| Amount in Rs. Crore                                                                                                                       | Amount in Rs. Crore                                                                                                                       | Amount in Rs. Crore                                                                                                                       | Amount in Rs. Crore                                                                                                                       | Amount in Rs. Crore                                                                                                                       | Amount in Rs. Crore                                                                                                                       | Amount in Rs. Crore                                                                                                                       | Amount in Rs. Crore                                                                                                                       | Amount in Rs. Crore                                                                                                                       | Amount in Rs. Crore                                                                                                                       | Amount in Rs. Crore                                                                                                                       |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Year                                                                                                                                      | Allocation / Target                                                                                                                       | Allocation / Target                                                                                                                       | Allocation / Target                                                                                                                       | Allocation / Target                                                                                                                       | Allocation / Target                                                                                                                       | Expenditure / Release of Funds / Actuals                                                                                                  | Expenditure / Release of Funds / Actuals                                                                                                  | Expenditure / Release of Funds / Actuals                                                                                                  | Expenditure / Release of Funds / Actuals                                                                                                  | Expenditure / Release of Funds / Actuals                                                                                                  |
| Year                                                                                                                                      | Budgetary                                                                                                                                 | IEBR Target                                                                                                                               | Others*                                                                                                                                   | Total                                                                                                                                     | Pvt. Investment Target                                                                                                                    | Budgetary                                                                                                                                 | IEBR Actual                                                                                                                               | Others*                                                                                                                                   | Total                                                                                                                                     | Pvt. Investment Actual                                                                                                                    |
| 2020-21                                                                                                                                   | 94,256                                                                                                                                    | 65,000                                                                                                                                    | 9,731                                                                                                                                     | 168,987                                                                                                                                   | 26,400                                                                                                                                    | 91,032                                                                                                                                    | 65,036                                                                                                                                    | 9,731                                                                                                                                     | 165,799                                                                                                                                   | 12,476                                                                                                                                    |
| 2021-22                                                                                                                                   | 123,472                                                                                                                                   | 65,000                                                                                                                                    | 25,000                                                                                                                                    | 213,472                                                                                                                                   | 30,000                                                                                                                                    | 115,303                                                                                                                                   | 65,150                                                                                                                                    | 21,356                                                                                                                                    | 201,809                                                                                                                                   | 19,206                                                                                                                                    |
| 2022-23                                                                                                                                   | 208,226                                                                                                                                   | 1,000                                                                                                                                     | 25,000                                                                                                                                    | 234,226                                                                                                                                   | 30,000                                                                                                                                    | 206,628                                                                                                                                   | 798                                                                                                                                       | 12,674                                                                                                                                    | 220,100                                                                                                                                   | 21,897                                                                                                                                    |
| 2023-24 (till 30.06.202 3)                                                                                                                | 260,290                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                         | 25,000                                                                                                                                    | 285,290                                                                                                                                   | 30,000                                                                                                                                    | 99,820                                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                         | 99,820                                                                                                                                    | 6,491                                                                                                                                     |
| IEBR - Internal & Extra Budgetary Resources *- Others includes funds from monetisation of NHs (including InvIT & Project based Financing) | IEBR - Internal & Extra Budgetary Resources *- Others includes funds from monetisation of NHs (including InvIT & Project based Financing) | IEBR - Internal & Extra Budgetary Resources *- Others includes funds from monetisation of NHs (including InvIT & Project based Financing) | IEBR - Internal & Extra Budgetary Resources *- Others includes funds from monetisation of NHs (including InvIT & Project based Financing) | IEBR - Internal & Extra Budgetary Resources *- Others includes funds from monetisation of NHs (including InvIT & Project based Financing) | IEBR - Internal & Extra Budgetary Resources *- Others includes funds from monetisation of NHs (including InvIT & Project based Financing) | IEBR - Internal & Extra Budgetary Resources *- Others includes funds from monetisation of NHs (including InvIT & Project based Financing) | IEBR - Internal & Extra Budgetary Resources *- Others includes funds from monetisation of NHs (including InvIT & Project based Financing) | IEBR - Internal & Extra Budgetary Resources *- Others includes funds from monetisation of NHs (including InvIT & Project based Financing) | IEBR - Internal & Extra Budgetary Resources *- Others includes funds from monetisation of NHs (including InvIT & Project based Financing) | IEBR - Internal & Extra Budgetary Resources *- Others includes funds from monetisation of NHs (including InvIT & Project based Financing) |

(e)&(f)    Four-laning is completed in 12.9 km and taken up in 42.86 km length, out of total approximate length of 75 km of Dimapur-Kohima section of NH-29. Out of this 42.86 km length, 28.65 km length is targeted for completion by August'2023 and the remaining length is target ed for completion by August'2025. The total expenditure incurred till date on four-laning of 42.86 km length is approximately Rs. 1215 crore. The main reasons for delay in completion are Contractor's default and COVID -19 pandemic.

