Lok Sabha Question No. 4397 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-19
Subject: Decongestion of National Highways
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Shri Prabhakar Reddy Vemireddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4397

ANSWERED ON 19 TH  MARCH, 2026

## DECONGESTION OF NATIONAL HIGHWAYS

4397.   SHRI PRABHAKAR REDDY VEMIREDDY:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

## be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  undertaken  any  study/survey  to identify stretches of National Highways that have extensive traffic jams across the country, State-wise especially in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh;
- (b) if so, the details of initiatives undertaken to address congestion on  National  Highways,  including  infrastructure  projects  proposed, under  construction  and  presently  operational  across the  country, State-wise and especially in Andhra Pradesh;
- (c) the details of funds allocated, released and utilised for decongestion  of  National  Highways  across  the  country,  especially those passing through Andhra Pradesh;
- (d)  the  details  of  ring  roads  and  elevated  corridors  on  National Highways passing through Andhra Pradesh that are proposed, under construction and presently operational; and
- (e) whether any decongestion projects on National Highways across Andhra Pradesh have been delayed for more than five years and if so, the details thereof along with the reasons for such delay?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a) and (b) Development  and  maintenance  of  National  Highways (NHs),  including  for  the  State  of  Andhra  Pradesh,  is  a  continuous process.  The  Government  has  conducted  study  for  requirement  of Access Controlled High Speed Corridors (HSCs) / Expressways and Ring Roads / Bypasses for efficient logistics. Accordingly, Government has prioritised the development of about 19,000 km of Access Controlled National HSCs / Expressways along high density freight  routes  and  Ring  Roads  /  Bypasses  in  83  cities  having population more than Five Lakh.

State / Union Territory (UT)  - wise details of  National HSCs / Expressways and Ring Roads / Bypasses prioritised for development are at Annexure-I.

To  reduce  traffic  congestion  on  NHs  in  Nellore  District  of Andhra Pradesh, Government has already completed construction of Six Lane Chilakaluripet - Nellore section of NH-5 (including Ongole Bypass), Nellore Bypass section of NH-16 and Four Lane Fly-Over on NH  67  (at  Muthukur  Road  Junction).  Further,  there  are  6  nos.  of under construction NHs projects in 170 km length amounting to ₹ 4,152 Crore passing through Nellore District of Andhra Pradesh.

- (c) Details of funds allocated and expenditure incurred for development and maintenance of NHs, including capacity augmentation  of  NHs  and  construction  of  ring  roads  /  bypasses  / elevated  corridors  for  traffic  decongestion,  during  the  last  three years and current year, including for the State of Andhra Pradesh, are at Annexure-II.
- (d) Details  of  major  ring  roads  /  bypasses  /  elevated  corridor projects taken up by the Government in the State of Andhra Pradesh are as under: -

| Length in Km             | Length in Km       | Length in Km   |
|--------------------------|--------------------|----------------|
| Approved but not Awarded | Under Construction | Completed      |
| 36                       | 196                | 747            |

Additionally, Ring Roads / Bypasses / Elevated Corridor projects of 226 km are also planned for development in the State of Andhra Pradesh.

(e) 4  nos.  of  under  construction  NHs  projects  in  94  km  length amounting  to  ₹  1,044  Crore  in  the  State  of  Andhra  Pradesh  are delayed for more  than five years beyond  original completion schedule. The primary reasons for delay in NHs projects are issues / bottlenecks relating to land acquisition, Railway clearances, Design issues, change of scope, financial crunch affecting implementation capacity of Contractor, etc.

ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) AND (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4397 ANSWERED ON 19.03.2026  ASKED  BY  SHRI  PRABHAKAR  REDDY  VEMIREDDY REGARDING DECONGESTION OF NATIONAL HIGHWAYS

