Lok Sabha Question No. 3999 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-13
Subject: Central Road Fund
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB, B. S. YEDDYURAPPA, SANJAY SHAMRAO DHOTRE, ANTO  ANTONY

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3999**

ANSWERED ON 13 TH AUGUST, 2015

**CENTRAL ROAD FUND**

3999. SHRI BHARTRUHARI

MAHTAB:

SHRI B.S. YEDIYURAPPA:

SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE:

SHRI ANTO ANTONY:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन और राजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

(a)	 the norms/criterion laid down by the Government to allocate funds to States from

Central Road Fund for maintenance of roads;

(b)	 the details of the funds allocated and disbursed by the Government from CRF to States for the said purpose during each of the last three years and the current year,  State/UT-wise;

(c) 	the details of the utilisation of said funds reported by the States/UTs during the said period, State/UT-wise;

(d) 	whether the Government has received proposals from various State Governments for disbursal of the allocated funds/additional funds from CRF for the said purpose during the said period, if so,  the details thereof, State/UT-wise along  with the action  taken/being taken by the Government on such proposals so far; and

(e)	 whether the Government has received complaints of diversion of the said funds during the said period, if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor along with the remedial measures taken/being taken by the Government in this regard?

**ANSWER**

THE MINISTER of STATE IN THE

MINISTRY OF Road transport AND highways

(Shri PON. Radhakrishnan)

(a) to (d)	The funds for development of State roads under Central Road Fund (CRF) scheme are distributed to the States on the basis of 30% weightage to fuel consumption and 70% weightage to the geographical area of the States.  The release of funds from CRF to the States depends on the utilization of the already released amount by States/UTs, submission of necessary utilization certificates(UCs) by them and progress of approved works.  The fund under CRF is non-lapsable.  The State/UT-wise details of the CRF accrual and releases based on the submission of UCs during the last three years and the current year is **annexed.**

(e)	No Madam.	No complaints of diversion of the said funds has been received.

**ANNEXURE**

**ANNEXURE** REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3999  FOR ANSWER ON 13 TH AUGUST, 2015 ASKED BY SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB, SHRI B.S. YEDIYURAPPA, SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE AND SHRI ANTO ANTONY REGARDING CENTRAL ROAD FUND

