Lok Sabha Question No. 6327 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-04-02
Subject: Connectivity of Tourist Centres in Maharashtra
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Shri Balwant Baswant Wankhade

## be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  finalized  any  action  plan  for improving road connectivity to tourist centres across the country;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  of  such  initiatives,  including  the  financial allocation, status of implementation and timelines for each project, project-wise; and
- (c)  the  extent  to  which  tourist  centres  in  Maharashtra  including destinations such as Mahabaleshwar, Ajanta-Ellora and Melghat are likely  to  benefit  from  improved  connectivity  under  the  said  action plan,  along  with  the  expected  impact  on  tourism  inflow  and  local economy?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a) and (b) Government in Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is primarily responsible for development and maintenance of National Highways (NHs). Development and maintenance of NHs is a continuous  process.  The  development  of  NHs  is  carried  out  after network planning through PM Gati Shakti framework with whole of

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6327 ANSWERED ON 02 ND  APRIL, 2026

## CONNECTIVITY OF TOURIST CENTRES IN MAHARASHTRA 6327.   SHRI BALWANT BASWANT WANKHADE:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

the Government approach. While planning such development, connectivity to important Economic, Tourist and Religious centres / nodes are invariably taken into consideration, including connectivity to  tourist  /  religious  destinations  prioritized  by  the  Ministry  of Tourism.

At  present,  1,244  NHs  projects  in  about  27,300  km  length costing about ₹7.60 Lakh Crore are under construction for improving connectivity  across  the  country  including  Tourist  and  Religious centres  /  nodes.  Out  of  this,  14,733  km  have  been  constructed. These  projects  are  under  various  stages  of  implementation  with scheduled  completion  in  a  phased  manner  by  Financial  Year  (FY) 2029-30.  State  /  Union  Territory  (UT)  -  wise  details  of  these  NHs projects are at Annexure.

- (c) At present, 118 NHs projects in about 2,634 km length costing about ₹57,518 Crore are under construction in the State of Maharashtra for improving connectivity across the State, including Tourist and Religious centres / nodes, thereby boosting the tourism inflow  and  local  economy.    This  inter-alia  includes  Upgradation  / Rehabilitation of Aurangabad - Sillod - Ajanta - Jalgaon section of NH-753F for  improving  connectivity  to  Ajanta.  Improvement  works taken  up  on  NH-66  and  NH-48  shall  facilitate  the  improvement  of connectivity  to  Mahabaleshwar.  Similarly,  Improvement  works  on NH-52 have facilitated the improved connectivity to Ellora. Further, Government has also taken up Two / Four Laning works on Betul Khandwa  section  of NH-347B  to improve  the connectivity to Melghat.

ANNEXURE ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) AND (b) OF LOK SABHA  UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  6327  ANSWERED  ON  02 ND APRIL,  2026  ASKED  BY  SHRI  BALWANT  BASWANT  WANKHADE REGARDING CONNECTIVITY OF TOURIST CENTRES IN MAHARASHTRA State / Union Territory (UT) - wise details of under construction NHs

## projects: -

|   Sl. No. | State / UT                               |   Nos. | Length (Km)   | Cost ( ₹ Crore)   |
|-----------|------------------------------------------|--------|---------------|-------------------|
|         1 | Andaman and Nicobar                      |      4 | 90            | 763               |
|         2 | Andhra Pradesh                           |     82 | 1,904         | 42,298            |
|         3 | Arunachal Pradesh                        |     16 | 452           | 7,783             |
|         4 | Assam                                    |     52 | 1,104         | 43,425            |
|         5 | Bihar                                    |     67 | 1,914         | 67,680            |
|         6 | Chhattisgarh                             |     38 | 632           | 10,901            |
|         7 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli And Daman and Diu |      3 | 37            | 338               |
|         8 | Delhi                                    |      1 | 9             | 1,467             |
|         9 | Goa                                      |     16 | 26            | 1,814             |
|        10 | Gujarat                                  |     43 | 1,053         | 28,461            |
|        11 | Haryana                                  |     18 | 318           | 14,157            |
|        12 | Himachal Pradesh                         |     31 | 518           | 14,126            |
|        13 | Jammu and Kashmir                        |     42 | 778           | 38,381            |
|        14 | Jharkhand                                |     35 | 847           | 21,255            |
|        15 | Karnataka                                |     82 | 2,044         | 45,535            |
|        16 | Kerala                                   |     17 | 544           | 41,784            |
|        17 | Ladakh                                   |      5 | 113           | 1,294             |
|        18 | Madhya Pradesh                           |     60 | 2,098         | 37,130            |
|        19 | Maharashtra                              |    118 | 2,634         | 57,518            |
|        20 | Manipur                                  |     31 | 749           | 10,259            |
|        21 | Meghalaya                                |     14 | 309           | 6,268             |
|        22 | Mizoram                                  |     15 | 292           | 8,991             |
|        23 | Nagaland                                 |     21 | 378           | 5,429             |
|        24 | Odisha                                   |     57 | 695           | 14,037            |
|        25 | Puducherry                               |      1 | 14            | 25                |
|        26 | Punjab                                   |     34 | 1,029         | 31,565            |
|        27 | Rajasthan                                |     36 | 772           | 13,011            |
|        28 | Sikkim                                   |      9 | 132           | 3,195             |
|        29 | Tamil Nadu                               |     45 | 697           | 31,849            |
|        30 | Telangana                                |     42 | 1,412         | 27,642            |
|        31 | Tripura                                  |     11 | 228           | 4,562             |
|        32 | Uttar Pradesh                            |     97 | 2,509         | 96,656            |
|        33 | Uttarakhand                              |     72 | 750           | 20,322            |
|        34 | West Bengal                              |     29 | 219           | 9,947             |

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