Lok Sabha Question No. 178 (STARRED), answered on 2015-12-10
Subject: Development of NHs
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: BHEEMRAO BASWANTHRAO PATIL, KINJARAPU RAM MOHAN NAIDU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

STARRED QUESTION NO. 178 ANSWERED ON 10 TH DECEMBER, 2015

## DEVELOPMENT OF NHS

- *178.  SHRI BHEEMRAO B. PATIL: SHRI RAM MOHAN NAIDU KINJARAPU:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS सडक परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) the  criteria/norms  laid  down  for  construction,  development  and  maintenance  of  the National Highways (NHs);
- (b) the length of NHs  constructed/ proposed  to be constructed including the funds allocated/utilised during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (c) the details of proposals received/approved/pending from various States for development of NHs projects along with expenditure incurred on these projects during the last three years, State-wise;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to construct new NHs in various parts of the country including  Andhra  Pradesh  and  Telangana  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the length and stretch to be covered State/UT-wise; and
- (e) whether construction/development of a large number of the National Highway projects are  running  behind  schedule,  if  so,  the  details  of  such  projects,  running  behind  the schedule,  State/UT-wise  and  the  reasons  therefor  including  the  steps  taken  by  the Government to expedite these projects?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) to (e) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 178 ANSWERED  ON  10.12.2015 ASKED BY SHRI BHEEMRAO B. PATIL AND SHRI RAM MOHAN NAIDU KINJARAPU   REGARDING DEVELOPMENT OF NHS

- (a) The construction, development and maintenance of NHs is done as per IRC guidelines and Ministry's specifications.
- (b)  The target for NH construction for  year 2015-16 is 10950 km, for country as a whole, no State-wise  targets  have  been  fixed.  The  State  /UT-wise  details  of  length  of  NHs  constructed during  each  of  the  last  three  year  are  at  Annexure-I.  The  State  /UT-wise  details  of  funds allocated/utilized for development of NHs during each of the last three years and the current year are at Annexure-II.
- (c) The details of proposals received and sanctioned from various States for development of NHs projects are enclosed as Annexure -III. Proposals which are not sanctioned retuned to respective State/UT unapproved.
- (d)  The  details  of  the  highways  proposed  to  be  constructed  under  the  various  schemes  of  the ministry including Andhra Pradesh and Telangana during 2015-16 are enclosed at Annexure-IV.
- (e) The details of NH projects running behind schedule are at Annexure-V. Projects are delayed due to various reasons such as Land  Acquisition, Utility shifting, Non  availability of Soil/Aggregates, Poor performance of contractors, Environment/ Forest/Wildlife Clearance, Rail Over  Bridge  (ROB)  &  Railway  Under  Bridge  (RUB)  issue  with  Railways,  Public  agitation demanding  for  additional  facilities,  Arbitration/contractual  disputes  with  contractors,  etc. To expedite completion of projects various steps have been taken which include streamlining of land acquisition,  streamlining  of  environment  clearances,  exit  for  equity  investors,  premium  reschedulement,  securitization  of  road  sector  loans,  close  coordination  with  other  Ministries, revamping of dispute resolution mechanism, frequent reviews at Minister levels, etc.

## ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION NO. 178 ANSWERED ON 10.12.2015 ASKED BY SHRI BHEEMRAO B. PATIL AND SHRI RAM MOHAN NAIDU KINJARAPU  REGARDING DEVELOPMENT OF NHS

