Lok Sabha Question No. 3380 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-20
Subject: Road Projects under PM-Gati Shakti
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Shri Ramasahayam Raghuram Reddy

be pleased to state:

- (a) the total length of expressways built under the PM-Gati Shakti in the country, State-wise;
- (b)  the  current  implementation  status  of  expressways  under  the scheme in Telangana; and
- (c)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  expedite  the  projects under the PM-Gati Shakti scheme in Telangana?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a)      The Government in Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) is primarily responsible for development and maintenance of National Highways (NHs), including National Expressways. All the NHs development projects, including development of accesscontrolled High Speed Corridors (HSC) / Expressways are planned in line with PM GatiShakti National Master Plan (NMP) Principles.

National HSCs / Expressways in about 2,474 km length have been operationalized, State / Union Territory (UT) - wise details of which are as under:-

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3380

ANSWERED ON 20 TH  MARCH, 2025

## ROAD PROJECTS UNDER PM-GATI SHAKTI

3380.   SHRI RAMASAHAYAM RAGHURAM REDDY:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

|   Sl. No. | State          | Operationalized Length (km)   |   Operationalized Length (km) |
|-----------|----------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|         1 | Delhi          |                               |                             9 |
|         2 | Gujarat        |                               |                           310 |
|         3 | Haryana        |                               |                           583 |
|         4 | Karnataka      |                               |                           151 |
|         5 | Madhya Pradesh |                               |                           244 |
|         6 | Rajasthan      |                               |                           887 |
|         7 | Telangana      |                               |                            59 |
|         8 | Uttar Pradesh  |                               |                           231 |

- (b) Four National HSCs / Expressways (Hyderabad -Vishakhapatnam, Solapur  -  Kurnool  -  Chennai,  Indore  -  Hyderabad and Nagpur - Vijayawada Corridors) in about 779 km length in the State  of  Telangana  are  under  development,  out  of  which  415  km length has been constructed.
- (c)      The  Government  has  taken  number  of  steps  to  expedite  the completion  of  projects  in  the  country,  including  for  the  State  of Telangana. These include:-
- a. Project  planning  including  preparation  of  Detailed  Project Report (DPR) mandated on PM GatiShakti National Master Plan (NMP) Portal
- b. Awarding projects after adequate preparation in terms of Land Acquisition (LA) and preconstruction activities
- c. Streamlining LA process & environment clearances
- d. Simplified procedure for approval of GAD (General Arrangement Drawing) by Railways
- e. Promoting Contractor's Ecosystem by rationalising the projects and contract documents
- f. Revamping dispute resolution mechanism
- g. Relaxations in contract provisions under "Atmanirbhar Bharat" to improve liquidity of funds
- h. Periodic reviews of projects at various levels

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