Lok Sabha Question No. 2524 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-03
Subject: Proposals under CRIF
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Bhagirath Chaudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 2524 ANSWERED ON 03 RD  AUGUST 2023

## PROPOSALS UNDER CRIF

† 2524.  SHRI BHAGIRATH CHOUDHARY:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number  of  proposals  received,  approved  and  sanctioned from Rajasthan for road construction from the Central Road and Infrastructure Fund (CRIF) during each of the last five years;
- (b) the details of the funds allocated, released and utilized during the last five years, year-wise;
- whether  the  road  construction  proposals  recommended  for Ajmer  by  public  representative  under  CRIF  have  not  been approved till date even after prepared/submitted by local Jaipur and  Ajmer  superintendent  engineers  and  if  so,  the  details
- (c) thereof;
- (d) whether the said proposal has been approved and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (e) the details of such proposals which are still under consideration and pending; and
- (f) the time by which the above pending proposals are likely to be approved?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b) Details of  number of proposals received, approved/finalized, funds allocated, released and utilized for road construction from the Central  Road  and  Infrastructure  Fund  (CRIF)  for  Rajasthan  during each of the last five years is at Annexure I.

(c)  to    (f)    Based  on  the  section  7A  and  11  of  CRIF  Act,  2000,  the Ministry finalized the criteria for allocation of funds for development and maintenance of State Roads under CRIF Scheme in consultation with the Ministry of Finance and circulated the same to all State Governments and UTs in January, 2020 and amendments were issued in April, 2022. The criteria inter-alia provides for finalization of list of projects by the Ministry in consultation with State Governments/ UTs. The list of proposals for sanction under CRIF Act 2000 is forwarded by  State  Governments  as  per  above  mentioned  criteria.    Five proposals at a cost of Rs 143.47 Crores have been finalised for Ajmer district under CRIF scheme during 2023-24; details of these proposals is at Annexure II.

ANNEXURE I

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 2524 FOR ANSWER  ON 03.08.2023 ASKED BY SHRI BHAGIRATH CHOUDHARY REGARDING ' PROPOSALS UNDER CRIF '

## CRIF DETAILS FOR RAJASTHAN STATE

| Year    |   Proposals Received/ Approved/ Finalized (Nos) |   Cost (Rs Crores) |   Allocation/ Accrual ( Rs Crores) |   Fund Released ( Rs Crores) |   Fund Utilized ( Rs Crores) |
|---------|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
| 2018-19 |                                              24 |             693.59 |                             644.38 |                       591.86 |                       531.54 |
| 2019-20 |                                               0 |               0    |                             669.01 |                       415.17 |                       328.74 |
| 2020-21 |                                               0 |               0    |                             622.71 |                       141.81 |                       140.79 |
| 2021-22 |                                              81 |            2045.61 |                             627.89 |                       148.4  |                       253.05 |
| 2022-23 |                                               0 |               0    |                             715.82 |                       906.62 |                       838.22 |

ANNEXURE II

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (c) to (f) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 2524 FOR ANSWER  ON 03.08.2023 ASKED BY SHRI BHAGIRATH CHOUDHARY REGARDING ' PROPOSALS UNDER CRIF '

## LIST OF STATE ROAD PROJECTS FINALIZED UNDER CRIF ACT 2000  IN AJMER DISTRICT ( 2023-24)

|   S.No. | Name of Work                                                                                                                                              |   Total Length (Kms) |   Total Cost (Rs Crores) |
|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|
|       1 | Strengthening and Widening work for Kekri, Bijainagar to Kekri Roadfrom Km 38/500 to 41/00 and Km 4/0 to 54/0 Jaliya to Sarsardi Portion                  |                 13.5 |                    16.87 |
|       2 | Strengthening and Widening work for Pushkar to Parbatsar road km 36/00 to 48/00 (MDR-191)                                                                 |                 12   |                    22    |
|       3 | Strengthening and widening work for Sawarda (NH 8) to Ajmer via Narena Marwa, Roopangarh, Salemabad road Km 8/500 to 57/00                                |                 48.5 |                    65    |
|       4 | Strengthening and widening work for Bandanwada Bhinay-Nagola roadKm. 16/0 to 28/00                                                                        |                 12   |                    13.62 |
|       5 | Strengthening and Widening work for Kekr-Bogla-Dhundhari- Tanakwas-Bajta-Peeplaj- Kajodiyaupto Dist.Border Bhilwara Km 11/00 to 17/500 & 47/500 to 65/500 |                 24.5 |                    25.98 |

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