Lok Sabha Question No. 2805 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-12
Subject: Implementation of CRIF
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Smt. Bharti Pardhi, Shri Arvind Ganpat Sawant, Shri Shrirang Appa Chandu Barne, Shri Dharmendra Yadav

## be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Union  Government  has  allocated  funds  for  State Governments/Union Territories (UTs) for development and maintenance of State Roads under the Central Road & Infrastructure Fund (CRIF) Scheme;
- (b) if so, the criteria adopted for allocation of funds for development of State Roads under the CRIF Act, 2000;
- (c) the details of the funds allocated during the last three years and current year so far, State & UT-wise, particularly Maharashtra and
- Uttar Pradesh;
- (d)  whether  the  Union  Government  is  responsible  for  sanction  of projects and monitoring of specific projects and expenditure incurred thereon particularly where road work of economic importance and interstate connectivity is sanctioned; and
- (e)  if  so,  the  details  of  such  projects  undertaken  by  the  Union Government in Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2805

ANSWERED ON 12 TH  DECEMBER, 2024

## IMPLEMENTATION OF CRIF

2805.  SHRI ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT:

SHRI SHRIRANG APPA CHANDU BARNE:

SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV:

SMT. BHARTI PARDHI:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

- (a)      The Government in Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) allocates funds for 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 amended CRIF Act, 2000.
- (b)  to  (d)     Government  has  finalized  the  criteria  for  allocation  of funds  for  development and  maintenance  of  State  Roads  under the CRIF Scheme in consultation with the Ministry of Finance under the amended CRIF Act, 2000.

The  criteria  inter-alia  provides  for  finalization of list of projects  by  State  Governments/  UTs  to  be  approved  by  MoRTH. 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, 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),  further  release  of  funds  by  State  Governments/  UTs  to concerned executive agencies (e.g. PWDs, Road Construction Department/  Corporation,  etc.)  within  7  days  of  release  of  funds, Project  monitoring  and  quality  control  of  works  to  be  done  at State/UT level at regular intervals, framework of Gati Shakti to be the guiding principle for identification, sanction and implementation of Projects, etc.

Government releases funds to various State Governments/ UTs for  State  Road  projects  under  CRIF  Scheme  based  on  proposals received from them along with submission of Utilization Certificates of funds released earlier under the scheme.

State  /  UT  -  wise  details  of  accrual  and  release  of  funds  / expenditure  incurred  for  development  and  maintenance  of  State roads  under  CRIF  Scheme  during  the  last  three  years  and  current year, including for the States of Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh, are at Annexure.

- (e)     Details  of  the  State  Road  projects  approved  under  CRIF Scheme in the States of Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh during the last three years and current year are as under:-

| Approved      | Approved   | Approved       | Approved       |
|---------------|------------|----------------|----------------|
| State         | No.        | Length (in Km) | Cost (in ₹ Cr) |
| Maharashtra   | 536        | 3,203          | 7,108          |
| Uttar Pradesh | 18         | 93             | 1,123          |

ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (b) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2805 ANSWERED ON 12.12.2024  ASKED  BY  SHRI  ARVIND  GANPAT  SAWANT,  SHRI SHRIRANG APPA CHANDU BARNE, SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV AND SMT. BHARTI PARDHI  REGARDING IMPLEMENTATION OF CRIF

