Lok Sabha Question No. 864 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-28
Subject: Upgradation of State Highways to NHs
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL, RAJESH RANJAN  (PAPPU  YADAV), HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, KINJARAPU RAM MOHAN NAIDU, RAMCHARAN BOHARA, DILIP KUMAR MANSUKHLAL GANDHI, NALIN KUMAR KATEEL, KIRTI (JHA) AZAD, ELUMALAI VELLAIGOUNDER, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, T. RADHAKRISHNAN, VIJAY KUMAR S.R., PRATHAP SIMHA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 864

ANSWERED ON 28 TH  APRIL, 2016

## UPGRADATION OF STATE HIGHWAYS TO NHS

## 864. SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO:

SHRI RAJESH RANJAN:

DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:

SHRI RAM MOHAN NAIDU KINJARAPU:

SHRI RAM CHARAN BOHRA:

SHRI DILIPKUMAR MANSUKHLAL GANDHI:

SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL:

SHRI KIRTI AZAD:

SHRI V. ELUMALAI:

SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK:

SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN:

SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:

SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA:

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

be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Union  Government  has  relaxed  norms  for  upgradation  of  State  highways  into national highway and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  the  Union  Government  has  sought  the  lists  of  State  highways  from  the  State Governments so as to upgrade them into national highways;
- (c) if so, the details of the lists of State highways submitted by the State Governments, the action being taken by the Union Government thereon and the time by which these lists are likely to be approved;
- (d) whether the State highways have already been upgraded into National highways during the last three years and if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise;
- (e)  the  details  of  the  National  highways  constructed  by  the  Union  Government  during  the  last three years, State/UT-wise; and
- (f) the number of National highways proposed to be converted into six lanes during the next two years?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

- (a) No Madam.
- (b) No Madam.
- (c) Does not arise.
- (d) The  details  of  National  Highways  (NHs)  upgraded  during  the  last  three  years, State/Union Territory (UT) wise, are at annexure-I.
- (e) The  State/Union  Territory  (UT)  wise  details  of  NHs  constructed  during  last  three years is at annexure-II.
- (f) Six laning of NHs are being primarily taken up under Phase-V of National Highways Development Project (NHDP). Six laning of about 1106 kms length of NHs  under NHDP Phase-V are targeted for completion during next two years.

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 864 ANSWERED ON 28.04.2016 ASKED BY SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO AND OTHERS REGARDING UPGRADATION OF STATE HIGHWAYS TO NHS

## Years wise details of National Highways declared (Tentative Length in Km)

|   Sl. No. | State / Union Territory   | 2013-14   |   2014-15 |   2015-16 (Provisional) |
|-----------|---------------------------|-----------|-----------|-------------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh            | 289       |        80 |                     795 |
|         2 | Arunachal Pradesh         | 0         |       733 |                       0 |
|         3 | Assam                     | 605       |       118 |                       0 |
|         4 | Bihar                     | 299       |       152 |                     160 |
|         5 | Chandigarh                | 0         |         0 |                       0 |
|         6 | Chhatishgarh              | 742       |         0 |                       0 |
|         7 | Delhi                     | 0         |         0 |                       0 |
|         8 | Goa                       | 0         |         0 |                       0 |
|         9 | Gujarat                   | 115       |       978 |                       0 |
|        10 | Haryana                   | 417       |       185 |                     395 |
|        11 | Himachal Pradesh          | 690       |        70 |                     176 |
|        12 | Jammu &Kashmir            | 624       |       274 |                       8 |
|        13 | Jharkhand                 | 594       |        11 |                       0 |
|        14 | Karnataka                 | 1,535     |       138 |                      70 |
|        15 | Kerala                    | 243       |         0 |                       0 |
|        16 | Madhya Pradesh            | 0         |         0 |                       9 |
|        17 | Maharashtra               | 740.2     |       734 |                     387 |
|        18 | Manipur                   | 135       |       257 |                       0 |
|        19 | Meghalaya                 | 0         |         0 |                       0 |
|        20 | Mizoram                   | 195       |       200 |                       0 |
|        21 | Nagaland                  | 247       |        77 |                       0 |
|        22 | Odisha                    | 134       |         0 |                     193 |
|        23 | Pudducherry               | 0         |         0 |                       0 |
|        24 | Punjab                    | 142       |       425 |                     530 |
|        25 | Rajasthan                 | 466       |         0 |                      20 |
|        26 | Sikkim                    | 0         |       170 |                     154 |
|        27 | Tamil Nadu                | 32        |         0 |                       0 |
|        28 | Tripura                   | 109       |         0 |                     228 |
|        29 | Uttrakhand                | 240       |       432 |                       0 |
|        30 | Uttar Pradesh             | 168       |       620 |                       0 |
|        31 | West Bengal               | 227       |         0 |                      46 |
|        32 | Andaman &Nicobar Islands  | 0         |         0 |                       0 |
|        33 | Dadar &Nagar Haveli       | 31        |         0 |                       0 |
|        34 | Daman &Diu                | 22        |         0 |                       0 |