State / UT - wise details of National HSCs / Expressways and Ring Roads / Bypasses prioritised for development: -

|   Sl. No. | State / UT        |   Length (in km) of Prioritised National HSCs / Expressways |   No. of Cities with Population >5 Lakh Prioritised for Development of Ring Roads / Bypasses |
|-----------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh    |                                                        2452 |                                                                                            3 |
|         2 | Assam             |                                                         701 |                                                                                            1 |
|         3 | Bihar             |                                                        2377 |                                                                                            2 |
|         4 | Chandigarh        |                                                           0 |                                                                                            1 |
|         5 | Chhattisgarh      |                                                         805 |                                                                                            2 |
|         6 | Delhi             |                                                         126 |                                                                                            1 |
|         7 | Gujarat           |                                                        1200 |                                                                                            6 |
|         8 | Haryana           |                                                         810 |                                                                                            0 |
|         9 | Himachal Pradesh  |                                                         124 |                                                                                            0 |
|        10 | Jammu and Kashmir |                                                         365 |                                                                                            2 |
|        11 | Jharkhand         |                                                         375 |                                                                                            3 |
|        12 | Karnataka         |                                                         818 |                                                                                            6 |
|        13 | Kerala            |                                                         295 |                                                                                            3 |
|        14 | Madhya Pradesh    |                                                        1006 |                                                                                            5 |
|        15 | Maharashtra       |                                                         872 |                                                                                           12 |
|        16 | Odisha            |                                                         631 |                                                                                            1 |
|        17 | Punjab            |                                                         978 |                                                                                            3 |
|        18 | Rajasthan         |                                                        1458 |                                                                                            6 |
|        19 | Tamil Nadu        |                                                         190 |                                                                                            6 |
|        20 | Telangana         |                                                        1124 |                                                                                            2 |
|        21 | Uttar Pradesh     |                                                        1383 |                                                                                           13 |
|        22 | Uttarakhand       |                                                          98 |                                                                                            1 |
|        23 | West Bengal       |                                                         740 |                                                                                            4 |

ANNEXURE-II

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  4397 ANSWERED  ON  19.03.2026 ASKED  BY  SHRI  PRABHAKAR  REDDY  VEMIREDDY  REGARDING DECONGESTION OF NATIONAL HIGHWAYS

Details of funds allocated and expenditure incurred for development and  maintenance  of  NHs,  including  construction  of  ring  roads, bypasses, elevated corridors and capacity augmentation of NHs for traffic  decongestion,  during  the  last  three  years  and  current  year, including for the State of Andhra Pradesh: -

