Lok Sabha Question No. 4618 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-21
Subject: Assistance to States for Maintenance of Highways
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Smt. Bharti Pardhi, Shri Sanjay Uttamrao Deshmukh, Shri Shrirang Appa Chandu Barne, Shri Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4618

## ANSWERED ON 21 ST  AUGUST, 2025

## ASSISTANCE TO STATES FOR MAINTENANCE OF HIGHWAYS

†4618.   SHRI SANJAY HARIBHAU JADHAV: SHRI SHRIRANG APPA CHANDU BARNE: SHRI SANJAY UTTAMRAO DESHMUKH: SMT. BHARTI PARDHI:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

## be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has a comprehensive long-term policy for highway maintenance that includes preventive measures, regular  inspections  and  a  robust  grievance  redressal  mechanism and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Union Government is providing financial assistance to the State Governments for the maintenance and improvement of State Highways (SHs), if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether any financial assistance has been provided for maintenance and improvement of SHs to State Governments during the  last  three  years  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof,  State-wise, particularly to Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh;
- (d)  the  frequency  and  scope  of  road  safety  audits  conducted  on National Highways (NHs); and
- (e) the extent to which the recommendations of the said audits have been effectively implemented to improve safety features and reduce
- accidents?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a) The Government in Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is primarily responsible for development and maintenance of  National  Highways  (NHs).  The  Government  has  prioritized  the maintenance  of  existing  NH  network  and  inter-alia  evolved  a mechanism  to  ensure  Maintenance  and  Repair  (M&R)  of  all  NHs sections through accountable maintenance agency.

NHs  development  projects  are  executed  on  mainly  three modes i.e. (i) Build Operate and Transfer (BOT), (ii) Hybrid Annuity Model  (HAM)  and  (iii)  Engineering  Procurement  and  Construction (EPC).  Concession  period  including  maintenance  for  projects  on Build  Operate and Transfer (BOT) is 15 to 20 years and on Hybrid Annuity  Model  (HAM)  is  generally  15  years.   Concessionaire  is responsible for maintenance of the respective NHs stretches within the concession period of the project. Only in case of EPC projects, Defect Liability Period (DLP) is 5 years for the bituminous pavement works and 10 years for concrete pavement works.

For Toll-Operate-Transfer (TOT) and InvIT (Infrastructure Investment Trust) projects, concession period including maintenance is 20 to  30  years.  Concession  period  for  Projects  on Operate, Maintain and Transfer (OMT) is generally 9 years.

For  all  remaining  sections  of  NHs  stretches,  where  DLP  has ended or is not under any concession period of BOT/HAM/TOT/InvIT project, Government  has  taken  a  policy  decision  to  undertake Maintenance Contract (PBMC) or Short Term Maintenance Contract (STMC). While STMC works are generally undertaken for a contract period of 1-2 year, PBMC works are undertaken for a contract period of about 5-7

maintenance works through Performance Based years.

Repair  of  identified  defects  /  issues  in  the  road  condition  as well  as  other  maintenance  /  repair  works  are  completed  by  the Contractor  /  Concessionaire  within  the  stipulated  timeline  as  per provisions  of  the  Contract.  Compliance  is  ensured  through  regular field  reports  and  penalty  provisions  incorporated  in  the  Contract documents for action against defaulting Contractor / Concessionaire.

The Government has initiated monitoring of the quality including defect rectification in NHs projects through mobile based application  named  NHAI  One  /  Tatpar.   This  app  is  used  by  Field officers  /  Engineers  /  Contractors  /  Concessionaires  directly  from onsite,  through  digital  reporting  of  daily  and  monthly  defects, submission of geo-tagged and time-stamped photos for inspections and digital uploading of test results.

The  Government  has  also  established  system  of  receiving complaints through Public Grievance Portal, mobile based Rajmarg Yatra app for citizen feedback regarding issues / grievances related to National Highways (NHs) including the quality and maintenance issues. Further, for complaints received from various Social Media Platforms  including  complaints  received  from  other  sources  about various issues concerning National Highways  including issues related to quality of construction and maintenance, the Government has  set  up  an  internal  mechanism  to  take  cognizance  of  these complaints  through  web  portal  towards  ensuring  that  necessary corrective actions are taken up by the Officials / Concessionaires / Contractors for the NHs projects.

(b) and (c) Development and maintenance of State Roads, including State Highways (SHs), is the responsibility of the concerned State / Union Territory (UT) Government.

However, the Government allocates funds to the State Governments  /  UTs  for  development  and  maintenance  of  State Roads under the Central Road & Infrastructure Fund (CRIF) Scheme as per the provisions of the amended CRIF Act, 2000.   State / UT wise  details  of  accrual  and  release  of  funds  for  development  and maintenance  of  State  roads  under  CRIF  Scheme  during  the  last three  years,  including  for  the  States  of  Maharashtra  and  Madhya Pradesh, are at Annexure.

(d) and (e) Government has mandated road safety audit at all stages (design  stage,  construction  stage,  while  opening  to  traffic  and during operations) through engagement of independent road safety expert for improving road safety on NHs.

Further, Consultants (Authority's Engineer / Independent Engineer) are appointed  by  executing  agencies  for day-to-day supervision of the works at site, which also has a road safety expert for carrying out road safety related inspections and giving suggestive measures for its improvements.

Officials of executing agencies as well as Independent ThirdParty Auditors undertake inspections time-to-time and ensure adherence of conformity of quality of construction by the Concessionaire  /  Contractor.   Deficiencies,  if  any,  observed  during such  examination  /  supervision  are  brought  to  the  notice  of  the Concessionaires  /  Contractors  for  taking  up  necessary  corrective measures. If any additional measures are recommended, then such improvement works are taken up either as part of the project or as an independent work.

ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (b) AND (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4618 ANSWERED ON 21.08.2025  ASKED  BY  SHRI  SANJAY  HARIBHAU  JADHAV,  SHRI SHRIRANG  APPA  CHANDU  BARNE,  SHRI  SANJAY  UTTAMRAO DESHMUKH  AND  SMT.  BHARTI  PARDHI  REGARDING  ASSISTANCE TO STATES FOR MAINTENANCE OF HIGHWAYS

State  /  UT  -  wise  details  of  accrual  and  release  of  funds  for development and maintenance of State roads  under CRIF Scheme during the last three years, including for the States of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh: -

|         |                                  |                 |          |          |                  | Amount in ₹ Crore   | Amount in ₹ Crore   |
|---------|----------------------------------|-----------------|----------|----------|------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
| Sr. No. | State/UT                         | 2022-23 Accrual | Release  | Accrual# | 2023-24 Release# | Accrual#            | 2024-25 Release#    |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh                   | 380.19          | 356.55   | 420.10   | 485.48           | 420.00              | 322.56              |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh                | 147.65          | 183.63   | 167.75   | 238.00           | 168.04              | 269.13              |
| 3       | Assam                            | 169.64          | 122.82   | 194.65   | 223.24           | 193.55              | 222.59              |
| 4       | Bihar                            | 226.47          | 226.47   | 258.43   | 258.43           | 255.17              | 255.17              |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh                     | 281.12          | 86.92    | 320.19   | 353.60           | 322.62              | 177.28              |
| 6       | Goa                              | 16.26           | 0.00     | 18.47    | 48.16            | 17.79               | 29.70               |
| 7       | Gujarat                          | 509.31          | 249.12   | 586.35   | 73.79            | 585.01              | 680.70              |
| 8       | Haryana                          | 197.73          | 0.00     | 205.63   | 108.60           | 203.31              | 189.00              |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh                 | 117.73          | 169.05   | 136.32   | 136.32           | 130.95              | 130.96              |
| 10      | Jharkhand                        | 184.96          | 81.56    | 207.57   | 192.64           | 208.51              | 251.61              |
| 11      | Karnataka                        | 513.13          | 465.27   | 608.06   | 660.91           | 608.81              | 453.85              |
| 12      | Kerala                           | 147.19          | 133.46   | 171.14   | 186.37           | 166.06              | 166.06              |
| 13      | Madhya Pradesh                   | 632.99          | 573.96   | 719.10   | 778.13           | 721.61              | 682.14              |
| 14      | Maharashtra                      | 783.19          | 1,084.15 | 886.63   | 886.63           | 891.52              | 891.52              |
| 15      | Manipur                          | 42.10           | 13.81    | 48.37    | 146.98           | 46.87               | 15.19               |
| 16      | Meghalaya                        | 47.51           | 43.08    | 54.83    | 78.42            | 55.37               | 61.55               |
| 17      | Mizoram                          | 38.20           | 10.96    | 43.62    | 35.60            | 43.86               | 55.45               |
| 18      | Nagaland                         | 31.31           | 28.39    | 35.54    | 46.09            | 35.79               | 32.09               |
| 19      | Odisha                           | 340.95          | 313.52   | 387.41   | 423.41           | 392.13              | 392.13              |
| 20      | Punjab                           | 176.96          | 106.84   | 195.33   | 72.04            | 195.97              | 174.52              |
| 21      | Rajasthan                        | 715.82          | 906.62   | 812.41   | 745.90           | 816.17              | 1120.67             |
| 22      | Sikkim                           | 14.09           | 17.04    | 16.27    | 28.04            | 16.18               | 21.72               |
| 23      | Tamil Nadu                       | 402.67          | 377.63   | 457.11   | 486.15           | 457.75              | 425.76              |
| 24      | Telangana                        | 304.27          | 275.89   | 335.09   | 366.38           | 335.58              | 335.59              |
| 25      | Tripura                          | 21.23           | 19.42    | 23.94    | 25.92            | 24.01               | 23.94               |
| 26      | Uttar Pradesh                    | 702.42          | 658.75   | 777.40   | 821.07           | 777.88              | 784.51              |
| 27      | Uttarakhand                      | 114.01          | 378.17   | 129.83   | 140.46           | 129.95              | 55.07               |
| 28      | West Bengal                      | 240.31          | 217.90   | 275.67   | 298.08           | 272.75              | 272.75              |
| 29      | Andaman & Nicobar Islands        | 17.49           | 15.81    | 19.75    | 16.68            | 19.75               | 16.06               |
| 30      | Chandigarh                       | 6.55            | 0.00     | 7.39     | 0.00             | 7.40                | 0.00                |
| 31 32   | Dadra & Nagar Haveli Daman & Diu | 2.38            | 5.74     | 0.31     | 6.50             | 0.00                | 6.49                |

| Amount in ₹ Crore   | Amount in ₹ Crore   | Amount in ₹ Crore   | Amount in ₹ Crore   | Amount in ₹ Crore   | Amount in ₹ Crore   | Amount in ₹ Crore   | Amount in ₹ Crore   |
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
| Sr.                 | State/UT            | 2022-23             | 2022-23             | 2023-24             | 2023-24             | 2024-25             | 2024-25             |
| No. 33              | Delhi               | 32.06               | 0.00                | 36.31               |                     | 36.31               | 0.00                |
| 34                  | Jammu & Kashmir     | 113.61              | 343.61              | 128.67              | 206.67              | 128.67              | 128.67              |
| 35                  | Ladakh              | 289.06              | 83.44               | 326.41              | 68.10               | 326.41              | 95.56               |
| 36                  | Puducherry          | 10.39               | 7.83                | 11.76               | 9.94                | 11.76               | 9.94                |

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

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