Lok Sabha Question No. 2264 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-10
Subject: Funds for Maintenance of NHs
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE, ARJUN RAM  MEGHWAL, SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNPURIA, SONA RAM CHOUDHARY, DUSHYANT SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS

## LOK   SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2264

ANSWERED ON 10 th  MARCH, 2016

## FUNDS FOR MAINTENANCE OF NHS

## 2264.    DR. PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE:

SHRI ARJUN MEGHWAL: SHRI SUKHBlR SINGH JAUNAPURIA: COL. SONARAM CHOUDHARY: SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH :

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

(a)  the  details  of  the  funds  provided  by  the  Government  to  the  State  Governments  including Rajasthan and Maharashtra for the maintenance of National Highways during the last three years, State-wise;

(b) whether various State Governments including Rajasthan have been requesting to enhance the budget allotment for maintenance of National Highways in order to clear the pending liabilities, if so, the details thereof; and

- (c)  the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

- (a) The details of funds provided by the Government to State Governments including Rajasthan and Maharashtra for maintenance of National Highways during the last 3 years, State-wise is enclosed as Annexure-I.
- (b) &  (c)        The  maintenance  of  National  Highways  is  an  on-going  and  continuous  process.    The allocation of budget to various States for maintenance of National Highways is done based on the length of National Highways in the State, its condition, actual need of NH users, cost of maintenance and fund availability.   It has been noted that most of the States are demanding increased funding allocation under maintenance head which is to be restricted based on the fund availability and other factors mentioned above.

In  order  to  reduce  the  budgetary  support  dependence  for  maintenance  of  National  Highways, Ministry is also taken up projects for construction and operation & maintenance (O&M) with long concession period under PPP/Hybrid mode.

## Annexure-I

## Reply  to  Unstarred  Loksabha  Q.  NO.  2264  to  be  answered  on  10.03.2016  regarding  funds  for maintenance of  NHs. (Amount in Rs. crore)

|    | State/UT                    | 2015-16    | 2015-16     | 2014-15    | 2014-15     | 2013-14    | 2013-14     |
|----|-----------------------------|------------|-------------|------------|-------------|------------|-------------|
|    |                             | Allocation | Expenditure | Allocation | Expenditure | Allocation | Expenditure |
| 1  | Andhra Pradesh (Seemandhra) | 114.40     | 82.34       | 157.00     | 155.52      | 170.86     | 167.28      |
| 2  | Arunachal Pradesh           | 31.16      | 20.16       | 19.00      | 17.94       | 13.82      | 12.00       |
| 3  | Assam                       | 70.95      | 30.04       | 48.50      | 47.38       | 134.04     | 121.15      |
| 4  | Bihar                       | 106.77     | 81.55       | 204.50     | 200.80      | 147.62     | 145.18      |
| 5  | Chandigarh                  | 2.17       | 1.23        | 15.00      | 13.96       | 0.20       | 0.08        |
| 6  | Chhattisgarh                | 55.75      | 31.43       | 89.50      | 88.17       | 23.44      | 18.67       |
| 7  | Delhi                       | 0.62       | 0.00        | 0.00       | 0.00        | 0.26       | 0.00        |
| 8  | Goa                         | 37.83      | 19.51       | 55.36      | 54.92       | 14.63      | 13.55       |
| 9  | Gujarat                     | 137.56     | 112.21      | 127.50     | 124.81      | 107.19     | 104.51      |
| 10 | Haryana                     | 52.91      | 41.94       | 25.90      | 24.15       | 30.33      | 30.03       |
| 11 | Himachal Pradesh            | 84.33      | 56.27       | 43.00      | 40.99       | 34.31      | 31.34       |
| 12 | Jammu& Kashmir              | 13.39      | 5.92        | 0.00       | 0.00        | 1.89       | 0.00        |
| 13 | Jharkhand                   | 98.93      | 78.30       | 51.00      | 48.35       | 31.52      | 30.05       |
| 14 | Karnataka                   | 103.65     | 69.87       | 145.50     | 142.46      | 67.46      | 61.10       |
| 15 | Kerala                      | 70.40      | 43.44       | 152.50     | 149.30      | 40.46      | 34.51       |
| 16 | Madhya Pradesh              | 29.75      | 9.96        | 38.75      | 36.80       | 50.45      | 50.45       |
| 17 | Maharashtra                 | 220.19     | 169.69      | 128.50     | 127.59      | 107.19     | 87.59       |
| 18 | Manipur                     | 38.50      | 16.99       | 13.00      | 8.38        | 31.10      | 24.83       |
| 19 | Meghalaya                   | 36.78      | 29.01       | 18.00      | 16.29       | 15.28      | 14.43       |
| 20 | Mizoram                     | 41.67      | 17.57       | 21.00      | 18.51       | 5.50       | 4.40        |
| 21 | Nagaland                    | 40.50      | 21.28       | 30.50      | 27.38       | 14.32      | 11.91       |
| 22 | Odisha                      | 59.96      | 51.59       | 103.50     | 102.43      | 56.87      | 54.55       |
| 23 | Puducherry                  | 3.41       | 0.07        | 2.50       | 0.71        | 1.36       | 0.39        |
| 24 | Punjab                      | 82.67      | 67.72       | 69.00      | 67.61       | 49.85      | 49.15       |
| 25 | Rajasthan                   | 110.43     | 84.01       | 160.50     | 158.28      | 182.84     | 180.38      |
| 26 | Sikkim                      | 0          | 0           | 0.00       | 0.00        | 0          | 0           |
| 27 | Tamil Nadu                  | 140.98     | 126.78      | 175.00     | 172.25      | 127.37     | 116.87      |
| 28 | Tripura                     | 5.93       | 0.00        | 1.25       | 0.00        | 0          | 0           |
| 29 | Telangana                   | 70.98      | 52.11       | 86.00      | 84.13       | 0          | 0           |
| 30 | Uttarakhand                 | 82.93      | 45.34       | 52.00      | 49.89       | 0          | 0           |
| 31 | Uttar Pradesh               | 202.48     | 183.60      | 287.50     | 283.88      | 204.27     | 196.63      |
| 32 | West Bengal                 | 95.31      | 43.73       | 73.40      | 70.64       | 42.68      | 30.91       |
| 33 | A &NIsland                  | 3.13       | 0.00        | 1.00       | 0.88        | 64.69      | 55.48       |
| 34 | Dadra Nagar Haveli          | 0.12       | 0           | 0          | 0           | 5.30       | 1.87        |
|    | Total                       | 2246.62    | 1593.66     | 2395.66    | 2334.4      | 1777.1     | 1649.29     |