Lok Sabha Question No. 2005 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-11
Subject: Construction of NHs in Bundelkhand
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Shri Anurag Sharma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO. 2005 ANSWERED ON 11 TH  DECEMBER, 2025

## CONSTRUCTION OF NHS IN BUNDELKHAND

## 2005. SHRI ANURAG SHARMA:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

## be pleased to state:

- (a) the total length of National Highways presently under construction  in  the  Bundelkhand  region  of  Uttar  Pradesh  and  the length completed during the last three years;
- (b) the details of new National Highway stretches or additional lane expansion proposed for the districts of Jhansi, Lalitpur, Banda and Chitrakoot;
- (c) the total funds allocated by the National Highways Authority of India  (NHAI)  for  all  ongoing  and  sanctioned  highway  projects  in Uttar  Pradesh,  particularly  in  Bundelkhand  and  the  expenditure incurred so far, scheme-wise and district-wise; and
- (d)  the  number  of  bridges,  flyovers  and  underpasses  presently under construction on  National  Highways  in  the  Bundelkhand region, the number completed and the total expenditure incurred on these structures?

ANSWER THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a) to (d)     8 number of projects are presently ongoing on National Highways (NHs) in the Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh, which comprises of a four laning project in about 46 km length of which about 7.6 km have been completed during the current financial year.

6  number  of  NH  development  projects  in  about  75  km  length have been identified for taking up in the districts of Jhansi, Lalitpur, Banda and Chitrakoot.

Funds are allocated for development and maintenance of NHs State/UT-wise/ agency wise and not district / region-wise.

The details of funds allocated and expenditure incurred towards development and maintenance of NHs in the State of Uttar Pradesh during  each  of  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year  are  as follows:

(Amount in ₹ crore)

| 2022-23     | 2022-23      | 2023-24     | 2023-24      | 2024-25     | 2024-25      | 2025-26 (Till 31.10.2025)   | 2025-26 (Till 31.10.2025)   |
|-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
| Allocati on | Expendit ure | Allocati on | Expendit ure | Allocati on | Expenditu re | Allocation                  | Expenditure                 |
| 21,453      | 21,453       | 28,114      | 28,114       | 20,682      | 20,665       | 16,004                      | 14,212                      |

The flyovers, underpasses and bridges are generally constructed as part of an NH  development  project involving improvement  and  upgradation.   Funds  utilized  for  construction  of bridges, flyovers and underpasses are not maintained separately.

At  present,  works  are  ongoing  in  six  number  of  Road  Over Bridges (ROBs)/flyovers, one bridge and two Vehicular Underpasses (VUPs)  on  NHs  in  the  Bundelkhand  region  of  Uttar  Pradesh. One work of reconstruction of minor bridge of NH-35 has been completed in March 2024.

*****