Lok Sabha Question No. 2014 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-10
Subject: Target of Construction
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: VEENA DEVI, K. ASHOK KUMAR, RAMCHANDRA PASWAN, PARAYAMPARANBIL KUTTAPPAN BIJU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2014

ANSWERED ON 10 TH DECEMBER, 2015

## TARGET OF CONSTRUCTION

2014.  SHRIMATI VEENA DEVI:

SHRI K. ASHOK KUMAR:

SHRI RAM CHANDRA PASWAN:

SHRI P.K. BIJU:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS सडक परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

## be pleased to state:

- (a) whether any target has been set up for construction of roads and highways in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  achieved  the  target  set  for  construction  of  roads  and highways during each of the last three years;
- (d) if so, the details thereof, State-wise including north-eastern region; and
- (e) the  steps  being  taken  to  speed  up  the  road  and  highway  construction  work  including funds allocated for the said purpose during each of the last three years, State-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

- (a) and (b) The target for construction of highways under the various schemes of the Ministry during 2015-16 is 10,950 km.

(c)  and  (d)  No,  Madam.  The  target  for  construction  and  completion  including  for  the  north eastern states during the last three years is as below:

|   Sl. No. | Year    |   Target in km |   Achievement in km |
|-----------|---------|----------------|---------------------|
|         1 | 2012-13 |           6187 |             5732.76 |
|         2 | 2013-14 |           6300 |             4281.45 |
|         3 | 2014-15 |           6300 |             4410    |

(e) For speeding up the road and highway construction work, Regular Meetings of Infrastructure Committee headed by Minister for Shipping, Road Transport & Highways are being taken for removing the obstruction like land acquisition, utility shifting, non-availability of soil/aggregate, environment/forest/wildlife  clearances, ROB  &  RUB  issues  with  Railways,  etc.    The  funds allocated during the each last three year is enclosed as Annexure-I.

ANNEXURE REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2014 ANSWERED ON 10.12.2015 ASKED BY SHRIMATI VEENA DEVI, SHRI  K.  ASHOK  KUMAR,  SHRI  RAM  CHANDRA  PASWAN  AND  SHRI  P.K.  BIJU REGARDING TARGET OF CONSTRUCTION

The State /UT-wise details of funds allocated  for development of NHs during each of the last three years and the current year

(Amount in Rs. crore)

| Sl.   | State/UTs/Scheme   | Allocation   | Allocation   | Allocation   | Allocation   |
|-------|--------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
| No.   |                    | 2012-13      | 2013-14      | 2014-15      | 2015-16 #    |
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh     | 186.70       | 188.03       | 263.51       | 110.00       |
| 2     | Arunachal Pradesh  | 0.00         | 1.09         | 0.50         | 2.40         |
| 3     | Assam              | 176.00       | 205.09       | 141.76       | 101.00       |
| 4     | Bihar              | 140.00       | 304.56       | 276.65       | 225.00       |
| 5     | Chandigarh         | 2.80         | 0.92         | 4.95         | 1.00         |
| 6     | Chhattisgarh       | 73.50        | 43.35        | 62.17        | 51.00        |
| 7     | Delhi              | 0.42         | 3.67         | 0.05         | 2.00         |
| 8     | Goa                | 2.00         | 20.66        | 17.72        | 90.00        |
| 9     | Gujarat            | 156.60       | 146.54       | 206.96       | 115.00       |
| 10    | Haryana            | 75.00        | 53.51        | 60.48        | 58.00        |
| 11    | Himachal Pradesh   | 110.00       | 100.43       | 134.57       | 120.00       |
| 12    | Jammu &Kashmir     | 0.00         | 0.00         | 0.00         | 30.00        |
| 13    | Jharkhand          | 100.00       | 70.32        | 63.83        | 70.00        |
| 14    | Karnataka          | 309.07       | 165.85       | 199.90       | 133.00       |
| 15    | Kerala             | 136.11       | 272.72       | 67.18        | 80.00        |
| 16    | Madhya Pradesh     | 70.73        | 155.01       | 208.50       | 135.00       |
| 17    | Maharashtra        | 265.02       | 177.23       | 137.64       | 46.00        |
| 18    | Manipur            | 56.44        | 54.71        | 32.60        | 30.00        |
| 19    | Meghalaya          | 61.00        | 35.70        | 43.41        | 11.00        |
| 20    | Mizoram            | 85.00        | 22.11        | 39.53        | 38.00        |
| 21    | Nagaland           | 6.80         | 44.65        | 46.20        | 80.00        |
| 22    | Odisha             | 219.81       | 233.22       | 291.76       | 250.00       |
| 23    | Puducherry         | 5.70         | 10.00        | 12.73        | 13.00        |
| 24    | Punjab             | 105.00       | 113.77       | 256.66       | 132.00       |
| 25    | Rajasthan          | 130.10       | 215.49       | 107.16       | 233.00       |
| 26    | Tamil Nadu         | 230.00       | 210.24       | 119.83       | 167.00       |
| 27    | Telangana          | 0.00         | 0.00         | 47.30        | 91.00        |
| 28    | Tripura            | 0.00         | 0.00         | 0.00         | 28.00        |
| 29    | Uttar Pradesh      | 287.01       | 289.53       | 247.37       | 217.00       |
| 30    | Uttarakhand        | 85.70        | 87.84        | 169.25       | 115.00       |
| 31    | West Bengal        | 200.00       | 170.00       | 283.50       | 263.00       |
| 32    | A &NIslands        | 2.00         | 9.53         | 14.61        | 5.00         |
| 33    | NHAI*              | 22,808.97    | 20,572.29    | 23,224.92    | 72,114.59    |
| 34    | BRO *              | 490.00       | 374.00       | 237.00       | 0.00         |
| 35    | SARDP-NE*          | 1,845.00     | 2,994.00     | 3,000.00     | 4,000.00     |
| 36    | LWE*               | 1,075.00     | 910.00       | 1,024.00     | 1,200.00     |
| 37    | EAP                | 6.00         | 84.50        | 451.00       | 600.00       |