Lok Sabha Question No. 325 (STARRED), answered on 2015-12-22
Subject: Border Roads
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: SUNIL KUMAR MONDAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.*325 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 22 ND  DECEMBER, 2015/PAUSHA 1, 1937 (SAKA)

BORDER ROADS

*325. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR MONDAL:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  has drawn  any  ambitious plan for  the construction,  development,  upgradation  and  maintenance  of  the  Border roads and if so, the details thereof;

(b)  the  funds  allocated  for  construction,  maintenance  and  upgradation  of roads  in  the  border  areas  during  the  last  three  years,  border-wise  and State-wise;

(c) the status of such roads along with the funds released and utilised for the said purpose during the above period, border and State-wise;

(d) whether any irregularity/misappropriation/misutilisation/corruption have been reported during the said period; and

(e) if so, the details thereof along with the corrective follow-up action taken thereon?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

(a) to (e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.*325 FOR 22.12.2015

- (a): Government  has  been  implementing  a  plan  for  construction  and upgradation  of  border  roads  of  4379  km  along  Indo-Bangladesh  Border; 689.95  km  along  Indo-Pakistan  Border;  3796  km  along  Indo-China  Border; and  1377  km  along  Indo-Nepal  Border.  Government  has  also  plan  for development  of  border  roads  along  Indo-Bhutan  Border  and  along  IndoMyanmar Border.
- (b):    The  funds  are  allocated  for  the  construction,  upgradation  and maintenance  of  roads  border-wise  and  not  State-wise.    Funds  allocated during the last three years  (2012-13  to 2014-15) and the current financial year, border-wise, is as follows:

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₹ in crore)

| Name of Border   |   Funds Allocated (BE) |
|------------------|------------------------|
| Indo-Bangladesh  |                 353    |
| Indo-Pakistan    |                 374.93 |
| Indo-China       |                5029.28 |
| Indo-Nepal       |                1800    |
| Indo-Bhutan      |                 150    |
| Indo-Myanmar     |                  11.11 |

- (c): The funds released and utilised for the construction, maintenance and upgradation of border roads during the last three years (2012-13 to 201415) and the current financial year, border-wise is as follows:

| Name of Border   |   Funds Released |   ( ₹ in crore) Funds Utilised |
|------------------|------------------|--------------------------------|
| Indo-Bangladesh  |           271.15 |                         248.28 |
| Indo-Pakistan    |           120.09 |                         100.7  |
| Indo-China       |          4812.07 |                        4096.96 |
| Indo-Myanmar     |             4    |                           4    |

As the above roads are constructed by the central agencies, funds are not released to the State Governments but released to the Central Government agencies.

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## Indo-Nepal Border

Border roads along Indo-Nepal border are being  constructed  by  the concerned  State  Governments.  The  status  of  funds  released  and  utilised during the last three years  (2012-13  to 2014-15) and the current financial year to the State Governments is as under:

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| Name of State   |   Funds Released |   Funds Utilised |
|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
| Uttarakhand     |             8    |             1.42 |
| Uttar Pradesh   |           350    |           203.02 |
| Bihar           |           593.34 |           346.03 |
| Total           |           951.34 |           550.47 |

## Status of works:

As  on  30.11.2015,  construction  of  3560.76  km  of  roads  along  the  IndoBangladesh  Border; 397.76 km  of roads along Indo-Pakistan Border; 2225.48  km  of  roads  along  Indo-China  Border;  36.78  km  of  border  roads along  Indo-Nepal  border  have  been  completed.    Construction  of  border roads along Indo-Bhutan Border has not yet commenced, while development of roads along Indo-Myanmar Border is at prefeasibility stage. State-wise details are annexed.

(d) & (e): No case of irregularity/misappropriation/misutilisition/ corruption has  come  to  the  notice  of  MHA  during  the  last  three  years  in  respect  of construction, maintenance and upgradation of border roads along various International borders.

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₹ In crore)

## L.S.S.Q.NO.*325 FOR 22.12.2015

## Annexure  mentioned  in  reply  to  part  (C)  of  Lok  Sabha  Starred  Question No.325 for answer on 22.12.2015.

## Status of State-wise construction of Border Roads along different borders is as under:

## (i) Indo-Bangladesh Border

Length in Kms.

| State       |   Sanctioned |   Completed |   Balance |
|-------------|--------------|-------------|-----------|
| West Bengal |      1770    |     1689    |     81    |
| Assam       |       288.75 |      259.06 |     29.69 |
| Meghalaya   |       533.03 |      386.67 |    146.36 |
| Tripura     |      1185.01 |      926.06 |    258.96 |
| Mizoram     |       602.28 |      299.97 |    302.31 |
| Total       |      4379.07 |     3560.76 |    818.31 |

## (ii) Indo-Pakistan Border

## Length in Kms

| State           |   Sanctioned | Completed   | Balance   |
|-----------------|--------------|-------------|-----------|
| Jammu & Kashmir |       208.19 | -           | 208.19    |
| Rajasthan       |       133.76 | 133.76      | -         |
| Gujarat         |       348    | 264.00      | 84.00     |
| Total           |       689.95 | 397.76      | 292.19    |

## (iii) Indo-China Border

## Length in Kms

| State             |   Sanctioned |   Completed |   Balance |
|-------------------|--------------|-------------|-----------|
| Arunachal Pradesh |      1817.28 |     1202.55 |    614.73 |
| Himachal Pradesh  |       162.38 |       80.42 |     81.96 |
| Jammu & Kashmir   |      1208.27 |      826.3  |    381.97 |
| Sikkim            |       164.98 |       43.94 |    121.04 |
| Uttarakhand       |       443.16 |       72.27 |    370.89 |
| Total             |      3796.07 |     2225.48 |   1570.59 |

## (IV) Indo-Nepal  Border

Length in Kms

| State         |   Sanctioned | Completed   |   Balance |
|---------------|--------------|-------------|-----------|
| Uttar Pradesh |          640 | 20.13       |    619.87 |
| Bihar         |          564 | 16.65       |    547.35 |
| Uttarkhand    |          173 | -           |    173    |
| Total         |         1377 | 36.78       |   1340.22 |

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