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2441 FOR ANSWER ON 03 RD  AUGUST, 2023 ASKED BY SHRI TOKHEHO YEPTHOMI, SHRI T.R.V.S. RAMESH AND DR. VISHNU PRASAD M.K. REGARDING 'FOUR LANING OF HIGHWAYS'

## A. Construction of 4-lane and 6/8-lane NHs

| FY     | FY                                  | 2020-21   | 2020-21   | 2021-22   | 2021-22   | 2022-23   | 2022-23   | 2023-24 (Till June'2023) Achievement   | 2023-24 (Till June'2023) Achievement   |
|--------|-------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| Sr. No | Name of the State / Union Territory | 4 lane    | 6/8 lane  | 4 lane    | 6/8 lane  | 4 lane    | 6/8 lane  | 4 lane                                 | 6/8 lane                               |
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh                      | 75        | 100       | 40        | 60        | 31        | 111       | 25                                     | 33                                     |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh                   | 1         | 0         | 0.5       | 0         | 3         | 0         | 7                                      | 0                                      |
| 3      | Assam                               | 129       | 0         | 91        | 0         | 137       | 14        | 11                                     | 0                                      |
| 4      | Bihar                               | 92        | 1         | 185       | 13        | 260       | 60        | 35                                     | 10                                     |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh                        | 36        | 0         | 66        | 0         | 51        | 0         | 22                                     | 2                                      |
| 6      | Goa                                 | 19        | 0         | 14.5      | 0         | 3         | 0         | 1                                      | 1                                      |
| 7      | Gujarat                             | 91        | 72        | 108       | 94        | 248       | 141       | 38                                     | 29                                     |
| 8      | Haryana                             | 155       | 210       | 113       | 176       | 152       | 148       | 55                                     | 4                                      |
| 9      | Himachal Pradesh                    | 45        | 0         | 48        | 0         | 49        | 0         | 8                                      | 0                                      |
| 10     | Jharkhand                           | 68        | 42        | 40        | 13        | 67        | 4         | 20                                     | 0                                      |
| 11     | Karnataka                           | 168       | 84        | 131       | 68        | 184       | 79        | 60                                     | 13                                     |
| 12     | Kerala                              | 17        | 1         | 8         | 5         | 2         | 115       | 0                                      | 16                                     |
| 13     | Madhya Pradesh                      | 178       | 69        | 187       | 134       | 229       | 77        | 57                                     | 1                                      |
| 14     | Maharashtra                         | 549       | 16        | 659       | 18        | 599       | 18        | 103                                    | 17                                     |
| 15     | Manipur                             | 3         | 0         | 12        | 0         | 8         | 0         | 1                                      | 0                                      |
| 16     | Meghalaya                           | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0                                      | 0                                      |
| 17     | Mizoram                             | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0                                      | 0                                      |
| 18     | Nagaland                            | 27        | 0         | 19        | 0         | 9         | 0         | 0                                      | 0                                      |
| 19     | Odisha                              | 284       | 96        | 148       | 82        | 122       | 104       | 12                                     | 26                                     |
| 20     | Punjab                              | 62        | 2         | 36        | 0         | 141       | 10        | 36                                     | 0                                      |
| 21     | Rajasthan                           | 50        | 254       | 59        | 423       | 88        | 298       | 27                                     | 40                                     |
| 22     | Sikkim                              | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0                                      | 0                                      |
| 23     | Tamil Nadu                          | 124       | 32        | 199       | 11        | 288       | 42        | 67                                     | 5                                      |

| 24    | Telangana                        |   94 |    0 |   125 |    1 |   98 |    4 |   15 |   5 |
|-------|----------------------------------|------|------|-------|------|------|------|------|-----|
| 25    | Tripura                          |    0 |    0 |     0 |    0 |    0 |    0 |    0 |   0 |
| 26    | Uttar Pradesh                    |  405 |  100 |   349 |   58 |  348 |   30 |   14 |   7 |
| 27    | Uttarakhand                      |  145 |    0 |    41 |    0 |   28 |    1 |   98 |  10 |
| 28    | West Bengal                      |   55 |    0 |    45 |    5 |   56 |   45 |    9 |  27 |
| 29    | A & N Islands                    |    0 |    0 |     0 |    0 |    0 |    0 |    0 |   0 |
| 30    | Chandigarh                       |    0 |    0 |     0 |    0 |    0 |    0 |    0 |   0 |
| 31    | Dadar & Nagar Haveli Daman & Diu |    3 |    0 |     0 |    0 |    0 |    0 |    0 |   0 |
| 32    | Delhi                            |    0 |   20 |     0 |    5 |    3 |   40 |    1 |   2 |
| 33    | Jammu & Kashmir                  |   38 |    0 |    76 |    0 |   87 |    0 |    8 |   0 |
| 34    | Ladakh                           |    0 |    0 |     0 |    0 |    0 |    0 |    0 |   0 |
| 35    | Puducherry                       |    0 |    0 |     0 |    0 |    0 |    0 |    0 |   0 |
| Total | Total                            | 2913 | 1099 |  2800 | 1166 | 3294 | 1341 |  730 | 245 |

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