The State /UT-wise details of length of road constructed, funds allocated and expenditure incurred during each of the last three year and current year

| Sl. No.   | State / Union     | Length completed (in km)   | Length completed (in km)   | Length completed (in km)   | Length completed (in km)   |
|-----------|-------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | Territory         | 2012-13                    | 2013-14                    | 2014-15                    | 2015-16                    |
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh    | 448.65                     | 162.75                     | 136.35                     | 221                        |
| 2.        | Arunachal Pradesh | 49.86                      | 122.40                     | 87.67                      | 30                         |
| 3.        | Assam             | 188.05                     | 226.34                     | 177.77                     | 43.29                      |
| 4.        | Bihar             | 428.95                     | 195.26                     | 114.60                     | 91.61                      |
| 5.        | Chandigarh        | 0.00                       | 0.00                       | 1.00                       | 0                          |
| 6.        | Chhattisgarh      | 325.77                     | 165.10                     | 306.87                     | 143.200                    |
| 7.        | Delhi             | 0.00                       | 0.00                       | 0.00                       | 0                          |
| 8.        | Goa               | 0.00                       | 0.00                       | 0.00                       | 0                          |
| 9.        | Gujarat           | 283.94                     | 155.99                     | 139.06                     | 212.56                     |
| 10.       | Haryana           | 92.74                      | 34.48                      | 86.08                      | 95.12                      |
| 11.       | Himachal Pradesh  | 45.00                      | 30.00                      | 34.00                      | 88                         |
| 12.       | Jammu &Kashmir    | 130.45                     | 166.87                     | 57.08                      | 9.90                       |
| 13.       | Jharkhand         | 268.00                     | 175.15                     | 125.70                     | 90.19                      |
| 14.       | Karnataka         | 291.11                     | 49.54                      | 129.83                     | 191.80                     |
| 15.       | Kerala            | 5.72                       | 21.40                      | 29.40                      | 9.79                       |
| 16.       | Madhya Pradesh    | 478.91                     | 492.07                     | 335.16                     | 164.89                     |
| 17.       | Maharashtra       | 391.00                     | 228.99                     | 123.73                     | 156.71                     |
| 18.       | Manipur           | 58.93                      | 74.35                      | 45.83                      | 2.50                       |
| 19.       | Meghalaya         | 292.91                     | 303.18                     | 88.30                      | 15.66                      |
| 20.       | Mizoram           | 23.20                      | 5.11                       | 5.00                       | 23                         |
| 21.       | Nagaland          | 33.49                      | 0.00                       | 13.00                      | 16                         |
| 22.       | Odisha            | 361.15                     | 246.04                     | 385.70                     | 174.76                     |
| 23.       | Puducherry        | 0.00                       | 0.00                       | 14.20                      | 9.35                       |
| 24.       | Punjab            | 150.43                     | 37.18                      | 114.87                     | 53.55                      |
| 25.       | Rajasthan         | 260.36                     | 434.13                     | 852.90                     | 705.11                     |
| 26.       | Sikkim            | 9.00                       | 8.00                       | 29.81                      | 0                          |
| 27.       | Tamil Nadu        | 537.16                     | 242.29                     | 58.03                      | 106.83                     |
| 28.       | Telangana         | 0.00                       |                            | 171.00                     | 197                        |
| 29.       | Tripura           | 19.73                      | 2.51                       | 18.09                      | 0                          |
| 30.       | Uttar Pradesh     | 334.39                     | 484.62                     | 541.96                     | 406.65                     |
| 31.       | Uttarakhand       | 44.27                      | 6.37                       | 48.73                      | 120.48                     |
| 32.       | West Bengal       | 179.59                     | 189.82                     | 138.04                     | 80.54                      |
| 33.       | A &NIslands       | 0.00                       | 0.00                       | 0.00                       | 0                          |
| Total     | Total             | 5,732.76                   | 4,281.45                   | 4,409.76                   | 3480                       |

## ANNEXURE-II

ANNEXURE REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION NO. 178 ANSWERED ON 10.12.2015 ASKED BY SHRI BHEEMRAO B. PATIL AND SHRI RAM MOHAN NAIDU KINJARAPU  REGARDING DEVELOPMENT OF NHS

The State /UT-wise details of funds allocated/utilized for development of NHs during each of the last three years and the current year

