Lok Sabha Question No. 57 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-01-29
Subject: Roadmap of Bharatmala Pariyojana
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Shri Tapir Gao, Shri Dineshbhai Makwana, Shri Chandra Prakash Choudhary, Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Shri Dilip Saikia

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 57 ANSWERED ON 29 TH  JANUARY, 2026

## ROADMAP OF BHARATMALA PARIYOJANA

## 57.    SHRI TAPIR GAO:

SHRI DINESHBHAI MAKWANA:

SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH CHOUDHARY:

SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY:

SHRI DILIP SAIKIA:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) the present status of Bharatmala Pariyojana Phase-I including the length of roads constructed and percentage of target achieved;
- (b)  the  total  National  Highway  network  length  as  of  December  2025 and the growth in access-controlled expressways since 2014;
- (c) the details of major highway and tunnel projects inaugurated during 2019 to  2025  including  in  Jharkhand  and  also  Sonamarg  Tunnel  and Dwarka Expressway;
- (d)  the  target  for  capital  expenditure  achieved  and  the  roadmap  for Phase-II of Bharatmala Pariyojana in the country including Jharkhand; and
- (e)  the  progress  made  with  respect  to  expansion  of  the  proposed highway from two-lanes to four-lanes (132 km) from Baihata Chariali (Kamrup) to Mission Chariali, Tezpur (Sonitpur) in Assam?

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## ANSWER (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a)      Bharatmala Pariyojana was approved by the Government in the year 2017 covering a length of 34,800 km to improve connectivity and reduce  logistic  cost  in  the  country.  As  of  December  2025,  projects covering length of 26,425 km have been awarded and 21,783 km have been constructed.
- (b)     The total National Highway network length as of December 2025 is 1,46,342 km. The length of access-controlled highways/ expressways has increased from 93 km in 2014 to 3,498 km in 2025.
- (c)       A  total  of  236  projects  under  the  Bharatmala  Pariyojana, covering a length of 13,178 km across the country, including those in the  state  of  Jharkhand  were  inaugurated  during  2019  to  2025.  The details  of  inauguration  of  Dwarka  Expressway  and  Sonmarg  Tunnel project is as under:
- (d) New sanctions of projects under Phase-I of Bharatmala Pariyojana  has  been  discontinued.  Further,  there  is  no  approved program namely Bharatmala Pariyojana Phase-II.
- (e)     The work for prepration of Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the development of NH-15 from Baihata Chariali near Guwahati to Tezpur

|   S. No. | Name of Project          |   Length in km | Date of Inauguration   |
|----------|--------------------------|----------------|------------------------|
|        1 | Dwarka Expressway Pkg. 1 |            5.9 | 17-08-2025             |
|        2 | Dwarka Expressway Pkg. 2 |            4.2 | 17-08-2025             |
|        3 | Dwarka Expressway Pkg. 3 |           10.2 | 11-03-2024             |
|        4 | Dwarka Expressway Pkg. 4 |            8.8 | 11-03-2024             |
|        5 | Sonmarg Tunnel project   |           12   | 13-01-2025             |

excluding  Mangaldoi  Bypass  is  in  advanced  stage.  The  decisions  of implementation and investments are taken up based on the outcome of  DPR,  fulfilment  of  the  criteria,  requirement  of  connectivity  and synergy with PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan. In addition to this, the work of Mangaldoi Bypass project on the above corridor is under construction stage with Physical progress of 59%.

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