Lok Sabha Question No. 1105 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-08
Subject: Infrastructure Development Outcomes
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Dharmendra Kumar Kashyap, Umesh G. Jadhav, Rita Bahuguna Joshi, Ranjeeta Koli, Sujay Radhakrishna Vikhepatil, Heena Vijaykumar Gavit, Unmesh Bhaiyyasaheb Patil, Krishna Pal Singh Yadav, Shrikant Eknath Shinde, Sumedhanand Saraswati, Manoj Rajoria, Mohanbhai Kalyanji Kundariya, Dushyant Singh, Dipsinh Shankarsinh Rathod

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1105

ANSWERED ON 08 TH  FEBRUARY, 2024

## INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT OUTCOMES

## 1105.   SHRI DHARMENDRA KASHYAP:

DR. UMESH G. JADHAV:

PROF. RITA BAHUGUNA JOSHI:

SHRIMATI RANJEETA KOLI:

DR. SUJAY RADHAKRISHNA VIKHE PATIL:

DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:

SHRI UNMESH BHAIYYASAHEB PATIL:

DR. KRISHNA PAL SINGH YADAV:

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI:

DR. MANOJ RAJORIA:

SHRI MOHANBHAI KALYANJI KUNDARIYA:

SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH:

SHRI DIPSINH SHANKARSINH RATHOD:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

## be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the expansion of India' s road network over the past nine years, focusing on its length and global ranking;
- (b)  the  details  of  its  influence  on  the  country's infrastructure  and economy;
- (c)  the  details  of  major  accomplishments  in  road  and  highway construction, including the record for the fastest construction;
- (d) the details of key strategies employed  to achieve these remarkable milestones;
- (e) the manner in which the increase in budget allocations for road transport  and  highways  since  2014  have  translated  into  tangible infrastructure development outcomes;
- (f)  the  details  of  specific  examples  of  infrastructure  projects  that have been completed or are in progress due to the increased funding particularly in Karnataka; and
- (g)  the  manner  in  which  these  projects  impacted  connectivity, accessibility,  and  economic  development  in  the  respective  region particularly Karnataka, district-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a) to (g) As per the last available report, Road network in India has increased from about 54,02,486 km in March, 2014 to about 63,31,791 km in March, 2019, which is the second largest in the world.

The  Ministry  is  primarily  responsible  for  development  and maintenance of National Highways (NHs). Budgetary allocation of the Ministry has increased from about Rs. 31,130 Crore to in 2013-14 to Rs.  2,76,351  Crore  in  2023-24.  Capital  expenditure  on  NHs  has significantly  increased  from  about  Rs.  51,000  Crore  in  2013-14  to more than Rs. 2,40,000 Crore in 2022-23. Infrastructure sector which is the prime mover of the economy contribute to the faster economic growth and development.

NH network length in the country has increased by 1.6 times from  91,287  km  in  March,  2014  to  1,46,145  km  at  present.  With increased budgetary allocation since April 2014, quality of roads has improved substantially. Length of 4 lane and above NH network has increased by more than 2.5 times from 18,371 km in 2014 to 46,720 km. Also less than 2 lane NHs has almost halved from 27,517 km to 14,350 km by bringing down the share of less than 2 lane NHs from

30% to 10% of the total NH network.

Ministry  has  decided  to  focus  on  development  of  High  Speed Access controlled NHs for improving the logistics efficiency of the country. In addition, Ministry has also adopted a policy to improve all NHs as per the traffic requirement but minimum Two Lane with paved shoulders  standards  except  for  ecologically  sensitive  Himalayan the region where development plan is finalised considering geological, environmental factors etc.

Project implementation has already been started on 21 green field  access-controlled  corridors  including  expressways  in  which work in about 3,658 km length has been completed.

Ministry has completed various flagship projects or its sections which are already completed and opened to traffic to enable ease of movement. Some of these include Delhi-Dausa - Lalsaut section (229 km) and entire section in Madhya Pradesh (210km) of Delhi-Mumbai Expressway,  Amritsar-Bhatinda-Jamnagar  (470  km)  in  the  State  of Vishakhapatnam,  Indore-Hyderabad  (175  km),  new  Brahamputra Bridge  near  Tejpur  in  Assam  on  NH-37A(old),  Kaladan  Multi  Modal Transit Transport Project in Mizoram, Shillong Nongstoin-Tura section

Rajasthan, Suryapet -Khammam section of Hyderabadof NH-44E & NH 127B in Meghalaya.

