Lok Sabha Question No. 58 (STARRED), answered on 2024-07-25
Subject: Capital Expenditure of NHAI
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Shri Raju Bista

## be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  capital  expenditure  incurred  by  National  Highways Authority of India (NHAI) during each of the last five years, highlighting the 20 per cent increase to 2.07 trillion during the financial year 202324;
- (b) the details of key projects and initiatives funded by the increased capital  expenditure  along  with  expected  timelines  and  outcomes thereof, particularly in West Bengal;
- (c)  the  details  of  distribution  of  capital  expenditure  by  NHAI  across India  and  infrastructure  developments  made  thereunder,  State  and region-wise,  particularly  in  Darjeeling  Parliamentary  Constituency  in West Bengal; and
- (d)  the  details  of  economic  and  employment  impact  due  to  NHAI's increased capital expenditure?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) to (d) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 58

ANSWERED ON 25 TH  JULY, 2024

## CAPITAL EXPENDITURE OF NHAI

*58. SHRI RAJU BISTA:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  to  (d)  OF  LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 58 ANSWERED ON 25.07.2024 ASKED BY SHRI RAJU BISTA REGARDING CAPITAL EXPENDITURE OF NHAI

- (a)     The details of capital expenditure incurred by National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) in last five years is as under:-
- (b)     Major initiative was start of Bharatmala Pariyojana under which NHAI has awarded 23,282 km and 16,010 km has been constructed till Jun-2024.  NHAI has taken up key 21 Greenfield Expressways/ Access Controlled  corridors  and  constructed  4,293  Km.   Out  of  these  21 corridors,  one  corridor  of  Varanasi-Ranchi-Kolkata  is  in  West  Bengal (Out of its total length of about 612 km, length in West Bengal is 260 km). Further A list of important projects taken up in the state of West Bengal is at Annexure-I.
- (c)      Details  of  State  /  Union  Territory  (UT)  -  wise  expenditure incurred  by  NHAI  towards  development  and  maintenance  of  NHs, including  for  Darjeeling  Parliamentary  Constituency  in  the  State  of West Bengal, during each of the last five years is at Annexure-II.
- (d)     Capex has been incurred on development of NHs which is one of the prime mover of the economy contributing to the faster economic growth and development.

| Year    | Expenditure (in Rs. Crore)   | CAGR   |
|---------|------------------------------|--------|
| 2019-20 | 1,04,065 14%                 |        |
| 2020-21 | 1,25,350                     |        |
| 2021-22 | 1,72,300                     |        |
| 2022-23 | 1,73,430                     |        |
| 2023-24 | 2,07,130                     |        |

In  last  5  years,  NHAI  has  constructed  24,050  km  of  NHs  with estimated 45 Crore man days of direct employment, 57 Crore man days of indirect employment and 532 Crore man days of induced employment.

ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  58  ANSWERED  ON  25.07.2024  ASKED  BY SHRI RAJU BISTA REGARDING CAPITAL EXPENDITURE OF NHAI

|   Sno | Project Name                |   Length (km) | Total Capital Cost (Rs. Cr.)   | Length Completed (km)   | Status               | Likely Completion   |
|-------|-----------------------------|---------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
|     1 | 6L of Palsit-Panagarh       |            68 | 2,112                          | 54                      | Under Construction   | 2024-25             |
|     2 | 6L of Palsit - Dankuni      |            64 | 2,154                          | 44                      | Under Construction   | 2024-25             |
|     3 | Purulia Bypass              |            10 | 558                            | 8                       | Under Construction   | 2024-25             |
|     4 | 6L Elevated Kona Expressway |             7 | 1,213                          | -                       | Awarded-Yet to start | 2026-27             |

## ANNEXURE-II

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  58  ANSWERED  ON  25.07.2024  ASKED  BY SHRI RAJU BISTA REGARDING CAPITAL EXPENDITURE OF NHAI

