Lok Sabha Question No. 3252 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-20
Subject: NHs in Rajasthan
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Shri Ummeda Ram Beniwal, Shri Murari Lal Meena

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO. 3252

ANSWERED ON 20 TH  MARCH, 2025

## NHs IN RAJASTHAN

†3252.       Shri Ummeda Ram Beniwal:

Shri Murari Lal Meena:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  total  number  of  National  Highways  (NHs)  in  Rajasthan  at present and their operational status along with the current status of traffic density, maintenance/repair work thereof;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  received  proposals  and  granted  inprinciple  approval  for  the  construction  of  new  National  Highways  in the State of Rajasthan during the last ten years particularly in BarmerJaisalmer Parliamentary Constituency;
- (c) if so, the progress made  thereof and the timeline for the commencement and completion of the said works;
- (d) the number of proposed NHs in Rajasthan including their length and the  estimated  expenditure  on  each  such  project  along  with  the location-wise major routes thereof;
- (e) whether the Government proposes to approve such proposals and the time by which it would be done;
- (f)  whether  the  Government  is  formulating  any  scheme  to  accord status of NH  to major State highways passing through Dausa Parliamentary  Constituency  or  upgrade  them  under  new  NHs  in

Rajasthan and if so, the current status thereof along with the details of the proposed scheme; and

(g) whether the Government is implementing any specific scheme for the  maintenance of  the  NHs  keeping  in  view  their  present  condition and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (g)    The total number of National Highways (NHs) in Rajasthan at  present  is  53.   Length  of  NHs  in  the  State  of  Rajasthan  has increased from about 7,646 km in 2014 to 10,733 km at present.   The traffic densities on these NHs range from about 3000 PCU/day to about 1,00,000 PCU/day.

Development and maintenance of NHs, including NHs in the State of  Rajasthan  is  a  continuous  process.  Works  on  NHs  are accordingly taken up depending upon requirements of connectivity, inter-se priority, traffic density and synergy with PM Gati Shakti framework to keep the NHs in traffic worthy conditions.

The details of projects on NHs awarded and constructed during last financial year and current financial year in the State of Rajasthan is as below:

| Year     |   Awarded (in km) |   Constructed (in km) |
|----------|-------------------|-----------------------|
| 2023-24  |               531 |                   868 |
| 2024-25* |                98 |                   761 |

The  Maintenance  and  Repair  (M&R)  of  NH  stretches,  where development works have commenced or Operation, Maintenance and Transfer  (OMT)  Concessions  /  Operation  and  Maintenance  (O&M)

Contracts have been awarded, are the responsibility of the concerned Concessionaires  /  Contractors  till  the  end  of  Defect  Liability  Period (DLP) / Concession Period. For  the  remaining  NH  stretches,  Government  has  taken  policy decision to undertake maintenance works either through Performance based Maintenance Contract (PBMC) or through Short term Maintenance Contract (STMC). The  Government  keeps  on  receiving  proposals  from  various State Governments / Union Territories (UTs), including from the State Government of Rajasthan, for declaration / upgradation of State roads including  State  Highways  (SHs),  as  NHs.  The  Government  considers declaration  of  some  of  the  State  roads,  including  SHs,  as  NHs  from time to time based on the requirement of connectivity, inter-se priority and synergy with PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan.

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