Also,  several  flagship  corridors  of  Ministry  e.g.  Vadodara  Mumbai Section of Delhi -Mumbai Expressway, Raipur -Vishakhapatnam Economic Corridor, Char Dham Projects in Uttarakhand, Trans Arunachal Highway (NH-13, NH-15 and NH-215) in Arunachal Pradesh, Imphal-Moreh section in the Manipur, Dimapur -Kohima section etc. are in progress.

Major  Flagship  projects  taken  up  in  the  State  of  Karnataka during the period include Bengaluru -Mysore Expressway (118 km), Six  laning  of  Haveri-Hubli  section  of  NH-4  (63  km),  Bengaluru  Chennai  Expressway  (262  km),  Bengaluru  Ring  Road  (280  km), Solapur-Kurnool-Chennai Corridor (329 km) etc.

Further all  districts  of  Karnataka  are  connected  by  NHs  with construction of about 4,755 km NH length at an expenditure of about Rs 55,765 crore since April 2014 in the state.

The above developments have increased the regional connectivity,  including for Karnataka, and accessibility to the NHs across the country and also increased the logistics efficiency.

Year-wise details of constructed NH length during the last nine years are as under:-

|         | Length in Km       | Length in Km   | Length in Km   | Length in Km   | Length in Km   | Pace of NH Construction   |
|---------|--------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------------------|
| Year    | Strengthening etc. | 2 Lane         | 4 Lane         | 6/8 Lane       | Total          | (km/day)                  |
| 2014-15 | 649                | 2,750          | 733            | 278            | 4,410          | 12                        |
| 2015-16 | 802                | 3,970          | 1,010          | 279            | 6,061          | 17                        |
| 2016-17 | 1,349              | 5,060          | 1,655          | 167            | 8,231          | 23                        |
| 2017-18 | 2,446              | 4,868          | 2,199          | 316            | 9,829          | 27                        |
| 2018-19 | 1,719              | 6,033          | 2,517          | 587            | 10,855         | 30                        |
| 2019-20 | 862                | 6,031          | 2,728          | 616            | 10,237         | 28                        |
| 2020-21 | 4,907              | 4,408          | 2,913          | 1,099          | 13,327         | 37                        |
| 2021-22 | 2,790              | 3,704          | 2,798          | 1,165          | 10,457         | 29                        |
| 2022-23 | 2,152              | 3,544          | 3,294          | 1,341          | 10,331         | 28                        |

Ministry has identified 35 Multimodal Logistics Parks (MMLPs) for development as part of BMP to improve logistics efficiency to the Indian  economy.  15  MMLPs  have  been  prioritized  for  development under BMP-I.

Ministry has also undertaken green initiatives by planting about 3.46  cr  trees  since  2016,  besides  utilizing  municipal  waste  for embankment construction, waste plastics in Bituminous construction and  waste  slag  in  Cement  Concrete  Construction  towards  carbon neutrality and sustainable development.

Key strategies adopted/employed to achieve the above remarkable growth and achievements of NH network in the country undertaken by Ministry are as under:-

- i. Ministry resolved the inherited stalled projects (stalled projects till 2013-14) by close monitoring at the highest levels and also by  suitable  policy  interventions  like  one  time  fund  infusion, substitution, termination & repackaging etc.
- ii. Promoting Contractor's Ecosystem by rationalising the projects and contract documents
- iii. All project planning including preparation of DPR mandated on PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan (NMP) Portal
- iv. Awarding projects after adequate preparation in terms of land acquisition and preconstruction activities
- v. Simplified procedure for approval of GAD (General Arrangement Drawing) by Railways
- vi. Streamlining land acquisition process
- vii. Adoption of new technologies and continuously upgrading the standards and specifications
- viii. Raising resources from innovative financing models etc.
- ix. Relaxations in contract provisions under "Atmanirbhar Bharat" to improve liquidity of funds
- x. Revamped dispute resolution mechanism
- xi. Portal based project monitoring leading to early resolution of issues
- xii. Periodic reviews of projects at various levels

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