Lok Sabha Question No. 4095 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-13
Subject: Construction of National Highways
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: R. VANAROJA

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4095**

ANSWERED ON 13 TH AUGUST, 2015

**Construction of National Highways**

4095. 	SHRIMATI VANAROJA R.:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सडक परिवहन और राजमार्ग मंत्री

be  pleased to state:

(a)	the length of the National Highways constructed during each of the last three years along with the expenditure incurred by the Government on their construction, State/UT-wise;

(b)	whether the construction of National Highways during 2014-15 has declined in comparison to the previous year indicating the targets set for construction of NHs and achieved during the said period;

(c) 	if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;

(d)	the initiatives taken/being taken by the Government to the pace of road construction activity and the outcome thereof; and

(e) 	the other steps being taken by the Government to remove the hurdles affecting the construction of NHs ?

**ANSWER**

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE

MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI PON. radhakrishnan)

(a) The State/UT-wise length of the National Highways constructed during each of the last three years are at annexure-I. The State/Agency/Scheme wise expenditure incurred for the last three years are at annexure-II.

(b) No, Madam. The targets for construction and corresponding achievement for last three years are as below:

|   Sl. No. | Year    |   Target for construction in km |   Achievement  in km |
|-----------|---------|---------------------------------|----------------------|
|         1 | 2012-13 |                            6187 |                 5732 |
|         2 | 2013-14 |                            6300 |                 4260 |
|         3 | 2014-15 |                            6300 |                 4410 |

(c) Does not arise.

(d) and (e) In order to ensure timely completion of the projects, regular meetings are held with project developers, State Governments and contractors.  Regular review meetings are held in Head Quarter by NHAI with Regional Officers, concessionaires /contractors to make the construction of projects hassle free. To expedite completion of these projects various steps are taken which include  streamlining of land acquisition & environment clearances, exit for equity investors, premium re-schedulement, close coordination with other Ministries, revamping of dispute resolution mechanism, frequent reviews at various levels etc.

**Annexure-I**

**ANNEXURE** REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4095 ANSWERED ON 13.08.2015 ASKED BY SHRIMATI VANAROJA R. REGARDING Construction of National Highways

**Length completed during the last three years**

| **Sl. No.**   | **Name of the State / Union Territory**   | **Construction achievement in km**   |             |             |
|---------------|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-------------|-------------|
|               |                                           | **2012-13**                          | **2013-14** | **2014-15** |
| 1             | Andhra Pradesh                            | 448.65                               | 162.75      | 136         |
| 2             | Arunachal Pradesh                         | 49.86                                | 122.40      | 88          |
| 3             | Assam                                     | 188.05                               | 226.34      | 178         |
| 4             | Bihar                                     | 428.95                               | 195.26      | 115         |
| 5             | Chandigarh                                | 0.00                                 | 0.00        | 1           |
| 6             | Chhattisgarh                              | 325.77                               | 165.10      | 307         |
| 7             | Gujarat                                   | 283.94                               | 155.99      | 139         |
| 8             | Haryana                                   | 92.74                                | 34.48       | 86          |
| 9             | Himachal Pradesh                          | 45.00                                | 30.00       | 34          |
| 10            | Jammu & Kashmir                           | 130.45                               | 166.87      | 57          |
| 11            | Jharkhand                                 | 268.00                               | 175.15      | 126         |
| 12            | Karnataka                                 | 291.11                               | 49.54       | 130         |
| 13            | Kerala                                    | 5.72                                 | 21.40       | 29          |
| 14            | Madhya Pradesh                            | 478.91                               | 492.07      | 335         |
| 15            | Maharashtra                               | 391.00                               | 250.50      | 124         |
| 16            | Manipur                                   | 58.93                                | 74.35       | 46          |
| 17            | Meghalaya                                 | 292.91                               | 303.18      | 88          |
| 18            | Mizoram                                   | 23.20                                | 5.11        | 5           |
| 19            | Nagaland                                  | 33.49                                | 0.00        | 13          |
| 20            | Odisha                                    | 361.15                               | 246.04      | 386         |
| 21            | Puducherry                                | 0.00                                 | 0.00        | 14          |
| 22            | Punjab                                    | 150.43                               | 37.18       | 115         |
| 23            | Rajasthan                                 | 260.36                               | 434.13      | 853         |
| 24            | Sikkim                                    | 9.00                                 | 8.00        | 30          |
| 25            | Tamil Nadu                                | 537.16                               | 242.29      | 58          |
| 26            | Telangana                                 | -                                    | -           | 171         |
| 27            | Tripura                                   | 19.73                                | 2.51        | 18          |
| 28            | Uttar Pradesh                             | 334.39                               | 484.62      | 542         |
| 29            | Uttarakhand                               | 44.27                                | 6.37        | 49          |
| 30            | West Bengal                               | 179.59                               | 189.82      | 138         |