(Amount in Rs. crore)

| Sl.   | State/ UTs/          | Allocation   | Allocation   | Allocation   | Allocation   | Expenditure   | Expenditure   | Expenditure   | Expenditure   |
|-------|----------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
| No.   | Schemes              | 2012-13      | 2013-14      | 2014-15      | 2015-16      | 2012-13       | 2013-14       | 2014-15       | 2015-16 #     |
| 1.    | Andhra               | 186.70       | 188.03       | 263.51       | 149.00       | 190.99        | 187.62        | 263.51        | 5.63          |
| 2.    | Arunachal            | 0.00         | 1.09         | 0.50         | 1.00         | 0.00          | 1.09          | 0.50          | 10.80         |
| 3.    | Pradesh Assam        | 176.00       | 205.09       | 141.76       | 104.79       | 154.14        | 199.41        | 141.76        | 11.17         |
| 4.    | Pradesh Bihar        | 140.00       | 304.56       | 276.65       | 160.24       | 128.94        | 271.33        | 276.65        | 48.11         |
| 5.    | Chandigarh           | 2.80         | 0.92         | 4.95         | 1.00         | 2.53          | 0.92          | 4.95          | 0.00          |
| 6.    | Chhattisgarh         | 73.50        | 43.35        | 62.17        | 61.60        | 65.41         | 25.29         | 62.17         | 10.56         |
| 7.    | Delhi                | 0.42         | 3.67         | 0.05         | 2.00         | 0.10          | 3.67          | 0.05          | 0.00          |
| 8.    | Goa                  | 2.00         | 20.66        | 17.72        | 156.00       | 2.31          | 20.66         | 17.72         | 6.48          |
| 9.    | Gujarat              | 156.60       | 146.54       | 206.96       | 116.08       | 160.58        | 140.91        | 206.96        | 43.69         |
| 10.   | Haryana              | 75.00        | 53.51        | 60.48        | 48.00        | 78.80         | 53.51         | 60.48         | 22.11         |
| 11.   | Himachal             | 110.00       | 100.43       | 134.57       | 120.00       | 94.76         | 99.74         | 134.57        | 26.47         |
| 12.   | Jammu&               | 0.00         | 0.00         | 0.00         | 30.00        | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.04          |
| 13.   | Pradesh Jharkhand    | 100.00       | 70.32        | 63.83        | 95.00        | 97.75         | 70.32         | 63.83         | 8.32          |
| 14.   | Kashmir Karnataka    | 309.07       | 165.85       | 199.90       | 133.00       | 297.40        | 164.55        | 199.90        | 49.04         |
| 15.   | Kerala               | 136.11       | 272.72       | 67.18        | 115.20       | 151.46        | 258.84        | 67.18         | 7.37          |
| 16.   | Madhya               | 70.73        | 155.01       | 208.50       | 116.14       | 69.96         | 150.67        | 208.50        | 23.89         |
| 17.   | Maharashtra          | 265.02       | 177.23       | 137.64       | 38.71        | 277.85        | 177.01        | 137.64        | 16.09         |
