Lok Sabha Question No. 677 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-06
Subject: PM - Gati Shakti National Master Plan
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Shri P V Midhun Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 677 ANSWERED ON 6 TH  FEBRUARY, 2025

PM - GATI SHAKTI NATIONAL MASTER PLAN

677.   SHRI P V MIDHUN REDDY:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

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

## 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:-

|   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) Five  National  HSCs  /  Expressways    (Bengaluru  -  Chennai Expressway, Bengaluru -Kadappa -Vijayawada, Chittoor -Thatchur, Hyderabad -Vishakhapatnam and Raipur -Vishakhapatnam  Corridor)  in  about  662  km  length  in  the  State  of Andhra Pradesh are under development, out of which 287 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 Andhra Pradesh. These include:-
- a. Project planning including preparation of DPR mandated on PM Gati Shakti 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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