Lok Sabha Question No. 6 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-02
Subject: Upgradation of State Highways
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: V. Kalanidhi, Jaskaur Meena, P. C. Mohan

## be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  take  over  State  Highways (SHs) having high traffic density in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise including Karnataka;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to upgrade these SHs to four or six lane highways and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government has identified such highways across the country  and  if  so,  the  details  of  identified  highways  in  Tamil  Nadu, Karnataka and Rajasthan;
- (e) the time by which the work thereon is likely to be started;
- (f)  the funds allocated, sanctioned and released for the said projects and the targets set for the purpose; and
- (g) the steps taken by the Government to develop a National Highway Grid?

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6

## ANSWERED ON 2 nd  FEBRUARY, 2023

## UPGRADATION OF STATE HIGHWAYS

6.          DR. KALANIDHI VEERASWAMY: SHRIMATI JASKAUR MEENA: SHRI P.C. MOHAN:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (g) State roads, including State Highways (SHs), are declared as new National Highways (NHs) from time to time on the basis of well established principles. The criteria for State roads for declaration as new NHs may include some of the following: -

- i. Roads running through length / breadth of the country.
- ii. Connecting  adjacent  countries,  National  Capitals  with  State Capitals  /  mutually  the  State  Capitals,  major  ports,  non-major ports, large industrial centers or tourist centers.
- iii. Roads having important strategic requirement in hilly and isolated
4. area.
- iv. Arterial roads which enable sizeable reduction in travel distance and achieve substantial economic growth.
- v. Roads which help in opening up large tracts of backward area and hilly region.
- vi. Roads  contributing  towards  achievement  of  National  Highways grid of 100 km.
8. vii.
9. Synergy with PM GatiShakti National Master Plan (NMP).

The  Ministry  keeps  on  receiving  proposals  from  various  State Governments  /  Union  Territories  (UTs),  including  from  the  State Governments of Karnataka, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu, for declaration / upgradation of State roads, including SHs, as new NHs. The Ministry considers declaration of some State roads, including SHs, as NHs from time to time based on the requirement of connectivity, inter-se priority and availability of funds.

Development  and  Maintenance  Works  on  such  notified  NHs, including their capacity augmentation to four / six lane NHs standards, are accordingly taken up based on the traffic density, condition of the roads, inter-se priority and availability of funds.

Development and Maintenance of all state roads, including SHs, are the responsibility of the concerned State Governments.

Total  length  of  National  Highways  (NHs)  in  the  country  has increased from about 91,287 km in March, 2014 to about 1,44,983 km at present.

State / UT -wise details of State roads, including SHs, notified as NHs since April, 2014, and total length of notified NHs, including for the States of Karnataka, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu, are annexed.

The year-wise details of funds allocated and released/ expenditure incurred since 2014-15 to 2022-23 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                                                                                                                       |
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| 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                                                                                                                    |
| 2014-15                                                                                                                                   | 27,318                                                                                                                                    | 7,611                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                           | 34,929                                                                                                                                    | 19,232                                                                                                                                    | 26,972                                                                                                                                    | 3,343                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                           | 30,315                                                                                                                                    | 19,232                                                                                                                                    |
| 2015-16                                                                                                                                   | 43,667                                                                                                                                    | 42,695                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                           | 86,362                                                                                                                                    | 29,770                                                                                                                                    | 43,099                                                                                                                                    | 23,281                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                           | 66,380                                                                                                                                    | 29,770                                                                                                                                    |
| 2016-17                                                                                                                                   | 44,222                                                                                                                                    | 59,279                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                           | 103,501                                                                                                                                   | 26,850                                                                                                                                    | 43,129                                                                                                                                    | 33,118                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                           | 76,247                                                                                                                                    | 16,029                                                                                                                                    |
| 2017-18                                                                                                                                   | 53,182                                                                                                                                    | 59,279                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                           | 112,461                                                                                                                                   | 32,400                                                                                                                                    | 52,336                                                                                                                                    | 50,533                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                           | 102,869                                                                                                                                   | 16,501                                                                                                                                    |
| 2018-19                                                                                                                                   | 70,742                                                                                                                                    | 62,000                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                           | 132,742                                                                                                                                   | 25,000                                                                                                                                    | 68,484                                                                                                                                    | 61,217                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                           | 129,701                                                                                                                                   | 21,605                                                                                                                                    |
| 2019-20                                                                                                                                   | 74,767                                                                                                                                    | 75,000                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                           | 149,767                                                                                                                                   | 25,000                                                                                                                                    | 68,279                                                                                                                                    | 74,988                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                           | 143,267                                                                                                                                   | 21,926                                                                                                                                    |
| 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 (till 31.12.2022)                                                                                                                 | 189,679                                                                                                                                   | 1,000                                                                                                                                     | 25,000                                                                                                                                    | 215,679                                                                                                                                   | 30,000                                                                                                                                    | 153,579                                                                                                                                   | 798                                                                                                                                       | 6,750                                                                                                                                     | 161,126                                                                                                                                   | 16,347                                                                                                                                    |
| 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) |

ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (g)  OF  LOK SABHA  UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  6  FOR  ANSWER  ON  02.02.2023 ASKED BY DR. KALANIDHI VEERASWAMY, SHRIMATI JASKAUR MEENA AND SHRI P.C. MOHAN  REGARDING  UPGRADATION  OF  STATE HIGHWAYS

State / UT -wise details of State roads, including SHs, notified as NHs since  April,  2014,  and  total  length  of  notified  NHs,  including  for  the States of Karnataka, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu:-

|   Sl. No. | State / UT        | Length of State roads notified as new NHs since April, 2014   | Length of Notified NHs   |
|-----------|-------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh    | 4,451                                                         | 8,683                    |
|         2 | Arunachal Pradesh | 2,481                                                         | 4,285                    |
|         3 | Assam             | 277                                                           | 4,077                    |
|         4 | Bihar             | 1,393                                                         | 5,969                    |
|         5 | Chandigarh        | 0                                                             | 15                       |
|         6 | Chhattisgarh      | 474                                                           | 3,620                    |
|         7 | Delhi             | 86                                                            | 157                      |
|         8 | Goa               | 37                                                            | 299                      |
|         9 | Gujarat           | 3,588                                                         | 7,885                    |
|        10 | Haryana           | 1,349                                                         | 3,391                    |
|        11 | Himachal Pradesh  | 246                                                           | 2,607                    |
|        12 | Jammu and Kashmir | 422                                                           | 1,780                    |
|        13 | Jharkhand         | 748                                                           | 3,430                    |
|        14 | Karnataka         | 2,186                                                         | 8,037                    |
|        15 | Kerala            | 21                                                            | 1,782                    |
|        16 | Ladakh            | 80                                                            | 806                      |
|        17 | Madhya Pradesh    | 3,825                                                         | 9,105                    |
|        18 | Maharashtra       | 12,124                                                        | 18,459                   |
|        19 | Manipur           | 347                                                           | 1,840                    |
|        20 | Meghalaya         | 0                                                             | 1,156                    |
|        21 | Mizoram           | 321                                                           | 1,499                    |
|        22 | Nagaland          | 339                                                           | 1,670                    |
|        23 | Odisha            | 1,234                                                         | 5,897                    |
|        24 | Puducherry        | 37                                                            | 64                       |
|        25 | Punjab            | 2,361                                                         | 4,239                    |
|        26 | Rajasthan         | 2,932                                                         | 10,706                   |
|        27 | Sikkim            | 570                                                           | 709                      |

| Length in Km   | Length in Km                       | Length in Km                                                | Length in Km           |
|----------------|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
| Sl. No.        | State / UT                         | Length of State roads notified as new NHs since April, 2014 | Length of Notified NHs |
| 28             | Tamil Nadu                         | 2,102                                                       | 7,000                  |
| 29             | Telangana                          | 2,497                                                       | 4,926                  |
| 30             | Tripura                            | 264                                                         | 889                    |
| 31             | Uttar Pradesh                      | 4,533                                                       | 12,270                 |
| 32             | Uttarakhand                        | 1,147                                                       | 3,664                  |
| 33             | West Bengal                        | 655                                                         | 3,675                  |
| 34             | Andaman & Nicobar Islands          | 0                                                           | 331                    |
| 35             | Dadra & Nagar Haveli & Daman & Diu | 6                                                           | 59                     |
|                | TOTAL                              | 53,134                                                      | 1,44,983               |

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