Lok Sabha Question No. 1084 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-05
Subject: Status of Completion of NH Projects
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Shri Neeraj Maurya, Shri Lalji Verma

be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  number  of  National  Highway  (NH)  projects  that  have  not  been completed within the stipulated time since 2014, State-wise; (b)  the  reasons  for  serious  delays  in  NH  and  other  related  projects  in the country; (c)  whether such delays have resulted in any increase in project cost and if so, the details thereof; (d)  the  amount  of  loans  taken  by  the  National  Highways  Authority  of India (NHAI) for various projects from 2015 to till date, year-wise; and (e)  the  details  of  the  proposed NHs passing through Ambedkar Nagar, Bareilly, Budaun and Shahjahanpur districts and the time by which the
- construction of the said highways are likely to be completed?

ANSWER THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO - 1084 ANSWERED ON 05 TH  FEBRUARY 2026

## STATUS OF COMPLETION OF NH PROJECTS

1084. SHRI NEERAJ MAURYA: SHRI LALJI VERMA

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

- (a) From amongst all the National Highway (NH) projects started since 1 st   April  2014,  there  are  653  under  construction  projects  that  have spilled beyond their original completion schedule, without attaining any of  the  various  stages  of  project  completion  and  excluding  projects under  consideration  for  termination/  foreclosure.  The  State/UT-wise details are at Annexure-I.
- (b) The primary reasons for delay in NH  projects are issues / bottlenecks relating to land acquisition, statutory clearances / permissions, utility shifting, encroachment  removal,  law  &  order, financial  crunch  of  Concessionaire  /  Contractor,  poor  performance  of Contractor  /  Concessionaire,  and  Force  Majeure  events  like  Covid-19 pandemic, heavy rainfall, floods, cyclone, landslides/avalanches, etc.
- (c) Cost escalation is not incurred in all delayed projects. If delay is not attributable to the Contractor, price escalation is paid as per contract conditions, which may or may not result in additional cost, depending upon final value of price escalation determined on actual completion of project  and  final  settlement  of  bills.  If  delay  is  attributable  to  the Contractor, damages are imposed and there is no additional cost due to delay.
- (d)  The year - wise details of Internal and Extra Budgetary Resources (IEBR)  raised  by  National  Highways  Authority  of  India  (NHAI)  since 2015-16 onwards are at Annexure-II.
- (e) There are 9 under construction NH projects passing through Bareilly, Budaun, Shahjahanpur and Ambedkar Nagar districts of Uttar Pradesh. All  these  projects  are  targeted  to  be  completed  by  FY  2027-28  in phased manner.

## ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1084 ANSWERED ON 05.02.2026 ASKED BY SHRI NEERAJ MAURYA AND SHRI LALJI VERMA REGARDING STATUS OF COMPLETION OF NH PROJECTS

The State/UT wise details of under construction National Highway (NH) projects started since 1st April 2014 that spilled beyond their original completion  schedule  without  attaining  any  of  the  various  stages  of project  completion  and  excluding  projects  under  consideration  for termination/ foreclosure

|   S. No. | State/UT          |   No. of Projects |
|----------|-------------------|-------------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh    |                37 |
|        2 | Arunachal Pradesh |                 8 |
|        3 | Assam             |                24 |
|        4 | Bihar             |                34 |
|        5 | Chhattisgarh      |                14 |
|        6 | Goa               |                 7 |
|        7 | Gujarat           |                18 |
|        8 | Haryana           |                11 |
|        9 | Himachal Pradesh  |                14 |
|       10 | Jharkhand         |                20 |
|       11 | Karnataka         |                46 |
|       12 | Kerala            |                14 |
|       13 | Madhya Pradesh    |                28 |
|       14 | Maharashtra       |                68 |
|       15 | Manipur           |                23 |
|       16 | Meghalaya         |                 4 |
|       17 | Mizoram           |                 4 |
|       18 | Nagaland          |                12 |
|       19 | Odisha            |                29 |
|       20 | Punjab            |                20 |
|       21 | Rajasthan         |                17 |
|       22 | Sikkim            |                 9 |
|       23 | Tamil Nadu        |                23 |

| S. No.   | State/UT                 | No. of Projects   |
|----------|--------------------------|-------------------|
| 24       | Telangana                | 27                |
| 25       | Tripura 5                |                   |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh            | 50                |
| 27       | Uttarakhand              | 30                |
| 28       | West Bengal              | 15                |
| 29       | Union Territories (UT's) | 42                |
|          | Grand Total              | 653               |

## ANNEXURE-II

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1084 ANSWERED ON 05.02.2026 ASKED BY SHRI NEERAJ MAURYA AND SHRI LALJI VERMA REGARDING STATUS OF COMPLETION OF NH PROJECTS

Year-wise  details  of  Internal  and  Extra  Budgetary  Resources  (IEBR) raised  by  National  Highways  Authority  of  India  (NHAI)  since  2015-16 onwards

| Year              | IEBR (Rs. in crores)   |
|-------------------|------------------------|
| 2015-16           | 23,281                 |
| 2016-17           | 33,118                 |
| 2017-18           | 50,533                 |
| 2018-19           | 61,217                 |
| 2019-20           | 74,988                 |
| 2020-21           | 65,036                 |
| 2021-22           | 65,150                 |
| 2022-23           | 798                    |
| 2023-24           | 0                      |
| 2024-25           | 0                      |
| 2025-26 December, | 0                      |

Note:  IEBR has been discontinued from FY 2023-24

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