Lok Sabha Question No. 4605 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-21
Subject: Central Roads and Infrastructure Fund
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Smt. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra

## be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  mechanism  for  identifying  road  and  other  infrastructure projects under the Central Roads and Infrastructure Fund (CRIF);
- (b)  the  details  of  road  and  other  infrastructure  projects  taken  up under CRIF during the last five years, State-wise;
- (c) the details of CRIF funds collected during the above period;
- (d)  the  details  of  funds  allocated  and  expenditure  incurred  under CRIF during the above period, State-wise;
- (e) the details of pending CRIF proposals from Kerala, especially in
- Wayanad Lok Sabha Constituency; and
- (f)  the  measures  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure  the timely completion of CRIF projects?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a)  to  (f)      The  Central  Road  and  Infrastructure  Fund  (CRIF)  is earmarked  for  various  Infrastructure  Sectors  such  as  Transport (Road  and  Bridges,  Ports,  Shipyards,  Inland  Waterways,  Airports, Railways,  Urban  Public  Transport),  Energy,  Water  and  Sanitation,

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4605

## ANSWERED ON 21 ST  AUGUST, 2025

## CENTRAL ROADS AND INFRASTRUCTURE FUND 4605.   SMT. PRIYANKA GANDHI VADRA:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

Communication, Social and Commercial Infrastructure, etc., as per the provision of Section 7A of the amended CRIF Act, 2000. Transfer of  fund  is  done  Ministry  wise  under  CRIF.  Year-wise  details  of collection  of  Road  and  Infrastructure  Cess  and  the  utilization  / transfers  made  under  the  CRIF  during  the  last  five  years  are  as under: -

| Amount in ₹ Crore                                              | Amount in ₹ Crore                                              | Amount in ₹ Crore                                              | Amount in ₹ Crore                                              | Amount in ₹ Crore                                              | Amount in ₹ Crore   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
| Item                                                           | 2020-21                                                        | 2021-22                                                        | 2022-23                                                        | 2023-24                                                        | 2024-25 (RE)        |
| Collection                                                     | 235,782.55195,986.96                                           |                                                                | 59,234.9544,552.49                                             |                                                                | 45,250.00           |
| Utilization / Transfers182,363.47251,738.18239,646.2547,777.66 | Utilization / Transfers182,363.47251,738.18239,646.2547,777.66 | Utilization / Transfers182,363.47251,738.18239,646.2547,777.66 | Utilization / Transfers182,363.47251,738.18239,646.2547,777.66 | Utilization / Transfers182,363.47251,738.18239,646.2547,777.66 | 39,777.90           |

National Highways projects in the Ministry of Road Transport and  Highways  (MoRTH)  are  taken  up  as  per  the  overall  available Budgetary  outlay  including  the  allocation  from  CRIF.  Additionally, MoRTH also takes up development and maintenance of State Roads as per the criteria duly finalized in consultation with the Ministry of Finance under the amended CRIF Act, 2000. The criteria inter-alia provides  for  finalization  of  list  of  projects  prioritized  by  State Governments  /  UTs  to  be  approved  by  MoRTH,  with  framework  of Gati  Shakti  being  the  guiding  principle  for  identification,  sanction and implementation of Projects. Administrative Approval, Technical Approval and Financial Sanction of projects of the approved list is given  by  concerned  State  Governments/  UTs,  with  permissible excess cost of upto 10 percentage over approved cost.

State  /  Union  Territory  (UT)  -  wise  details  of  State  Road projects approved under the CRIF Scheme during the last five years, including for the State of Kerala, are at Annexure-I. This includes 10 State Road projects in 108 km length costing ₹142 Crore approved under  CRIF  Scheme  in  the  State  of  Kerala  and  passing  through Wayanad Lok Sabha Constituency, during the last five years.

State  /  UT  -  wise  details  of  accrual  and  release  of  funds  for development and maintenance of State roads under CRIF Scheme during the last five years are at Annexure-II.

