Lok Sabha Question No. 901 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-24
Subject: National Highways in Jharkhand
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Shri Nalin Soren

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 901 ANSWERED ON 24 TH JULY, 2025

## NATIONAL HIGHWAYS IN JHARKHAND

901.  SHRI NALIN SOREN:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्गमंत्री

be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  is  considering  any  proposal  for  the development and expansion of the capacity of National Highways(NHs)  in  Jharkhand  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof;  and (b)  whether  the  Government  has  also  considered  increasing  the quota for Jharkhand and Jammu & Kashmir under the Central Road Fund in this regard, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a)    Length  of  National  Highways  (NHs)  network  in  the  State  of Jharkhand has increased from 2,968 km in March, 2014 to 3,633 km at present.

Development and maintenance of NHs is a continuous process. Works on notified NHs, including capacity augmentation to four / six /  eight  lane  standards,  are  accordingly  taken  up  in  the  country, including  for  the  State  of  Jharkhand,  based  on  the  traffic  density, connectivity requirement, condition of the road, inter-se priority and synergy with PM Gati Shakti NMP.

- (b)      The Government in Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) allocates funds to the State Governments / Union

Territories (UTs) for development and maintenance of State Roads under the Central Road & Infrastructure Fund (CRIF) Scheme as per the provisions of the  CRIF Act, 2000 as amended in 2019.

Government has finalized the criteria for allocation of funds for development  and  maintenance  of  State  Roads  under  the  CRIF Scheme under the amended Act.

The criteria inter-alia provides for allocation of funds based on 30  percentage  weightage  to  fuel  consumption  and  70  percentage weightage  to  geographical  area  of  the  State/  UT,  maintaining  a revolving balance of one third of accrual/ allocation for the State/ UT for the year with State/ UT while releasing funds, release of funds to States/ UTs  in Quarterly instalments linked to submission  of Utilization Certificates (UCs) etc.

Details  of  accrual  and  release  of  funds  for  development  and maintenance  of  State  roads  under  CRIF  Scheme  in  the  States  of Jharkhand  &  Jammu  Kashmir  during  the  last  three  years  and current year are as under:-

| Rs. in Crore    | Rs. in Crore   | Rs. in Crore   | Rs. in Crore   | Rs. in Crore   | Rs. in Crore   | Rs. in Crore   | Rs. in Crore              | Rs. in Crore              |
|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
| State / UT      | 2022-23        | 2022-23        | 2023-24        | 2023-24        | 2024-25        | 2024-25        | 2025-26 (Till 30.06.2025) | 2025-26 (Till 30.06.2025) |
|                 | Accrual        | Release*       | Accrual #      | Release #      | Accrual #      | Release #      | Accrual #                 | Release #                 |
| Jharkhand       | 184.96         | 81.56          | 207.57         | 192.64         | 208.51         | 251.61         | 231.56                    | 89.91                     |
| Jammu & Kashmir | 113.61         | 343.61         | 128.67         | 206.67         | 128.67         | 128.67         | 141.54                    | 0.00                      |

*Fund under CRIF Scheme has been released more than the accrual of the State / UT for the concerned year 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

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