Lok Sabha Question No. 3929 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-13
Subject: Highway Engineers
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: K.R.P. PRABAKARAN

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3929**

ANSWERED ON 13 TH AUGUST, 2015

**HIGHWAY ENGINEERS**

3929.	SHRI K.R.P. PRABAKARAN:

Will the Minister of Road Transport and Highways

सड़क परिवहन और राजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

1. whether the Government proposes to get the highway engineers trained at the entry level and during the service period from Indian Academy of Highway Engineers (IAHE) including number of persons trained so far; and
2. if so, the details thereof along with the details of the training programme conducted?

**ANSWER**

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE

MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

1. to (b) Engineers of Central Engineering Service (Roads) are deputed for training at Indian Academy of Highway Engineers (IAHE) at entry level and also during their service. IAHE was setup in the year 1983 and almost all the officers of CES(R) are nominated for training from time to time. The details of training programmes conducted by IAHE during the last 3 years i.e. 2013-14, 2014-15 & up to 31 st July, 2015 is annexed.

**Annexure**

**ANNEXURE** REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3929 ANSWERED ON 13.08.2015 ASKED BY SHRI K.R.P. PRABAKARAN REGARDING HIGHWAY ENGINEERS

| **Training Programmes organised by IAHE during the Year 2015-16  Upto till date- 31-07-2015**   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |                         |                        |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
| **S. No.**                                                                                      | **Name of Course**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | **Date**                | **No of Participants** |
| **1**                                                                                           | Computer Aided Road & Bridge Design                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 20.07.2015-24.07.2015   | 1                      |
|                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |                         | **1**                  |
| **Training Programmes organised by IAHE during the Year 2014-15**                               |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |                         |                        |
| 1                                                                                               | Training Programme on   "Landslides - Prevention, Control and Mitigation"                                                                                                                                                                                  | 14.07.2014-16.07.2014   | 2                      |
| 2                                                                                               | Two Weeks Orientation Programme for Technical Officers & Senior Technical Assistants of M/oRT&H                                                                                                                                                            | 25.08.2014-06.09.2014   | 13                     |
| 3                                                                                               | Foundation Training Programme for freshly recruited Assistant Executive Engineers (AEEs) of M/oRT&H & Deputy Managers of NHAI                                                                                                                              | 27.10.2014-24.01.2015   | 8                      |
| 4                                                                                               | Training Programme on  "Planning, Design & Construction of Hill Roads"                                                                                                                                                                                     | 11.11.2014-15.11.2014   | 1                      |
| 5                                                                                               | Training Programme on Design and constructions of Flexible / Rigid Pavement                                                                                                                                                                                | 02.12.2014-06.12.2014   | 1                      |
| 6                                                                                               | Training Programme on  "Planning, Design and Construction of Expressways"                                                                                                                                                                                  | 20.01.2015-22.01.2015   | 1                      |
| 7                                                                                               | Training Programme on  Guidelines and Codes of Practice for Bridge Design & Construction                                                                                                                                                                   | 23.02.2015-27.02.2015   | 2                      |
| 8                                                                                               | Foundation Training Course for the newly recruited Assistant Executive Engineers (AEEs) of M/oRT&H                                                                                                                                                         | 09.03.2015-06.06.2015   | 29                     |
| 9                                                                                               | Training Programme on  Survey Investigations & Pavement evaluation for Roads & Bridge                                                                                                                                                                      | 16.03.2015-20.03.2015   | 2                      |
|                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |                         | **59**                 |
| **Training Programmes organised by IAHE during the Year 2013-14**                               |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |                         |                        |
| 1                                                                                               | Training Programme on Construction Supervision and                                                                                                                                                              Quality Control for Road & Bridge Projects | 05.08.2013-08.08.2013   | 1                      |
| 2                                                                                               | Training Programme on Quality Assurance Systems and TQM for Highway Projects                                                                                                                                                                               | 02-09-2013-  06-09-2013 | 2                      |
| 3                                                                                               | Training Programme on HDM-IV with Asset Management & Pavement Preservation Concepts in Highway Sector                                                                                                                                                      | 16-09-2013 -20-09-2013  | 1                      |
| 4                                                                                               | Training Programme on Pavement Inspection, Repair & Rehabilitation                                                                                                                                                                                         | 18-09-2013 -20-09-2013  | 4                      |
| 5                                                                                               | Training Programme on Refresher course for Superintending Engineers/ Director Equivalent                                                                                                                                                                   | 18-11-2013 -22-11-2013  | 1                      |
| 6                                                                                               | Training Programme on Contract Management, Dispute Resolution and Arbitration in Highway Projects                                                                                                                                                          | 18-11-2013 -22-11-2013  | 2                      |
| 7                                                                                               | Training Programme on Modern Survey Techniques including GIS/GPS & Total Station                                                                                                                                                                           | 02-12-2013 -06-12-2013  | 4                      |
| 8                                                                                               | Construction Supervision and Quality Control for Road & Bridge Projects                                                                                                                                                                                    | 17-12-2013 -20-12-2013  | 5                      |
| 9                                                                                               | Bridge Inspection, Rehabilitation and Maintenance Management System                                                                                                                                                                                        | 18-12-2013 -20-12-2013  | 2                      |
| 10                                                                                              | Orientation Training Programme for Contractual Graduate Engineers & AEE of MoRT&H                                                                                                                                                                          | 10-03-2014 -14-03-2014  | 25                     |
| 11                                                                                              | Workshop on "Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) model"                                                                                                                                                                                        | 25.02.2014              | 2                      |
|                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |                         | **49**                 |
|                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |                         | **109**                |

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