Lok Sabha Question No. 1965 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-11
Subject: Modernisation of Roads and National Highways
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Shri Deepender Singh Hooda

## be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  funds  allocated,  released  and  utilised  for  the modernisation of roads and National Highways during the last ten financial  years,  year-wise  including  the  current  financial  year  in Haryana;
- (b) whether the Government has prepared any time-bound roadmap for  the  modernisation  of  roads  and  National  Highways  across  the country  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the  reasons therefor; and
- (c) the components included under modernisation such as strengthening, resurfacing, safety features, lane improvement, climate-resilient materials and technology-based maintenance?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) Year-wise details of expenditure incurred towards development  and  maintenance  of  NHs  including  modernization  of NHs in the State of Haryana during the last ten financial years and current financial year are at Annexure-I.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1965

## ANSWERED ON 11 TH  DECEMBER, 2025

MODERNISATION OF ROADS AND NATIONAL HIGHWAYS 1965.   SHRI DEEPENDER SINGH HOODA:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

Government  also allocates  and  releases  funds  to  the  State Governments / UTs, including for the State of Haryana, for development  and  maintenance  of  State  Roads  under  the  Central Road & Infrastructure Fund (CRIF) Scheme as per the provisions of the  amended  CRIF  Act,  2000.    Year  -  wise  details  of  accrual  and release  of  funds  for  development  and  maintenance  of  State  roads under  CRIF  Scheme  in  the  State  of  Haryana  during  the  last  ten financial years and current financial year are at Annexure-II.

(b) and (c) Development  and  maintenance  of  NHs  is  a  continuous process.  Works  on  NHs,  including  construction  of  high  speed corridors,  capacity  augmentation  to  two  /  four  /  six  /  eight  lane standards of existing NHs, strengthening, resurfacing, rectification of black spots and other road safety related engineering improvement  works,  rehabilitation  /  reconstruction  of  bridges  and other  structures  thereon  with  focus  on  resilient  construction,  are accordingly  taken  up  based  on  the  traffic  density,  connectivity requirement, condition of the road and synergy with PM Gati Shakti National  Master  Plan  (NMP).  At  present,  1,208  NHs  projects  in 27,859 km length costing ₹7.68 Lakh Crore are under construction in the country.

Use of technology is inbuilt in construction, maintenance and monitoring  system,  e.g.  Automated  &  Intelligent  Machine-aided Construction in construction, Mobile Quality Control Van for regular testing during construction and uses of Network Survey vehicle for road  surface  analysis,  Drone  imaging  analytics  for  checking  the quality of maintenance works.

ANNEXURE-I ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO. 1965 ANSWERED  ON  11.12.2025 ASKED BY SHRI DEEPENDER SINGH HOODA REGARDING MODERNISATION OF ROADS AND NATIONAL HIGHWAYS Year  -  wise  details  of  expenditure  incurred  towards  development and maintenance of NHs in the State of Haryana during the last ten financial years and current financial year: -

| Year                      | Expenditure ( ₹ Crore)   |
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
| 2015-16                   | 2,105                    |
| 2016-17                   | 2,033                    |
| 2017-18                   | 2,270                    |
| 2018-19                   | 6,210                    |
| 2019-20                   | 6,721                    |
| 2020-21                   | 10,651                   |
| 2021-22                   | 7,203                    |
| 2022-23                   | 3,924                    |
| 2023-24                   | 6,062                    |
| 2024-25                   | 4,344                    |
| 2025-26 (till 31.10.2025) | 1,242                    |

## ANNEXURE-II

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO. 1965 ANSWERED  ON  11.12.2025 ASKED BY SHRI DEEPENDER SINGH HOODA REGARDING MODERNISATION OF ROADS AND NATIONAL HIGHWAYS

Year - wise details of accrual and release of funds for development and maintenance of State roads under CRIF Scheme in the State of Haryana  during  the  last  ten  financial  years  and  current  financial year: -

| Year                        |   Accrual ( ₹ Crore) |   Release ( ₹ Crore) |
|-----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
| 2015-16                     |                78.65 |                78.65 |
| 2016-17                     |               192.79 |               167.34 |
| 2017-18                     |               180.11 |               114.14 |
| 2018-19                     |               183.17 |                80.93 |
| 2019-20 *                   |               185.1  |               200.77 |
| 2020-21                     |               167.73 |                78.54 |
| 2021-22                     |               177.05 |               163.71 |
| 2022-23 #                   |               197.73 |                 0    |
| 2023-24 #                   |               205.63 |               108.6  |
| 2024-25 #                   |               203.31 |               189    |
| 2025-26 (till 31.10.2025) # |               222.59 |                 0    |

*Fund under CRIF Scheme has been released more than the accrual of the State for the concerned year from the unspent balance of previous years of that State.

#Including  funds  allocated/released  for  construction  of  ROBs/  RUBs/  Bridges  on  State  Roads  under  SETU BANDHAN under CRIF Scheme

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