Lok Sabha Question No. 2155 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-10
Subject: Utilisation of CRF Fund
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: ANANT KUMAR DATTATREYA HEGDE

## be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  norms  laid  down  by  the  Government  for  imposition  of  cess  on  the  petroleum  products  for  the creation of Central Road Fund (CRF) including the current rate of cess;
- (b) whether any mechanism has been established by the Government to keep a check on the utilisation of funds sanctioned from CRF for highway projects;
- (c) if so, the details of funds collected/sanctioned during each of the last three years and current year;
- (d) whether any fund has been sanctioned from CRF for the roads other than National Highways during the last three years; and
- (e)  if  so,  the  details  and  status  thereof  along  with  the  criteria  fixed  for  sanctioning  of  funds  for  such projects?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

- (a) Cess on the petroleum products for the creation of Central Road Fund (CRF) is imposed in terms of the provisions contained in the Central Road Fund (CRF) Act, 2000 as amended by the Finance Act from time to time. The current rate of cess levied is at the rate of Rs. 6 per litre of both Petrol and High Speed diesel (HSD) oil.
- (b) Yes, Madam.
- (c) to (e) This  Ministry  is  primarily  responsible  for  development  and  maintenance  of  National Highway (NHs). Apart from this, the Ministry is  concerned  with  according  approval/sanction  of  State roads,  other  than  Rural  Roads,  as  per  the  provision  of  the  CRF  Act,  2000  and  the  CRF  (State  Roads) Rules,  2014  under  the  CRF  Scheme  and  Schemes  of  Economic  Importance  (EI)  &  Inter  State Connectivity (ISC).

The details of funds allocated from the Central Road Fund under the budgetary allocation of this Ministry during each of the last three years and the current year for the above works are as follows:-

| Year      |   Funds Allocated (Rs. In crore) |
|-----------|----------------------------------|
| 2012-2013 |                          12504.1 |
| 2013-2014 |                          12504.1 |
| 2014-2015 |                          17006.2 |
| 2015-2016 |                          26124.1 |

The funds released under the CRF and EI & ISC to the States/Union Territories for State Roads during the last three years are as follows:-

| Year    |   Funds released under CRF Scheme (Rs. In crore) |   Funds released under (EI) &(ISC) Scheme (Rs In crore). |
|---------|--------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
| 2012-13 |                                          2350.37 |                                                   243.56 |
| 2013-14 |                                          2923.72 |                                                   236.68 |
| 2014-15 |                                          2094.78 |                                                    93.1  |

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2155

ANSWERED ON 10 TH  MARCH, 2016

## UTILISATION OF CRF FUND

## 2155.   SHRI ANANTKUMAR HEGDE:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS, सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री