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (e) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 864 ANSWERED ON 28.04.2016 ASKED BY SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO AND OTHERS REGARDING UPGRADATION OF STATE HIGHWAYS TO NHS

## State-wise details of completion of construction of NHs during the year 2013-16

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State / Union Territory   | Length constructed during 2013-14 (km)   |   Length constructed during 2014-15 (km) |   Length constructed during 2015-16 (km) |
|-----------|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh                        | 162.75                                   |                                   136.35 |                                   462.05 |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh                     | 122.40                                   |                                    87.67 |                                    80    |
| 3         | Assam                                 | 226.34                                   |                                   177.77 |                                    86.89 |
| 4         | Bihar                                 | 195.26                                   |                                   114.6  |                                   181.31 |
| 5         | Chandigarh                            | 0.00                                     |                                     1    |                                     0    |
| 6         | Chhattisgarh                          | 165.10                                   |                                   306.87 |                                   327.25 |
| 7         | Delhi                                 | 0.00                                     |                                     0    |                                     0    |
| 8         | Goa                                   | 0.00                                     |                                     0    |                                     2    |
| 9         | Gujarat                               | 155.99                                   |                                   139.06 |                                   276.63 |
| 10        | Haryana                               | 34.48                                    |                                    86.08 |                                   169.91 |
| 11        | Himachal Pradesh                      | 30.00                                    |                                    34    |                                   100    |
| 12        | Jammu &Kashmir                        | 166.87                                   |                                    57.08 |                                    33.87 |
| 13        | Jharkhand                             | 175.15                                   |                                   125.7  |                                   118.54 |
| 14        | Karnataka                             | 49.54                                    |                                   129.83 |                                   313.95 |
| 15        | Kerala                                | 21.40                                    |                                    29.4  |                                     9.79 |
| 16        | Madhya Pradesh                        | 492.07                                   |                                   335.16 |                                   305.9  |
| 17        | Maharashtra                           | 228.99                                   |                                   123.73 |                                   323.89 |
| 18        | Manipur                               | 74.35                                    |                                    45.83 |                                     6.4  |
| 19        | Meghalaya                             | 303.18                                   |                                    88.3  |                                    50.1  |
| 20        | Mizoram                               | 5.11                                     |                                     5    |                                    14.92 |
| 21        | Nagaland                              | 0.00                                     |                                    13    |                                    25    |
| 22        | Odisha                                | 246.04                                   |                                   385.7  |                                   267.92 |
| 23        | Puducherry                            | 0.00                                     |                                    14.2  |                                    22.32 |
| 24        | Punjab                                | 37.18                                    |                                   114.87 |                                   154.3  |
| 25        | Rajasthan                             | 434.13                                   |                                   852.9  |                                  1063.19 |
| 26        | Sikkim                                | 8.00                                     |                                    29.81 |                                     0    |
| 27        | Tamil Nadu                            | 242.29                                   |                                    58.03 |                                   236.68 |
| 28        | Telangana                             |                                          |                                   171    |                                   221.95 |
| 29        | Tripura                               | 2.51                                     |                                    18.09 |                                     0    |
| 30        | Uttar Pradesh                         | 484.62                                   |                                   541.96 |                                   668.7  |
| 31        | Uttarakhand                           | 6.37                                     |                                    48.73 |                                   335.1  |
| 32        | West Bengal                           | 189.82                                   |                                   138.04 |                                   202.94 |
| 33        | A &NIslands                           | 0.00                                     |                                     0    |                                     0    |
| Total     | Total                                 | 4259.94                                  |                                  4409.76 |                                  6061.49 |

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