Lok Sabha Question No. 876 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-04
Subject: Assessment and Outcomes for Highway Expansion Projects
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Shri Dhairyasheel Sambhajirao Mane, Shri Sudheer Gupta, Shri Chavan Ravindra Vasantrao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 876 ANSWERED ON 4 TH  DECEMBER, 2025

## ASSESSMENT AND OUTCOMES FOR HIGHWAY EXPANSION PROJECTS

876.  SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA: SHRI CHAVAN RAVINDRA VASANTRAO: SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

## be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  directed  highway  agencies  such  as  the National  Highways  Authority  of  India  (NHAI),  the  National  Highways  and Infrastructure  Development  Corporation  Limited  (NHIDCL),  the  Border  Roads Organisation (BRO) and others to prepare detailed reports of impact assessment and outcomes for highway expansion projects including stretches under the Bharatmala Pariyojana to map measurable socio-economic benefits, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of all the metrics included for study and the outcome report to be prepared by the highway development agencies;
- (c) the aims  and  objectives of introducing the said initiative by the Government;
- (d) whether the Government has set any timeline for submission of the said report by various highway agencies, if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the details of the time by which the said detailed report is likely to be submitted by these agencies to the Government?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a) and (b) Yes  Sir.  Government  has  issued  a  mechanism  for  monitoring  the including outcome parameters of all capacity augmentation projects Bharatmala Pariyojana. The details are annexed. (c) The  objective  of  measurement  of  outcome  parameters  is  to  assess impact of national highway development on economics, logistics, and social parameters and its impact on the environment. It also aims to assess impact on Road safety and Road user experience.

(d) and (e) Implementing  agencies  have  been  asked  to  compute  and  compile various  data  for  evaluation  of  the  outcome  parameters  at  the  end  of  the financial  year. Data  for  the  outcome  framework  is  to  be  submitted  and evaluated  for  one  year  at  a  time  after  the  end  of  the  financial  year.  The framework has been issued on 05.06.2025 and the evaluation will be done after the end of financial year 2025-26.

## ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  TO  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 876 ANSWERED ON 4 RD  DECEMBER, 2025 ASKED BY SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA, SHRI CHAVAN RAVINDRA VASANTRAO AND SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE REGARDING 'ASSESSMENT AND OUTCOMES FOR HIGHWAY EXPANSION PROJECTS'.

## Outcome parameters to measure the impact areas at Project/Programme level are as under:

| Sr. No.            | Impact Area                                    | Parameter                                                                                                     | Definition              | Metric level            |
|--------------------|------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
| 1                  | Economic Nodes Connectivity                    | Number of economic nodes connected within 25 kms of the project                                               | Project / Program level |                         |
| 2                  | Economic Impact Access to large market/ Mandis | Reduction in time to reach large market/ Mandis by population within 10 km of the highways within the program | level                   | Program                 |
| 3                  | Increase in GDP                                | Increase in District GDP                                                                                      | Program level           |                         |
| 4                  | Increase in consumer spending                  | Increase in sales of vehicles (2W/4W) and increase in sales of white goods                                    | level                   | Program                 |
| 5 Logistics Impact | Distance Reduction                             | Reduction in travel distance between start and end after construction                                         | points of highway       | Project / Program level |
| 6                  | Time Reduction                                 | Reduction in travel between start and end after construction                                                  | time points of highway  | Project / Program level |
| 7                  | Logistics Cost Reduction %                     | Reduction in logistics cost, as share of India's GDP                                                          | a                       | Program level           |
| 8                  | Access to Airport/Major Railway Station        | Reduction in time to reach Airport/Railway Station population within 10 km of highways within the program     | by the                  | Program level           |
| 9 Social Impact    | Social Nodes Connectivity                      | Number of social nodes (Tribal, Aspirational and LWE affected districts) connected within 25 kms of the       | project                 | Project / Program level |
| 10                 | Access to Higher Education/Health Service      | Reduction in time to reach college / hospital by population within 10 km of the highways                      |                         | Program level           |

|                                     |                                                           | within the program                                                                                            |                         |
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
| 11                                  | Household Income                                          | Increase in district household income                                                                         | Program level           |
| 12                                  | Access to Employment                                      | Reduction in time to reach workplace from house by population within 10 km of the highways within the program | Program level           |
| 13 Environmental Impact             | Fuel Efficiency                                           | Reduction in fuel consumption due to distance reduction and improved road quality                             | Project / Program level |
| 14                                  | Reduction in CO2 emissions                                | Reduction in CO2 emissions due to the reduction in fuel consumption after construction of highway             | Project / Program level |
| 15 Road Safety & User Experience 16 | No. of Accidents Increase/decrease accidents post highway | in number of construction of                                                                                  | Project / Program level |
|                                     | Riding Quality                                            | 'Good' if Roughness Index within limit and 'Needs Maintenance' if out of limit bounds                         | Project / Program level |
| 17                                  | User Comfort                                              | User experience due to improved riding quality and facilities                                                 | Program level           |

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