**(Rs. In crore)**

| **Statement showing State/UT-wise accrual and release during the last three years and current year under CRF**   |                        |             |              |             |              |             |              |                        |                        |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|------------------------|------------------------|
| **S. No.**                                                                                                       | **Name of the States** | 2012-13     | 2012-13      | 2013-14     | 2013-14      | 2014-15     | 2014-15      | 2015-16 (upto 31/7/15) | 2015-16 (upto 31/7/15) |
|                                                                                                                  |                        | **Accrual** | **Release*** | **Accrual** | **Release*** | **Accrual** | **Release*** | **Accrual**            | **Release**            |
| 1                                                                                                                | Andhra Pradesh         | 196.09      | 199.63       | 197.24      | 197.24       | 225.15      | #73.12       | 137.51                 |                        |
| 2                                                                                                                | Arunachal Pradesh      | 41.49       | 46.05        | 41.49       | 33.27        | 48.36       | 55.00        | 53.21                  |                        |
| 3                                                                                                                | Assam                  | 46.02       | 32.04        | 46.02       | 18.28        | 52.59       | 42.44        | 58.44                  |                        |
| 4                                                                                                                | Bihar                  | 64.61       | 58.33        | 64.38       | 45.47        | 73.73       | 83.36        | 81.70                  |                        |
| 5                                                                                                                | Chhattisgarh           | 77.30       | 52.31        | 77.53       | 54.07        | 89.32       | 0.00         | 99.73                  |                        |
| 6                                                                                                                | Goa                    | 6.57        | 1.10         | 6.35        | 18.37        | 6.34        | 2.41         | 6.69                   |                        |
| 7                                                                                                                | Gujarat                | 139.42      | 139.42       | 141.01      | 100.70       | 162.26      | 110.42       | 178.81                 |                        |
| 8                                                                                                                | Haryana                | 67.56       | 136.69       | 66.42       | 66.42        | 73.73       | 73.73        | 80.25                  |                        |
| 9                                                                                                                | Himachal Pradesh       | 32.19       | 23.07        | 32.19       | 24.80        | 37.26       | 0.00         | 41.00                  |                        |
| 10                                                                                                               | Jammu & Kashmir        | 113.58      | 111.93       | 113.80      | 79.19        | 131.87      | 43.96        | 145.38                 |                        |
| 11                                                                                                               | Jharkhand              | 52.14       | 30.00        | 51.46       | 46.14        | 59.46       | 17.74        | 66.29                  |                        |
| 12                                                                                                               | Karnataka              | 138.29      | 138.29       | 138.06      | 138.06       | 160.14      | 170.51       | 179.98                 |                        |
| 13                                                                                                               | Kerala                 | 46.47       | 124.86       | 46.70       | 70.40        | 53.65       | 54.60        | 60.48                  |                        |
| 14                                                                                                               | Madhya Pradesh         | 179.55      | 197.79       | 178.87      | 178.87       | 207.18      | 180.99       | 229.11                 |                        |
| 15                                                                                                               | Maharashtra            | 234.63      | 234.63       | 236.67      | 621.40       | 269.28      | 100.00       | 292.50                 | 206.20                 |
| 16                                                                                                               | Manipur                | 11.56       | 5.95         | 11.79       | 6.03         | 13.74       | 13.35        | 15.12                  |                        |
| 17                                                                                                               | Meghalaya              | 13.83       | 13.83        | 14.06       | 11.40        | 16.12       | 5.14         | 17.74                  |                        |
| 18                                                                                                               | Mizoram                | 10.88       | 3.63         | 10.88       | 0.00         | 12.68       | 4.23         | 13.96                  |                        |
| 19                                                                                                               | Nagaland               | 8.84        | 15.55        | 8.84        | 5.55         | 10.04       | 5.95         | 11.05                  |                        |
| 20                                                                                                               | Odisha                 | 94.53       | 33.20        | 93.85       | 53.68        | 108.08      | 123.42       | 120.37                 |                        |
| 21                                                                                                               | Punjab                 | 57.36       | 62.25        | 56.22       | 55.83        | 62.89       | 27.58        | 68.62                  |                        |
| 22                                                                                                               | Rajasthan              | 207.43      | 187.18       | 208.56      | 221.22       | 241.54      | 286.44       | 268.08                 |                        |
| 23                                                                                                               | Sikkim                 | 4.08        | 2.56         | 4.08        | 0.00         | 4.76        | 1.55         | 5.23                   |                        |
| 24                                                                                                               | Tamil Nadu             | 128.77      | 128.77       | 129.90      | 127.82       | 153.01      | 155.09       | 161.95                 |                        |
| 25                                                                                                               | Telangana              | 0.00        | 0.00         | 0.00        | 0.00         | #           | #81.84       | 109.32                 |                        |
| 26                                                                                                               | Tripura                | 6.12        | 0.00         | 6.12        | 3.79         | 7.14        | 6.31         | 7.85                   |                        |
| 27                                                                                                               | Uttarakhand            | 34.01       | 34.01        | 33.78       | 119.46       | 38.32       | 25.51        | 41.87                  |                        |
| 28                                                                                                               | Uttar Pradesh          | 184.76      | 184.76       | 182.72      | 182.72       | 209.56      | 234.26       | 229.99                 | 38.33                  |
| 29                                                                                                               | West Bengal            | 68.92       | 68.92        | 68.01       | 86.81        | 78.49       | 85.80        | 85.77                  |                        |
| 30                                                                                                               | A&N Island             | 4.61        | 0.00         | 4.61        | 0.00         | 0.00        | 0.00         | 7.00                   |                        |
| 31                                                                                                               | Chandigarh             | 4.95        | 4.51         | 4.95        | 0.00         | 2.11        | 0.00         | 2.66                   | 0.70                   |
| 32                                                                                                               | Dadra & Nagar Haveli   | 2.32        | 0.00         | 2.32        | 0.00         | 0.00        | 0.00         | 1.34                   |                        |
| 33                                                                                                               | Daman & Diu            | 1.75        | 0.00         | 1.75        | 0.00         | 0.00        | 0.00         | 1.00                   |                        |
| 34                                                                                                               | Delhi                  | 68.39       | 68.39        | 68.39       | 336.14       | 22.20       | 14.59        | 25.00                  |                        |
| 35                                                                                                               | Lakshdweep             | 0.17        | 0.00         | 0.17        | 0.00         | 0.00        | 0.00         | 0.00                   |                        |
| 36                                                                                                               | Pudducherry            | 10.72       | 10.72        | 10.72       | 20.59        | 15.44       | 15.44        | 5.00                   |                        |

***Funds to some states have been released more than accrual of a state from the unspent balance of previous years of that States.**

**#Against Andhra Pradesh accrual Rs.225.15 crore, Rs.73.12 crore released for the State Andhra Pradesh and Rs.81.84 crore released for the Telangana.**

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