As  per  the  approved  Criteria  for  approval  of  State  road projects  and  allocation  of  funds  under  the  CRIF  Act,  2000,  the

Government  in  MoRTH  considers  approval  of  State  roads  projects submitted  by  State  government  under  CRIF  based  on  the  current year accrual and outstanding committed  liabilities of already sanctioned works i.e. Bank of Sanction (BOS). As on 01.04.2025, the BOS  of  the  approved  state  road  projects  for  the  state  of  Kerala including  the  Wayanad  district  is  about  ₹1,200  Crore  against  the current year accrual of ₹181 Crore. Considering the large BOS (more than  6.5  times  the  current  year  accrual)  of  Kerala,  the  CRIF proposal  submitted  by  the  Government  of  Kerala  could  not  be considered.  As  and  when  sanction  space  is  available  based  on accrual  of  the  state  under  CRIF  and  utilisation  of  funds  received from  the  State  Government,  fresh  proposals  in  order  of  priority indicated by the State Government shall be taken up for approval.

Further responsibility for Project implementation lies with the concerned  State  /  UT  Government,  with  Project  monitoring  and quality  control  of  works  to  be  done  at  State/UT  level  at  regular intervals  ensuring  timely  completion  of  works.  Government  in MoRTH releases funds to the State Governments / UTs based on the submission of Utilization Certificates of funds released earlier under CRIF. While releasing funds, it is ensured that a revolving balance of one  third  of  accrual/  allocation  for  the  State/  UT  for  the  year  is maintained with the State/ UT.

Funds allocated to Ministry of Railways are primarily used for development  of  Road  Over  Bridges  (ROBs)  /  Road  Under  Bridges (RUBs) in lieu of Level Crossings (LCs). Such works are prioritized and taken up on the basis of  its  impact  on  safety  and  mobility  in train operations and impact on road users. As on 01.04.2025, 4,402 nos. of Road Safety Works (ROBs / RUBs) are sanctioned at the cost of  ₹1,00,860  Crore,  including  140  nos.  sanctioned  at  the  cost  of ₹4,837 Crore in the State of Kerala. Out of this, 2 nos. of ROBs are sanctioned  at  the  cost  of  ₹77  Crore  in  Wayanad  Lok  Sabha Constituency.

Funds  allocated  to  the  Ministry  of  Rural  Development  under various sources including CRIF have been  primarily used for development  of  rural  roads  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Gram  Sadak

Yojana  (PMGSY),  based  on  the  model  of  decentralized  network planning  for  rural  roads  with  objective  to  provide  at  least  single connectivity to each target habitation under PMGSY. Funds  allocated  to  the  Department  of  Telecommunications under CRIF during the last five years have been used for OFC based network for Defence Services.

## ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (f) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4605 ANSWERED ON 21.08.2025 ASKED BY SMT. PRIYANKA GANDHI VADRA REGARDING CENTRAL ROADS AND INFRASTRUCTURE FUND

State / UT - wise details of State Road projects approved under the CRIF Scheme during the last five years, including for the State of Kerala: -

