Lok Sabha Question No. 1578 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-13
Subject: Conversion of State Highways into National Highways
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Dr. Prashant Yadaorao Padole, Dr. Rani Srikumar

## be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  total  length  of  State  Highways  converted  to  National
- Highways in the last five years, State-wise and year-wise;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  established  specific  criteria  for prioritizing State Highways for conversion into National Highways, if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  the  budgetary  allocation  and  expenditure  incurred  on  such conversions  during  the  last  five  years,  including  funds  provided under centrally sponsored schemes;
- (d)  the  average  time  taken  for  the  approval  and  completion  of conversion projects and the key challenges encountered during the
- process; and
- (e) the impact  of such conversions on regional connectivity, economic growth, and traffic congestion, supported by any data or studies conducted in this regard?

## 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. 1578

## ANSWERED ON 13 TH  FEBRUARY, 2025

## CONVERSION OF STATE HIGHWAYS INTO NATIONAL HIGHWAYS

1578.   DR. RANI SRIKUMAR: DR. PRASHANT YADAORAO PADOLE:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

- (a)      State  /  Union  Territory  (UT)  -  wise  details  of  State  Roads, including State Highways (SHs) and greenfield stretches, notified as National Highways (NHs) during the last five years are at Annexure.
- (b)     State roads, including SHs, are declared as NHs from time to time on the basis of well-established broad principles, including: -
- i. Connecting adjacent countries, National Capitals with State Capitals  /  mutually  the  State  Capitals,  major  ports,  nonmajor ports, large industrial centers or tourist centers.
- ii. Roads  having  important  strategic  requirement  in  hilly  and isolated area.
- iii. Arterial  roads  which  enable  sizeable  reduction  in  travel distance and achieve substantial economic growth.
- iv. Roads  which  help  in  opening  up  large  tracts  of  backward area and hilly region.
- v. Roads contributing towards achievement of National Highways grid of 100 km.
- vi. Synergy with PM GatiShakti National Master Plan (NMP).
- (c)     Funds allocated and expenditure incurred on development and maintenance of NHs during the last five years are as under:-

| 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                                                                             |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Year                                                                                          | Allocation / Target                                                                           | Allocation / Target                                                                           | Allocation / Target                                                                           | Expenditure / Release of Funds / Actuals                                                      | Expenditure / Release of Funds / Actuals                                                      | Expenditure / Release of Funds / Actuals                                                      | Expenditure / Release of Funds / Actuals                                                      |                                                                                               |
| Year                                                                                          | BudgetaryIEBR                                                                                 | TargetOthers*                                                                                 | Total                                                                                         | Budgetary                                                                                     | IEBR Actual                                                                                   | Others*                                                                                       | Total                                                                                         |                                                                                               |
| 2019-20                                                                                       | 74,767                                                                                        | 75,000                                                                                        | 149,767                                                                                       | 68,310                                                                                        | 74,988                                                                                        |                                                                                               | 143,298                                                                                       |                                                                                               |
| 2020-21                                                                                       | 94,257                                                                                        | 65,000                                                                                        | 9,731 168,988                                                                                 | 91,045                                                                                        | 65,036                                                                                        | 9,731                                                                                         | 165,812                                                                                       |                                                                                               |
| 2021-22                                                                                       | 123,537                                                                                       | 65,000                                                                                        | 25,000 213,537                                                                                | 115,321                                                                                       | 65,150                                                                                        | 21,356                                                                                        | 201,827                                                                                       |                                                                                               |
| 2022-23                                                                                       | 208,226                                                                                       | 1,000                                                                                         | 25,000 234,226                                                                                | 206,628                                                                                       | 798                                                                                           | 12,674                                                                                        | 220,100                                                                                       |                                                                                               |
| 2023-24                                                                                       | 266,552                                                                                       | 0                                                                                             | 17,000 283,552                                                                                | 266,299                                                                                       | 0                                                                                             | 24,346                                                                                        | 290,645                                                                                       |                                                                                               |
| IEBR - Internal & Extra Budgetary Resources                                                   | IEBR - Internal & Extra Budgetary Resources                                                   | IEBR - Internal & Extra Budgetary Resources                                                   | IEBR - Internal & Extra Budgetary Resources                                                   | IEBR - Internal & Extra Budgetary Resources                                                   | IEBR - Internal & Extra Budgetary Resources                                                   | IEBR - Internal & Extra Budgetary Resources                                                   | IEBR - Internal & Extra Budgetary Resources                                                   | IEBR - Internal & Extra Budgetary Resources                                                   |
| *- Others includes funds from monetisation of NHs (including InvIT & Project based Financing) | *- Others includes funds from monetisation of NHs (including InvIT & Project based Financing) | *- Others includes funds from monetisation of NHs (including InvIT & Project based Financing) | *- Others includes funds from monetisation of NHs (including InvIT & Project based Financing) | *- Others includes funds from monetisation of NHs (including InvIT & Project based Financing) | *- Others includes funds from monetisation of NHs (including InvIT & Project based Financing) | *- Others includes funds from monetisation of NHs (including InvIT & Project based Financing) | *- Others includes funds from monetisation of NHs (including InvIT & Project based Financing) | *- Others includes funds from monetisation of NHs (including InvIT & Project based Financing) |

Apart from above, Government has achieved private investment of ₹ 1,10,310 Crore in NHs development projects during the last five years.