**Annexure-II**

**ANNEXURE** REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4095 ANSWERED ON 13.08.2015 ASKED BY SHRIMATI VANAROJA R. REGARDING Construction of National Highways

**Expenditure incurred during the last three years**

| **Sl. No.**   | **States/UTs/Agency/Scheme**                                                                                | **Expenditure in Rs. crore**   |             |             |
|---------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------|-------------|
|               |                                                                                                             | **2012-13**                    | **2013-14** | **2014-15** |
|               | **NH(O)**                                                                                                   |                                |             |             |
| 1             | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                              | 190.99                         | 187.62      | 263.51      |
| 2             | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                           | 0.00                           | 1.09        | 0.50        |
| 3             | Assam                                                                                                       | 154.14                         | 199.41      | 141.76      |
| 4             | Bihar                                                                                                       | 128.94                         | 271.33      | 276.65      |
| 5             | Chandigarh                                                                                                  | 2.53                           | 0.92        | 4.95        |
| 6             | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                | 65.41                          | 25.29       | 62.17       |
| 7             | Delhi                                                                                                       | 0.10                           | 3.67        | 0.05        |
| 8             | Goa                                                                                                         | 2.31                           | 20.66       | 17.72       |
| 9             | Gujarat                                                                                                     | 160.58                         | 140.91      | 206.96      |
| 10            | Haryana                                                                                                     | 78.80                          | 53.51       | 60.48       |
| 11            | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                            | 94.76                          | 99.74       | 134.57      |
| 12            | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                             | 0.00                           | 0.00        | 0.00        |
| 13            | Jharkhand                                                                                                   | 97.75                          | 70.32       | 63.83       |
| 14            | Karnataka                                                                                                   | 297.40                         | 164.55      | 199.90      |
| 15            | Kerala                                                                                                      | 151.46                         | 258.84      | 67.18       |
| 16            | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                              | 69.96                          | 150.67      | 208.50      |
| 17            | Maharashtra                                                                                                 | 277.85                         | 177.01      | 137.64      |
| 18            | Manipur                                                                                                     | 54.69                          | 54.39       | 32.60       |
| 19            | Meghalaya                                                                                                   | 69.70                          | 33.61       | 43.41       |
| 20            | Mizoram                                                                                                     | 40.06                          | 20.57       | 39.53       |
| 21            | Nagaland                                                                                                    | 23.24                          | 44.65       | 46.20       |
| 22            | Odisha                                                                                                      | 220.97                         | 231.51      | 291.76      |
| 23            | Puducherry                                                                                                  | 5.34                           | 10.00       | 12.73       |
| 24            | Punjab                                                                                                      | 95.17                          | 113.24      | 256.66      |
| 25            | Rajasthan                                                                                                   | 126.30                         | 213.85      | 107.16      |
| 26            | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                  | 214.86                         | 210.24      | 119.83      |
| 27            | Telangana                                                                                                   | 0.00                           | 0.00        | 47.30       |
| 28            | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                               | 295.47                         | 284.35      | 247.37      |
| 29            | Uttarakhand                                                                                                 | 91.03                          | 85.90       | 169.25      |
| 30            | West Bengal                                                                                                 | 195.00                         | 134.10      | 283.50      |
| 31            | Andaman & Nicobar Islands                                                                                   | 1.00                           | 9.53        | 14.61       |
| 32            | National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)                                                                 | 12,710.97                      | 20,514.40   | 18957.21    |
| 33            | Border Roads Organization (BRO)                                                                             | 442.73                         | 355.94      | 213.83      |
| 34            | Special Accelerated Road Development Programme for North-East Region (SARDP-NE) including Arunachal Package | 1825.69                        | 3009.27     | 2843.33     |
| 35            | Special Programme for development of Roads In Left Wing Extremism affected Area (LWE)                       | 1048.17                        | 897.00      | 1014.59     |
| 36            | EAP                                                                                                         | 0.69                           | 42.00       | 251.14      |

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