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

|     |                           |         |         |          |          |          |          | Amount in ₹ Crore 2024-25 (till   | Amount in ₹ Crore 2024-25 (till   |
|-----|---------------------------|---------|---------|----------|----------|----------|----------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| No. | State/UT                  | Accrual | Release | Accrual# | Release# | Accrual# | Release# | 31.10.2024) Accrual#              | Release#                          |
| 1   | Andhra Pradesh            | 334.96  | 300.80  | 380.19   | 356.55   | 420.10   | 485.48   | 420.00                            | 0.00                              |
| 2   | Arunachal Pradesh         | 128.39  | 128.33  | 147.65   | 183.63   | 167.75   | 238.00   | 168.04                            | 65.55                             |
| 3   | Assam                     | 143.80  | 77.51   | 169.64   | 122.82   | 194.65   | 223.24   | 193.55                            | 117.51                            |
| 4   | Bihar                     | 201.16  | 447.06  | 226.47   | 226.47   | 258.43   | 258.43   | 255.17                            | 215.61                            |
| 5   | Chhattisgarh              | 245.74  | 230.29  | 281.12   | 86.92    | 320.19   | 353.60   | 322.62                            | 85.34                             |
| 6   | Goa                       | 13.41   | 0.00    | 16.26    | 0.00     | 18.47    | 48.16    | 17.79                             | 7.52                              |
| 7   | Gujarat                   | 434.06  | 725.29  | 509.31   | 249.12   | 586.35   | 73.79    | 585.01                            | 472.85                            |
| 8   | Haryana                   | 177.05  | 163.71  | 197.73   | 0.00     | 205.63   | 108.60   | 203.31                            | 105.03                            |
| 9   | Himachal Pradesh          | 99.74   | 188.01  | 117.73   | 169.05   | 136.32   | 136.32   | 130.95                            | 110.65                            |
| 10  | Jharkhand                 | 164.33  | 40.79   | 184.96   | 81.56    | 207.57   | 192.64   | 208.51                            | 83.87                             |
| 11  | Karnataka                 | 443.11  | 442.90  | 513.13   | 465.27   | 608.06   | 660.91   | 608.81                            | 0.00                              |
| 12  | Kerala                    | 126.77  | 126.71  | 147.19   | 133.46   | 171.14   | 186.37   | 166.06                            | 70.16                             |
| 13  | Madhya Pradesh            | 556.21  | 622.93  | 632.99   | 573.96   | 719.10   | 778.13   | 721.61                            | 647.56                            |
| 14  | Maharashtra               | 683.80  | 390.27  | 783.19   | 1,084.15 | 886.63   | 886.63   | 891.52                            | 376.66                            |
| 15  | Manipur                   | 36.60   | 13.43   | 42.10    | 13.81    | 48.37    | 146.98   | 46.87                             | 0.00                              |
| 16  | Meghalaya                 | 40.63   | 90.55   | 47.51    | 43.08    | 54.83    | 78.42    | 55.37                             | 0.00                              |
| 17  | Mizoram                   | 33.14   | 22.06   | 38.20    | 10.96    | 43.62    | 35.60    | 43.86                             | 0.00                              |
| 18  | Nagaland                  | 27.02   | 27.00   | 31.31    | 28.39    | 35.54    | 46.09    | 35.79                             | 30.24                             |
| 19  | Odisha                    | 298.67  | 535.07  | 340.95   | 313.52   | 387.41   | 423.41   | 392.13                            | 165.67                            |
| 20  | Punjab                    | 149.41  | 193.35  | 176.96   | 106.84   | 195.33   | 72.04    | 195.97                            | 53.92                             |
| 21  | Rajasthan                 | 627.89  | 148.40  | 715.82   | 906.62   | 812.41   | 745.90   | 816.17                            | 689.63                            |
| 22  | Sikkim                    | 12.06   | 25.78   | 14.09    | 17.04    | 16.27    | 28.04    | 16.18                             | 13.67                             |
| 23  | Tamil Nadu                | 350.32  | 350.15  | 402.67   | 377.63   | 457.11   | 486.15   | 457.75                            | 211.68                            |
| 24  | Telangana                 | 262.01  | 261.88  | 304.27   | 275.89   | 335.09   | 366.38   | 335.58                            | 141.77                            |
| 25  | Tripura                   | 18.49   | 33.76   | 21.23    | 19.42    | 23.94    | 25.92    | 24.01                             | 7.98                              |
| 26  | Uttar Pradesh             | 616.59  | 616.29  | 702.42   | 658.75   | 777.40   | 821.07   | 777.88                            | 657.28                            |
| 27  | Uttarakhand               | 98.85   | 98.80   | 114.01   | 378.17   | 129.83   | 140.46   | 129.95                            | 0.00                              |
| 28  | West Bengal               | 213.97  | 287.06  | 240.31   | 217.90   | 275.67   | 298.08   | 272.75                            | 115.23                            |
| 29  | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 15.17   | 10.08   | 17.49    | 15.81    | 19.75    | 16.68    | 19.75                             | 5.56                              |

| Amount in ₹ Crore   | Amount in ₹ Crore    | 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. No.             | State/UT             | 2021-22             | 2021-22             | 2022-23             | 2022-23             | 2023-24             | 2023-24             | 2024-25 (till 31.10.2024) | 2024-25 (till 31.10.2024) |
|                     |                      | Accrual             | Release             | Accrual#            | Release#            | Accrual#            | Release#            | Accrual#                  | Release#                  |
| 30                  | Chandigarh           | 4.76                | 0                   | 6.55                | 0.00                | 7.39                | 0.00                | 7.40                      | 0.00                      |
| 31                  | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 4.80                | 2.38                | 5.74                | 0.31                | 6.50                | 0.00                | 6.49                      | 0.00                      |
| 32                  | Daman & Diu          |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                           |                           |
| 33                  | Delhi                | 27.20               | 0                   | 32.06               | 0.00                | 36.31               | 0.00                | 36.31                     | 0.00                      |
| 34                  | Jammu & Kashmir      | 96.91               | 321.18              | 113.61              | 343.61              | 128.67              | 206.67              | 128.67                    | 108.72                    |
| 35                  | Ladakh               | 250.83              | 0.00                | 289.06              | 83.44               | 326.41              | 68.10               | 326.41                    | 0.00                      |
| 36                  | Puducherry           | 7.39                | 5.18                | 10.39               | 7.83                | 11.76               | 9.94                | 11.76                     | 4.97                      |

Funds to some States/UTs  have been released more than  the accrual  of  the 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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