| 18.   | Pradesh Manipur      | 56.44        | 54.71        | 32.60        | 30.00        | 54.69         | 54.39         | 32.60         | 5.39          |
| 19.   | Meghalaya            | 61.00        | 35.70        | 43.41        | 11.00        | 69.70         | 33.61         | 43.41         | 7.64          |
| 20.   | Mizoram              | 85.00        | 22.11        | 39.53        | 38.00        | 40.06         | 20.57         | 39.53         | 1.73          |
| 21.   | Nagaland             | 6.80         | 44.65        | 46.20        | 80.00        | 23.24         | 44.65         | 46.20         | 0.00          |
| 22.   | Odisha               | 219.81       | 233.22       | 291.76       | 280.00       | 220.97        | 231.51        | 291.76        | 30.21         |
| 23.   | Puducherry           | 5.70         | 10.00        | 12.73        | 7.00         | 5.34          | 10.00         | 12.73         | 0.77          |
| 24.   | Punjab               | 105.00       | 113.77       | 256.66       | 92.00        | 95.17         | 113.24        | 256.66        | 40.01         |
| 25.   | Rajasthan            | 130.10       | 215.49       | 107.16       | 235.18       | 126.30        | 213.85        | 107.16        | 42.84         |
| 26.   | Tamil Nadu           | 230.00       | 210.24       | 119.83       | 169.11       | 214.86        | 210.24        | 119.83        | 50.14         |
| 27.   | Telangana            | 0.00         | 0.00         | 47.30        | 91.00        | 0.00          | 0.00          | 47.30         | 7.70          |
| 28.   | Tripura              | 0.00         | 0.00         | 0.00         | 55.00        | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          |
| 29.   | Uttar                | 287.01       | 289.53       | 247.37       | 227.27       | 295.47        | 284.35        | 247.37        | 99.82         |
| 30.   | Uttarakhand          | 85.70        | 87.84        | 169.25       | 68.68        | 91.03         | 85.90         | 169.25        | 40.42         |
| 31.   | Pradesh West         | 200.00       | 170.00       | 283.50       | 213.00       | 195.00        | 134.10        | 283.50        | 48.91         |
| 32.   | Andaman&             | 2.00         | 9.53         | 14.61        | 5.00         | 1.00          | 9.53          | 14.61         | 0.04          |
| 33.   | Bengal Nicobar NHAI* | 22,808.97    | 20,572.29    | 23,224.92    | 72,114.59    | 12,710.97     | 20,514.40     | 18,957.21     | 7,537.69      |
| 34.   | BRO*                 | 490.00       | 374.00       | 237.00       | 0.00         | 442.73        | 355.94        | 213.83        | 0.00          |
| 35.   | Islands SARDP-       | 1,845.00     | 2,994.00     | 3,000.00     | 4,000.00     | 1,825.69      | 3,009.27      | 2,843.33      | 2,488.29      |
| 36.   | LWE*                 | 1,075.00     | 910.00       | 1,024.00     | 1,200.00     | 1,048.17      | 897.00        | 1,014.59      | 205.43        |
| 37.   | NE EAP*              | 6.00         | 84.50        | 451.00       | 750.00       | 0.69          | 42.00         | 251.14        | 69.20         |