|       |                   |         |         |      |        |        |          |                |           | Length in km,   | Length in km,   | Length in km,   | Length in km,   | Length in km,   | Length in km,   |
|-------|-------------------|---------|---------|------|--------|--------|----------|----------------|-----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|       |                   | 2020-21 | 2020-21 |      |        |        | 2021-22  | 2021-22        | 2021-22   | 2023-24         | 2023-24         | 2023-24         | 2024-25         | 2024-25         | 2024-25         |
| S.No. | State/UT          | No.     | Length  | Cost | No.    | Length | Cost No. | 2022-23 Length | Cost      | No.             | Length          | Cost            | No.             | Length          | Cost            |
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh    | 46      | 676     | 946  | 0      | 0      | 0 35     | 400            | 1,174     | 3               | 40              | 108             | 19              | 278             | 646             |
| 2     | Arunachal Pradesh | 0       | 0       | 0    | 27 301 | 553    | 0        | 0              | 33        | 25              | 78              | 306             | 21              | 136             | 449             |
| 3     | Assam             | 13      | 201     | 606  | 0      | 0      | 0 0      | 0              | 0         | 7               | 76              | 425             | 4               | 50              | 262             |
| 4     | Bihar             | 1       | 2       | 205  | 0      | 0      | 0 27     | 122            | 1,542     | 0               | 0               | 0               | 8               | 68              | 642             |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh      | 0       | 0       | 0    | 15     | 316    | 846 6    | 0              | 315       | 1               | 0               | 42              | 8               | 324             | 892             |
| 6     | Goa               | 0       | 0       | 0    | 6      | 75     | 81 0     | 0              | 0         | 1               | 1               | 92              | 0               | 0               | 0               |
| 7     | Gujarat           | 0       | 0       | 0    | 0      | 0      | 0 0      | 0              | 0         | 49              | 577             | 1,905           | 0               | 0               | 0               |
| 8     | Haryana           | 0       | 0       | 0    | 1      | 24     | 99 13    | 279            | 780       | 0               | 0               | 0               | 0               | 0               | 0               |
| 9     | Himachal Pradesh  | 0       | 0       | 0    | 13     | 94     | 238      | 1 0            | 103       | 5               | 73              | 295             | 6               | 144             | 345             |
| 10    | Jharkhand         | 0       | 0       | 0    | 0      | 0      | 0 17     | 216            | 1,128     | 0               | 0               | 0               | 0               | 0               | 0               |
| 11    | Karnataka         | 0       | 0       | 0    | 0      | 0      | 0        | 0              | 0 0       | 297             | 2,061           | 1,386           | 0               | 0               | 0               |
| 12    | Kerala            | 0       | 0       | 0    | 0      | 0      | 0        | 37             | 404 673   | 0               | 0               | 0               | 0               | 0               | 0               |
| 13    | Madhya Pradesh    | 1       | 107     | 154  | 24     | 600    | 1,893    | 37             | 643 2,966 | 11              | 59              | 698             | 0               | 0               | 0               |
| 14    | Maharashtra       | 0       | 0       | 0    | 272    | 2,263  | 2,040    | 171            | 943 2,978 | 89              | 663             | 1,900           | 130             | 832             | 1,994           |
| 15    | Manipur           | 13      | 145     | 132  | 0      | 0      | 0        | 0              | 0 0       | 8               | 58              | 153             | 92              | 455             | 314             |
| 16    | Meghalaya         | 0       | 0       | 0    | 15     | 105    | 257      | 0              | 0 0       | 0               | 0               | 0               | 6               | 0               | 76              |
| 17    | Mizoram           | 0       | 0       | 0    | 1      | 10     | 47       | 1 37           | 1         | 0               | 0               | 0               | 1               | 0               | 70              |
| 18    | Nagaland          | 0       | 0       | 0    | 0      | 0      | 0        | 1 24           | 93        | 8               | 39              | 103             | 0               | 0               | 0               |
| 19    | Odisha            | 1       | 31      | 125  | 35     | 619    | 1,727 6  |                | 0 361     | 0               | 0               | 0               | 2               | 0               | 435             |
| 20    | Punjab            | 12      | 144     | 181  | 5      | 24     | 272      | 23 372         | 627       | 13              | 180             | 384             | 4               | 97              | 210             |

| S.No.   | State/UT      | 2020-21   | 2020-21   | 2020-21   | 2021-22   | 2021-22   | 2021-22   | 2022-23   | 2022-23   | 2022-23   | 2023-24   | 2023-24   | 2023-24   | 2024-25   | 2024-25   | 2024-25   |
|---------|---------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| S.No.   | State/UT      | No.       | Length    | Cost      | No.       | Length    | Cost      | No.       | Length    | Cost      | No.       | Length    | Cost      | No.       | Length    | Cost      |
| 21      | Rajasthan     | 0         | 0         | 0         | 81        | 1,607     | 2,046     | 14        | 0         | 674       | 112       | 2,397     | 3,591     | 28        | 749       | 1,184     |
| 22      | Sikkim        | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 13        | 33        | 50        | 8         | 26        | 62        |
| 23      | Tamil Nadu    | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 11        | 25        | 478       | 0         | 0         | 0         | 28        | 66        | 301       |
| 24      | Telangana     | 0         | 0         | 0         | 48        | 612       | 879       | 5         | 0         | 433       | 37        | 498       | 977       | 0         | 0         | 0         |
| 25      | Tripura       | 1         | 16        | 16        | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 6         | 22        | 77        | 9         | 81        | 127       |
| 26      | Uttar Pradesh | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 17        | 78        | 1,095     | 0         | 0         | 0         | 15        | 108       | 1,092     |
| 27      | Uttarakhand   | 0         | 0         | 0         | 42        | 370       | 615       | 6         | 1         | 194       | 13        | 439       | 259       | 12        | 333       | 454       |
| 28      | West Bengal   | 7         | 136       | 483       | 0         | 0         | 0         | 14        | 346       | 997       | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         |
| 29      | Delhi         |           |           |           |           |           |           | 0         | 0         | 0         | 1         | 3         | 9         | 0         | 0         | 0         |
| 30      | Ladakh        |           |           |           | 17        | 422       | 297       | 0         | 0         | 0         | 37        | 469       | 1,352     | 0         | 0         | 0         |
| 31      | Puducherry    |           |           |           | 4         | 41        | 33        | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         |

