Lok Sabha Question No. 1939 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-11
Subject: Construction of NHs Projects
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Shri  Selvaganapathi T.M.

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is considering awarding 10,000 kilometres of National Highway projects by the end of the financial year 2026, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether there has been a sharp decrease in the award from 12,000 kilometres  to  6,000  kilometres  during  the  last  three  years,  if  so,  the details thereof; and
- (c) whether the Government has taken several steps to reduce the time taken between approving a project and its date of commissioning, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) The Government in the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has set  a  target  of  award  of  National  Highways  (NHs)  projects  for  about 10,000 km during the current Financial Year 2025-26. The State/UT wise details of target for award of NHs projects during 2025-26 is annexed.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO - 1939 ANSWERED ON 11 th  DECEMBER 2025

CONSTRUCTION OF NHS PROJECTS

1939. SHRI SELVAGANAPATHI T.M.:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

(b) and (c) The  year-wise  details  of  award  during  the  previous  three financial years are as follows:

| Financial year (FY)   | Awarded Length (km)   |
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
| 2022-23               | 12,376                |
| 2023-24               | 8,581                 |
| 2024-25               | 7,538                 |

The pace of award has slowed down over the previous FYs mainly due to  (i)  strictly  ensuring  availability  of  90%  Right  of  Way  (ROW)  before start,  forest  &  wildlife  clearances  and  approved  General Arrangement of Drawing (GAD) for ROBs / RUBs; and (ii) stricter scrutiny of projects. These measures are aimed to ensure smooth implementation without substantial delays.

The  Government  has  undertaken  various  initiatives  to  reduce  the time taken between approving a project and its date of commissioning. These  include streamlining and  expediting land acquisition using 'Bhoomirashi'  portal  and  GIS-based  Land  Acquisition  Plan,  revamping 'Parivesh' Portal through Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, to facilitate faster forest and environmental clearances, enabling online approval of General Arrangement of Drawings (GAD) of Road  Over  Bridge  /  Road  Under  Bridge  (ROB/RUB)  from  the  Railways, and leveraging the mechanism of review and resolution of bottlenecks / hindrances in  ongoing  projects,  in  active  collaboration  with  the  State Governments and other stakeholders. Government has also launched a web  portal  for  Railway  related  clearances  with  defined  timelines  for various approvals.

The  Government  has  put  in  place  a  strong  framework  using multiple  mechanisms  for  monitoring  project  progress  and  contractor inefficiencies. Regular review meetings are conducted at various levels with  stakeholders  to  assess  project  progress,  and  critical  projects, such as those delayed by more than three years or pending for award / appointment.

Many  State  Governments  conduct  coordination  meetings  led  by the  Chief  Secretary  to  resolve  issues  affecting  project  execution. Projects  where  issues  remain  unresolved  are  escalated  for  further review through the Project Monitoring Group and through 'PRAGATI'.

## ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1939  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  11.12.2025 ASKED BY SHRI SELVAGANAPATHI T.M.  REGARDING CONSTRUCTION OF NHS PROJECTS

The  State/UT  wise  details  of  target  for  award  of  NHs  projects  during 2025-26:-

|   Sl. No. | State/UT          |   Target (km) |
|-----------|-------------------|---------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh    |           461 |
|         2 | Arunachal Pradesh |          1000 |
|         3 | Assam             |           188 |
|         4 | Bihar             |           569 |
|         5 | Chhattisgarh      |            71 |
|         6 | Delhi             |            50 |
|         7 | Goa               |            38 |
|         8 | Gujarat           |           500 |
|         9 | Haryana           |           104 |
|        10 | Himachal Pradesh  |           121 |
|        11 | Jammu & Kashmir   |           158 |
|        12 | Jharkhand         |           364 |
|        13 | Karnataka         |           328 |
|        14 | Kerala            |           275 |
|        15 | Ladakh            |            11 |
|        16 | Madhya Pradesh    |          1484 |
|        17 | Maharashtra       |           698 |
|        18 | Manipur           |           206 |
|        19 | Meghalaya         |           301 |
|        20 | Mizoram           |            14 |
|        21 | Nagaland          |            17 |

| Sl. No.   | State/UT      |   Target (km) |
|-----------|---------------|---------------|
| 22        | Odisha        |           321 |
| 23        | Punjab        |           216 |
| 24        | Rajasthan     |           351 |
| 25        | Sikkim        |            73 |
| 26        | Tamil Nadu    |           398 |
| 27        | Telangana     |           640 |
| 28        | Tripura       |            95 |
| 29        | Uttar Pradesh |           711 |
| 30        | Uttarakhand   |           183 |
| 31        | West Bengal   |            54 |
|           | Total         |         10000 |

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