including

Arunachal

Package*

## ANNEXURE-III

ANNEXURE REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION NO. 178 ANSWERED ON 10.12.2015 ASKED BY SHRI BHEEMRAO B. PATIL AND SHRI RAM MOHAN NAIDU KINJARAPU  REGARDING DEVELOPMENT OF NHS

| Sl. No.   | State / Union Territory   | Numbers of Proposals Received and Sanctioned   | Numbers of Proposals Received and Sanctioned   | Numbers of Proposals Received and Sanctioned   | Numbers of Proposals Received and Sanctioned   | Numbers of Proposals Received and Sanctioned   | Numbers of Proposals Received and Sanctioned   |
|-----------|---------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | State / Union Territory   | 2012-13                                        | 2012-13                                        | 2013-14                                        | 2013-14                                        | 2014-15                                        | 2014-15                                        |
| Sl. No.   | State / Union Territory   | Received                                       | Sanctioned                                     | Received                                       | Sanctioned                                     | Received                                       | Sanctioned                                     |
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh            | 43                                             | 34                                             | 24                                             | 18                                             | 27                                             | 16                                             |
| 2.        | Arunachal                 | 4                                              | 1                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 6                                              | 5                                              |
| 3.        | Assam                     | 35                                             | 13                                             | 35                                             | 7                                              | 24                                             | 16                                             |
| 4.        | Pradesh Bihar             | 38                                             | 28                                             | 37                                             | 12                                             | 10                                             | 10                                             |
| 5.        | Chandigarh                | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              |
| 6.        | Chhattisgarh              | 25                                             | 23                                             | 24                                             | 11                                             | 12                                             | 8                                              |
| 7.        | Delhi                     | 0                                              | 0                                              | 2                                              | 2                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              |
| 8.        | Goa                       | 16                                             | 5                                              | 17                                             | 17                                             | 25                                             | 24                                             |
| 9.        | Gujarat                   | 30                                             | 23                                             | 20                                             | 12                                             | 26                                             | 12                                             |
| 10.       | Haryana                   | 10                                             | 10                                             | 15                                             | 14                                             | 26                                             | 24                                             |
| 11.       | Himachal Pradesh          | 20                                             | 20                                             | 16                                             | 14                                             | 37                                             | 30                                             |
| 12.       | Jammu&                    | 4                                              | 3                                              | 10                                             | 8                                              | 7                                              | 7                                              |
| 13.       | Jharkhand                 | 28                                             | 16                                             | 16                                             | 15                                             | 6                                              | 3                                              |
| 14.       | Kashmir Karnataka         | 41                                             | 27                                             | 33                                             | 29                                             | 58                                             | 52                                             |
| 15.       | Kerala                    | 47                                             | 30                                             | 20                                             | 14                                             | 13                                             | 13                                             |
| 16.       | Madhya Pradesh            | 17                                             | 15                                             | 36                                             | 17                                             | 17                                             | 16                                             |
| 17.       | Maharashtra               | 39                                             | 26                                             | 24                                             | 21                                             | 34                                             | 23                                             |
| 18.       | Manipur                   | 6                                              | 4                                              | 19                                             | 11                                             | 11                                             | 9                                              |
| 19.       | Meghalaya                 | 28                                             | 12                                             | 17                                             | 11                                             | 7                                              | 4                                              |
| 20.       | Mizoram                   | 32                                             | 5                                              | 18                                             | 16                                             | 27                                             | 4                                              |
| 21.       | Nagaland                  | 21                                             | 9                                              | 12                                             | 8                                              | 6                                              | 1                                              |
| 22.       | Odisha                    | 22                                             | 18                                             | 27                                             | 25                                             | 22                                             | 20                                             |
| 23.       | Puducherry                | 3                                              | 3                                              | 1                                              | 1                                              | 2                                              | 2                                              |
| 24.       | Punjab                    | 15                                             | 13                                             | 26                                             | 16                                             | 42                                             | 37                                             |
| 25.       | Rajasthan                 | 42                                             | 19                                             | 31                                             | 25                                             | 29                                             | 28                                             |
| 26.       | Sikkim                    | 1                                              | 1                                              | 2                                              | 2                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              |
| 27.       | Tamil Nadu                | 34                                             | 21                                             | 42                                             | 38                                             | 36                                             | 21                                             |
| 28.       | Telangana                 | 0                                              | 0                                              | 5                                              | 5                                              | 8                                              | 8                                              |
| 29.       | Tripura                   | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 2                                              | 2                                              |
| 30.       | Uttar Pradesh             | 40                                             | 38                                             | 25                                             | 25                                             | 23                                             | 20                                             |
| 31.       | Uttarakhand               | 22                                             | 13                                             | 71                                             | 46                                             | 60                                             | 53                                             |
| 32.       | West Bengal               | 33                                             | 16                                             | 12                                             | 9                                              | 18                                             | 14                                             |
| 33.       | A &NIslands               | 8                                              | 8                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 7                                              | 7                                              |
| Total     | Total                     | 696                                            | 446                                            | 637                                            | 449                                            | 621                                            | 482                                            |

## ANNEXURE-IV

ANNEXURE REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION NO. 178 ANSWERED ON 10.12.2015 ASKED BY SHRI BHEEMRAO B. PATIL AND SHRI RAM MOHAN NAIDU KINJARAPU  REGARDING DEVELOPMENT OF NHS