## ANNEXURE-II

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (f) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4605 ANSWERED ON 21.08.2025 ASKED BY SMT. PRIYANKA GANDHI VADRA REGARDING CENTRAL ROADS AND INFRASTRUCTURE FUND

State / UT - wise details of accrual and release of funds for development and maintenance of State roads under CRIF Scheme during the last five years: -

| Sr. No.   | State/UT          | 2020-21   | 2020-21   | 2021-22   | 2021-22   | 2022-23   | 2022-23   | 2023-24   | 2023-24   | Amount in ₹ Crore 2024-25   | Amount in ₹ Crore 2024-25   |
|-----------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
| Sr. No.   | State/UT          | Accrual   | Release*  | Accrual   | Release*  | Accrual#  | Release#  | Accrual#  | Release#  | Accrual#                    | Release#                    |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    | 325.54    | 322.00    | 334.96    | 300.80    | 380.19    | 356.55    | 420.10    | 485.48    | 420.00                      | 322.56                      |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh | 125.48    | 42.03     | 128.39    | 128.33    | 147.65    | 183.63    | 167.75    | 238.00    | 168.04                      | 269.13                      |
| 3         | Assam             | 140.74    | 220.81    | 143.80    | 77.51     | 169.64    | 122.82    | 194.65    | 223.24    | 193.55                      | 222.59                      |
| 4         | Bihar             | 195.30    | 425.93    | 201.16    | 447.06    | 226.47    | 226.47    | 258.43    | 258.43    | 255.17                      | 255.17                      |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh      | 237.50    | 234.92    | 245.74    | 230.29    | 281.12    | 86.92     | 320.19    | 353.60    | 322.62                      | 177.28                      |
| 6         | Goa               | 14.43     | 0.00      | 13.41     | 0.00      | 16.26     | 0.00      | 18.47     | 48.16     | 17.79                       | 29.70                       |
| 7         | Gujarat           | 424.68    | 430.74    | 434.06    | 725.29    | 509.31    | 249.12    | 586.35    | 73.79     | 585.01                      | 680.70                      |
| 8         | Haryana           | 167.73    | 78.54     | 177.05    | 163.71    | 197.73    | 0.00      | 205.63    | 108.60    | 203.31                      | 189.00                      |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh  | 97.27     | 95.95     | 99.74     | 188.01    | 117.73    | 169.05    | 136.32    | 136.32    | 130.95                      | 130.96                      |
| 10        | Jharkhand         | 160.88    | 78.77     | 164.33    | 40.79     | 184.96    | 81.56     | 207.57    | 192.64    | 208.51                      | 251.61                      |
| 11        | Karnataka         | 439.77    | 434.99    | 443.11    | 442.90    | 513.13    | 465.27    | 608.06    | 660.91    | 608.81                      | 453.85                      |
| 12        | Kerala            | 132.26    | 273.99    | 126.77    | 126.71    | 147.19    | 133.46    | 171.14    | 186.37    | 166.06                      | 166.06                      |
| 13        | Madhya Pradesh    | 541.01    | 535.13    | 556.21    | 622.93    | 632.99    | 573.96    | 719.10    | 778.13    | 721.61                      | 682.14                      |
| 14        | Maharashtra       | 683.27    | 675.84    | 683.80    | 390.27    | 783.19    | 1,084.15  | 886.63    | 886.63    | 891.52                      | 891.52                      |
| 15        | Manipur           | 35.85     | 13.22     | 36.60     | 13.43     | 42.10     | 13.81     | 48.37     | 146.98    | 46.87                       | 15.19                       |
| 16        | Meghalaya         | 40.81     | 76.93     | 40.63     | 90.55     | 47.51     | 43.08     | 54.83     | 78.42     | 55.37                       | 61.55                       |
| 17        | Mizoram           | 32.56     | 32.28     | 33.14     | 22.06     | 38.20     | 10.96     | 43.62     | 35.60     | 43.86                       | 55.45                       |
| 18        | Nagaland          | 26.44     | 37.41     | 27.02     | 27.00     | 31.31     | 28.39     | 35.54     | 46.09     | 35.79                       | 32.09                       |
| 19        | Odisha            | 289.54    | 534.19    | 298.67    | 535.07    | 340.95    | 313.52    | 387.41    | 423.41    | 392.13                      | 392.13                      |
| 20        | Punjab            | 148.77    | 141.18    | 149.41    | 193.35    | 176.96    | 106.84    | 195.33    | 72.04     | 195.97                      | 174.52                      |