|         |                           | Amount in ₹ Crore   | Amount in ₹ Crore   | Amount in ₹ Crore   | Amount in ₹ Crore   | Amount in ₹ Crore   | Amount in ₹ Crore   | Amount in ₹ Crore         | Amount in ₹ Crore         |
|---------|---------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
| Sr. No. | State/UT                  | 2022-23             | 2022-23             | 2023-24             | 2023-24             | 2024-25             | 2024-25             | 2025-26 (Till 31.01.2026) | 2025-26 (Till 31.01.2026) |
|         |                           | Alloc.              | Expd.               | Alloc.              | Expd.               | Alloc.              | Expd.               | Alloc.                    | Expd.                     |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh            | 6,957               | 6,957               | 11,440              | 11,440              | 11,777              | 11,756              | 10,690                    | 9,824                     |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh         | 3,140               | 3,140               | 2,649               | 2,649               | 3,972               | 3,599               | 3,421                     | 2,570                     |
| 3       | Assam                     | 4,557               | 4,557               | 9,137               | 9,137               | 7,209               | 7,207               | 4,624                     | 4,415                     |
| 4       | Bihar                     | 9,347               | 9,347               | 10,749              | 10,749              | 8,840               | 8,840               | 7,543                     | 7,077                     |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh              | 2,468               | 2,468               | 4,255               | 4,255               | 2,392               | 2,280               | 3,155                     | 2,874                     |
| 6       | Goa                       | 673                 | 673                 | 620                 | 620                 | 851                 | 651                 | 730                       | 439                       |
| 7       | Gujarat                   | 9,831               | 9,831               | 10,900              | 10,900              | 8,262               | 8,091               | 7,021                     | 6,550                     |
| 8       | Haryana                   | 3,924               | 3,924               | 6,062               | 6,062               | 4,391               | 4,344               | 2,419                     | 2,404                     |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh          | 4,534               | 4,534               | 5,175               | 5,175               | 3,998               | 3,994               | 2,947                     | 2,799                     |
| 10      | Jharkhand                 | 3,127               | 3,127               | 4,599               | 4,599               | 5,334               | 5,169               | 3,420                     | 3,170                     |
| 11      | Karnataka                 | 6,763               | 6,763               | 12,695              | 12,695              | 11,147              | 10,819              | 9,393                     | 8,751                     |
| 12      | Kerala                    | 3,994               | 3,994               | 10,419              | 10,419              | 5,100               | 5,082               | 3,127                     | 3,080                     |
| 13      | Madhya Pradesh            | 6,210               | 6,210               | 7,447               | 7,447               | 7,819               | 7,799               | 8,848                     | 8,211                     |
| 14      | Maharashtra               | 18,355              | 18,355              | 19,867              | 19,867              | 18,697              | 18,512              | 16,521                    | 14,978                    |
| 15      | Manipur                   | 2,737               | 2,737               | 2,598               | 2,598               | 2,018               | 2,011               | 1,304                     | 934                       |
| 16      | Meghalaya                 | 684                 | 684                 | 1,803               | 1,803               | 1,835               | 1,697               | 1,163                     | 962                       |
| 17      | Mizoram                   | 3,218               | 3,218               | 2,189               | 2,189               | 2,114               | 2,091               | 1,059                     | 1,046                     |
| 18      | Nagaland                  | 1,666               | 1,666               | 1,414               | 1,414               | 1,681               | 1,600               | 1,018                     | 857                       |
| 19      | Odisha                    | 4,643               | 4,643               | 5,948               | 5,948               | 6,121               | 5,786               | 4,969                     | 4,444                     |
| 20      | Punjab                    | 10,093              | 10,093              | 12,419              | 12,419              | 8,137               | 7,898               | 5,843                     | 5,745                     |
| 21      | Rajasthan                 | 9,719               | 9,719               | 8,874               | 8,874               | 6,330               | 6,301               | 4,161                     | 3,738                     |
| 22      | Sikkim                    | 1,008               | 1,008               | 684                 | 684                 | 473                 | 441                 | 364                       | 284                       |
| 23      | Tamil Nadu                | 8,230               | 8,230               | 9,925               | 9,925               | 9,077               | 9,068               | 7,205                     | 6,608                     |
| 24      | Telangana                 | 3,622               | 3,622               | 6,117               | 6,117               | 7,564               | 7,496               | 5,644                     | 4,921                     |
| 25      | Tripura                   | 1,156               | 1,156               | 1,546               | 1,546               | 778                 | 767                 | 585                       | 582                       |
| 26      | Uttar Pradesh             | 21,453              | 21,453              | 28,114              | 28,114              | 20,682              | 20,665              | 21,210                    | 19,380                    |
| 27      | Uttarakhand               | 3,219               | 3,219               | 4,545               | 4,545               | 3,996               | 3,835               | 3,018                     | 2,834                     |
| 28      | West Bengal               | 3,053               | 3,053               | 3,543               | 3,543               | 2,241               | 2,240               | 4,118                     | 3,731                     |
| 29      | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 143                 | 143                 | 96                  |                     |                     |                     | 138                       | 138                       |
| 30      | Chandigarh                | 1                   | 1                   | 0                   | 96                  | 204                 | 204                 |                           | 0                         |
|         |                           |                     |                     |                     | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 1                         |                           |

| 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         | Amount in ₹ Crore         |
|---------------------|----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
| Sr. No.             | State/UT             | 2022-23             | 2022-23             | 2023-24             | 2023-24             | 2024-25             | 2024-25             | 2025-26 (Till 31.01.2026) | 2025-26 (Till 31.01.2026) |
|                     |                      | Alloc.              | Expd.               | Alloc.              | Expd.               | Alloc.              | Expd.               | Alloc.                    | Expd.                     |
| 31                  | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 26                  | 26                  | 2                   | 2                   | 100                 | 46                  | 180                       | 54                        |
| 32                  | Daman & Diu          | 26                  | 26                  | 2                   | 2                   | 100                 | 46                  | 180                       | 54                        |
| 33                  | Delhi / Headquarters | 7,164               | 7,164               | 3,223               | 3,223               | 2,840               | 2,840               | 925                       | 923                       |
| 34                  | Jammu & Kashmir      | 7,370               | 7,370               | 10,528              | 10,528              | 10,331              | 10,204              | 6,436                     | 6,203                     |
| 35                  | Ladakh               | 574                 | 574                 | 658                 | 658                 | 794                 | 768                 | 323                       | 309                       |
| 36                  | Puducherry           | 61                  | 61                  | 35                  | 35                  | 29                  | 23                  | 7                         | 0                         |

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