Details of State / Union Territory (UT) - wise expenditure incurred by NHAI  towards  development  and  maintenance  of  NHs,  including  for Darjeeling  Parliamentary  Constituency  in  the  State  of  West  Bengal, during each of the last five years: -

| Amount in Rs. Crore                                                                        | Amount in Rs. Crore                                                                        | Amount in Rs. Crore   | Amount in Rs. Crore   | Amount in Rs. Crore   | Amount in Rs. Crore   | Amount in Rs. Crore   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
| Sr. No.                                                                                    | State/UT                                                                                   | 2019- 20              | 2020-21               | 2021-22               | 2022-23               | 2023-24               |
| 1Andhra Pradesh                                                                            | 1Andhra Pradesh                                                                            | 4,539                 | 2,245                 | 3,704                 | 4,421                 | 7,407                 |
| 2Assam                                                                                     | 2Assam                                                                                     | 545                   | 623                   | 151                   | 468                   | 1,521                 |
| 3Bihar                                                                                     | 3Bihar                                                                                     | 2,820                 | 4,480                 | 6,626                 | 7,554                 | 8,737                 |
| 4Chhattisgarh                                                                              | 4Chhattisgarh                                                                              | 747                   | 1,257                 | 1,143                 | 1,300                 | 2,825                 |
| 5Goa                                                                                       | 5Goa                                                                                       | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 1                     |
| 6Gujarat                                                                                   | 6Gujarat                                                                                   | 4,291                 | 6,590                 | 9,851                 | 8,803                 | 10,138                |
| 7Haryana                                                                                   | 7Haryana                                                                                   | 6,613                 | 10,508                | 7,107                 | 3,824                 | 5,851                 |
| 8Himachal Pradesh                                                                          | 8Himachal Pradesh                                                                          | 1,111                 | 1,777                 | 2,361                 | 3,675                 | 4,269                 |
| 9Jharkhand                                                                                 | 9Jharkhand                                                                                 | 2,076                 | 2,244                 | 2,421                 | 2,738                 | 4,177                 |
| 10Karnataka                                                                                | 10Karnataka                                                                                | 6,536                 | 4,482                 | 6,502                 | 5,142                 | 10,489                |
| 11Kerala                                                                                   | 11Kerala                                                                                   | 874                   | 12,127                | 9,784                 | 3,797                 | 10,250                |
| 12Madhya Pradesh                                                                           | 12Madhya Pradesh                                                                           | 3,879                 | 6,264                 | 7,740                 | 5,382                 | 6,030                 |
| 13Maharashtra                                                                              | 13Maharashtra                                                                              | 13,053                | 11,400                | 12,456                | 13,643                | 14,017                |
| 14Meghalaya                                                                                | 14Meghalaya                                                                                | 488                   | 226                   | 222                   | 199                   | 257                   |
| 15Odisha                                                                                   | 15Odisha                                                                                   | 2,764                 | 4,474                 | 3,609                 | 3,649                 | 4,888                 |
| 16Punjab                                                                                   | 16Punjab                                                                                   | 1,751                 | 2,599                 | 6,662                 | 9,701                 | 12,098                |
| 17Rajasthan                                                                                | 17Rajasthan                                                                                | 5,413                 | 6,351                 | 10,491                | 8,199                 | 7,077                 |
| 18Tamil Nadu                                                                               | 18Tamil Nadu                                                                               | 5,318                 | 4,158                 | 3,128                 | 6,912                 | 8,470                 |
| 19Telangana                                                                                | 19Telangana                                                                                | 1,494                 | 1,820                 | 2,535                 | 2,664                 | 4,141                 |
| 20Uttar Pradesh                                                                            | 20Uttar Pradesh                                                                            | 11,504                | 16,864                | 12,495                | 19,341                | 21,599                |
| 21Uttarakhand                                                                              | 21Uttarakhand                                                                              | 1,339                 | 1,318                 | 1,113                 | 2,469                 | 3,275                 |
| 22West Bengal                                                                              | 22West Bengal                                                                              | 1,797                 | 1,814                 | 2,846                 | 1,548                 | 1,929                 |
| 23Delhi / Headquarters                                                                     | 23Delhi / Headquarters                                                                     | -805                  | -1,532                | 3,903                 | 7,100                 | 3,075                 |
| 24Jammu & Kashmir                                                                          | 24Jammu & Kashmir                                                                          | 2,083                 | 2,279                 | 5,052                 | 5,253                 | 7,049                 |
| 25 Other Expenditure (including debt servicing, miscellaneous expenditure and adjustments) | 25 Other Expenditure (including debt servicing, miscellaneous expenditure and adjustments) | 23,831                | 20,984                | 50,400                | 45,651                | 47,568                |

Alloc. - Allocation; Expd. - Expenditure

Negative  figure  against  State  during  the  year  indicates  transfer  of  project/expenditure  from  that  State  to other State.

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