The State/ UT-wise detail of NH projects running on Newly Declared NHs as on 30.11.2015

|   Sl. No. | State / UT       |   Numbers Of Projects |   Total Stretch Covered for Construction (in km) |
|-----------|------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh   |                    17 |                                          896.562 |
|         2 | Bihar            |                     8 |                                           91.3   |
|         3 | Chhattisgarh     |                     2 |                                           75     |
|         4 | Goa              |                     3 |                                          100.5   |
|         5 | Gujarat          |                     6 |                                           36.1   |
|         6 | Haryana          |                     7 |                                           94.66  |
|         7 | Himachal Pradesh |                    10 |                                           84.76  |
|         8 | Jammu &Kashmir   |                     7 |                                           42.42  |
|         9 | Jharkhand        |                     3 |                                           65.48  |
|        10 | Karnataka        |                     2 |                                          340.01  |
|        11 | Kerala           |                     2 |                                           52     |
|        12 | Maharashtra      |                    17 |                                          971.01  |
|        13 | Manipur          |                    13 |                                            7.34  |
|        14 | Odisha           |                     1 |                                           29.75  |
|        15 | Punjab           |                     7 |                                           53.68  |
|        16 | Rajasthan        |                     1 |                                           17.35  |
|        17 | Tamil Nadu       |                     3 |                                          108.34  |
|        18 | Telangana        |                    13 |                                          141.56  |
|        19 | Uttar Pradesh    |                     9 |                                          265.695 |
|        20 | Uttarakhand      |                     5 |                                           40     |
|        21 | West Bengal      |                     2 |                                           23.4   |

ANNEXURE REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION NO. 178 ANSWERED ON 10.12.2015 ASKED BY SHRI BHEEMRAO B. PATIL AND SHRI RAM MOHAN NAIDU KINJARAPU  REGARDING DEVELOPMENT OF NHS

The State/ UT-wise detail of NH projects running behind schedule as on 30.11.2015

| Sl.    | State / UT       |   No. of Delayed Projects |
|--------|------------------|---------------------------|
| 1.     | Andhra Pradesh   |                         1 |
| No. 2. | Assam            |                         9 |
| 3.     | Bihar            |                        12 |
| 4.     | Chhattisgarh     |                         2 |
| 5.     | Goa              |                         3 |
| 6.     | Gujarat          |                         8 |
| 7.     | Haryana          |                         0 |
| 8.     | Himachal Pradesh |                         8 |
| 9.     | Jammu &Kashmir   |                         0 |
| 10.    | Jharkhand        |                         4 |
| 11.    | Karnataka        |                        12 |
| 12.    | Kerala           |                         5 |
| 13.    | Madhya Pradesh   |                        11 |
| 14.    | Maharashtra      |                         9 |
| 15.    | Manipur          |                         1 |
| 16.    | Meghalaya        |                         6 |
| 17.    | Mizoram          |                         5 |
| 18.    | Nagaland         |                         0 |
| 19.    | Odisha           |                         7 |
| 20.    | Puducherry       |                         0 |
| 21.    | Punjab           |                         3 |
| 22.    | Rajasthan        |                         5 |
| 23.    | Tamil Nadu       |                         4 |
| 24.    | Telangana        |                         2 |
| 25.    | Uttar Pradesh    |                        13 |
| 26.    | Uttarakhand      |                        13 |
| 27.    | West Bengal      |                         3 |
| 28.    | A &NIslands      |                         2 |
| 29.    | LWE              |                        43 |
| 30.    | NHDP-IV A        |                         5 |
| 31.    | NH(O) / VGF      |                         4 |
| 32.    | NHIIP            |                         0 |
| 33.    | BRO              |                        29 |
| 34.    | SARDP-NE (MoRTH) |                        38 |
| 35.    | NHIDCL           |                         0 |
| 36.    | NHAI             |                        98 |