- (d) Government receives proposals from various State Governments / UTs from time to time, for declaration / upgradation of  State  roads,  including  SHs,  as  new  NHs.  Decisions  are  taken based on the broad principles of declaration of NHs, requirement of connectivity,  traffic  density,  inter-se  priority  and  synergy  with  PM GatiShakti National Master Plan.

Key  challenges  in  project  implementation  are  faced  due  to issues  of  land  acquisition,  encroachment  removal,  law  &  order, utility shifting, non-availability of soil/aggregate, environment/forest/wildlife  clearances,  Road  Over  Bridge  (ROB)  & Road  under  Bridge  (RUB)  issues,  contractual  issues,  etc.  The Government, in coordination with State / UT Governments, implementing agencies, and other stakeholders, is  committed towards overcoming these challenges and expedite timely completion of projects.

- (e)     Infrastructure sector which is the prime mover of the economy contributes to the faster economic growth and development.

NH network length in the country has increased from 132,499 km  in  March,  2019  to  1,46,195  km  at  present.  With  increased budgetary allocation over the years, quality of roads has improved substantially. Length of 4 lane and above NH network has increased by 1.6 times from 31,066 km in 2019 to 48,421 km. Also, proportion of less than 2-lane NHs has decreased from 27% in 2019 to 9% of the total NH network.

The  Government  has  decided  to  focus  on  development  of Access  controlled  High  Speed  Corridors  (HSC)  /  Expressways  for improving  the  logistics  efficiency  of  the  country.  In  addition,  the Government 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 region where geological, development plan is finalised considering the environmental factors etc.

National  HSCs  /  Expressways  in  about  2,474  km  length  have been operationalized so far.

The  Government  also  takes  up  development  of  ring  roads, bypasses  &  elevated  corridors  in  major  cities/  urban  centers  and State capitals, in consultation with State Governments, to decongest  traffic  and  alleviate  choke  /  congestion  points  on  NHs. Decisions are taken based on traffic density, speed drop, number of road  entering/exiting  the  city,  road  condition,  inter-se  priority  and synergy with PM GatiShakti National Master Plan. The above developments have increased the regional connectivity  and  accessibility  to  the  NHs  across  the  country  and also increased the logistics efficiency, thereby leading to economic growth.

ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1578 ANSWERED  ON  13.02.2025 ASKED  BY  DR.  RANI  SRIKUMAR  AND  DR.  PRASHANT  YADAORAO PADOLE  REGARDING  CONVERSION  OF  STATE  HIGHWAYS  INTO NATIONAL HIGHWAYS

State  /  UT  -  wise  details  of  State  Roads,  including  SHs  and greenfield stretches, notified as NHs during the last five years: -

|         |                                      |         |         |         | Length in Km   | Length in Km   |
|---------|--------------------------------------|---------|---------|---------|----------------|----------------|
| Sr. No. | State / UT                           | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23        | 2023-24        |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh                       | 0       | 846     | 447     | 481            | 0              |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh                    | 0       | 0       | 0       | 1,748          | 82             |
| 3       | Assam                                | 0       | 97      | 71      | 0              | 0              |
| 4       | Bihar                                | 0       | 413     | 169     | 0              | 162            |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh                         | 0       | 15      | 0       | 0              | 0              |
| 6       | Goa                                  | 0       | 6       | 0       | 0              | 0              |
| 7       | Gujarat                              | 265     | 844     | 141     | 0              | 214            |
| 8       | Haryana                              | 0       | 71      | 23      | 132            | 0              |
| 9       | Jammu & Kashmir                      | 0       | 0       | 55      | 124            | 59             |
| 10      | Jharkhand                            | 0       | 26      | 37      | 0              | 203            |
| 11      | Karnataka                            | 0       | 77      | 229     | 461            | 69             |
| 12      | Kerala                               | 0       | 0       | 0       | 76             | 0              |
| 13      | Madhya Pradesh                       | 0       | 178     | 121     | 93             | 0              |
| 14      | Maharashtra                          | 174     | 265     | 122     | 142            | -13            |
| 15      | Manipur                              | 0       | 90      | 0       | 0              | 0              |
| 16      | Mizoram                              | 0       | 0       | 0       | 76             | 0              |
| 17      | Nagaland                             | 0       | 0       | 123     | 0              | 0              |
| 18      | Odisha                               | 0       | 136     | 0       | 0              | 0              |
| 19      | Puducherry                           | 0       | 0       | 0       | 0              | 0              |
| 20      | Punjab                               | 50      | 775     | 140     | 0              | 0              |
| 21      | Rajasthan                            | 0       | 8       | 127     | 230            | 0              |
| 22      | Sikkim                               | 0       | 246     | 0       | 0              | 0              |
| 23      | Tamil Nadu                           | 0       | 117     | 0       | 142            | 0              |
| 24      | Tripura                              | 0       | 0       | 0       | 35             | 0              |
| 25      | Telangana                            | 0       | 469     | 661     | 0              | 0              |
| 26      | Uttarakhand                          | 0       | 463     | 240     | 0              | 0              |
| 27      | Uttar Pradesh                        | 0       | 94      | 414     | 54             | -129           |
| 28      | West Bengal                          | 0       | 0       | 9       | 0              | 235            |
| 29      | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | 6       | 0       | 0       | 0              | 0              |

Note: Negative figures on account of realignment / construction of bypasses / length de-notified etc.

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