|       | State/UT                  | 2020-21     | 2020-21    | 2021-22     | 2021-22   | 2022-23   | 2022-23   | 2023-24      | 2023-24    | Amount in ₹ Crore 2024-25   | Amount in ₹ Crore 2024-25   |
|-------|---------------------------|-------------|------------|-------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------------|------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
| No.   | State/UT                  | Accrual     | Release*   | Accrual     | Release*  | Accrual#  | Release#  | Accrual#     | Release#   | Accrual#                    | Release#                    |
| 21    | Rajasthan                 | 622.71      | 141.81     | 627.89      | 148.40    | 715.82    | 906.62    | 812.41       | 745.90     | 816.17                      | 1120.67                     |
| 22    | Sikkim                    | 12.09       | 3.98       | 12.06       | 25.78     | 14.09     | 17.04     | 16.27        | 28.04      | 16.18                       | 21.72                       |
| 23    | Tamil Nadu                | 352.04      | 503.17     | 350.32      | 350.15    | 402.67    | 377.63    | 457.11       | 486.15     | 457.75                      | 425.76                      |
| 24    | Telangana                 | 256.08      | 253.29     | 262.01      | 261.88    | 304.27    | 275.89    | 335.09       | 366.38     | 335.58                      | 335.59                      |
| 25    | Tripura                   | 17.89       | 48.84      | 18.49       | 33.76     | 21.23     | 19.42     | 23.94        | 25.92      | 24.01                       | 23.94                       |
| 26    | Uttar Pradesh             | 582.69      | 576.36     | 616.59      | 616.29    | 702.42    | 658.75    | 777.40       | 821.07     | 777.88                      | 784.51                      |
| 27    | Uttarakhand               | 97.23       | 61.34      | 98.85       | 98.80     | 114.01    | 378.17    | 129.83       | 140.46     | 129.95                      | 55.07                       |
| 28    | West Bengal               | 209.20      | 136.11     | 213.97      | 287.06    | 240.31    | 217.90    | 275.67       | 298.08     | 272.75                      | 272.75                      |
| 29    | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 15.12       | 15.12      | 15.17       | 10.08     | 17.49     | 15.81     | 19.75        | 16.68      | 19.75                       | 16.06                       |
| 30    | Chandigarh                | 6.16        | 0.00       | 4.76        | 0         | 6.55      | 0.00      | 7.39         | 0.00       | 7.40                        | 0.00                        |
| 31    | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      | 5.61        | 5.61       | 4.80        | 2.38      | 5.74      | 0.31      | 6.50         | 0.00       | 6.49                        | 0.00                        |
| 32    | Daman & Diu               | 34.15       | 0.00       |             |           | 32.06     | 0.00      | 36.31        |            | 36.31                       | 0.00                        |
| 33    | Delhi                     |             |            | 27.20       | 0         |           | 343.61    |              | 206.67     |                             |                             |
| 34    | Jammu & Kashmir           | 94.51       | 79.40      | 96.91       | 321.18    | 113.61    |           | 128.67       |            | 128.67                      | 128.67                      |
| 35 36 | Ladakh                    | 246.22 8.47 | 96.95 8.47 | 250.83 7.39 | 0.00 5.18 | 289.06    | 83.44     | 326.41 11.76 | 68.10 9.94 | 326.41 11.76                | 95.56 9.94                  |
|       | Puducherry                |             |            |             |           | 10.39     | 7.83      |              |            |                             |                             |

Funds to some States/UTs have been released more than the accrual of a State from the unspent balance of previous years of that State/UT. #Including funds allocated/released for construction of ROBs/ RUBs/ Bridges on State Roads under SETU BANDHAN under CRIF Scheme *****