Lok Sabha Question No. 897 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-21
Subject: Upgradation of NHs
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: NALIN KUMAR KATEEL, C.S. PUTTARAJU, PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL, ABHISHEK SINGH, KANWAR SINGH TANWAR, AJAY (TENI) MISRA, B.N. CHANDRAPPA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.897

ANSWERED ON 21 ST  JULY, 2016

## UPGRADATION OF NHS

## 897. SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL:

SHRI C.S. PUTTA RAJU:

SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL:

SHRI ABHISHEK SINGH:

SHRI KANWAR SINGH TANWAR:

SHRI AJAY MISRA TENI:

SHRI B.N. CHANDRAPPA:

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

## be pleased to state:

- (a) whether Government is planning to convert certain State Highways into National Highways (NHs);
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  whether  such  highways  which  are  to  be  converted  are  being identified, State/UT-wise;
- (c) the amount of funds allocated for this conversion project, State/UT-wise;
- (d) the total number of State Highways which have been converted into National Highways in the country including Uttar Pradesh during the financial year 2015-16, State/UT-wise; and
- (e) the number of new State Highways proposed to be converted into National Highways during 2016-17?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

(a) to (e) Expansion  of  National  Highways  (NHs)  network  is  a  continuous  process  and declaration  of  State  roads  as  new  NHs  are  taken  up  from  time  to  time  depending  upon requirement of connectivity, inter-se priority and availability of funds. However, no funds are allocated  to  State/Union  Territories  (UTs)  for  such  purpose.  No  State  road  in  the  State  of Uttar Pradesh has been declared as new NH during the financial year 2015-16. The details of State  roads  Countrywide  which  have  been  converted  into  NHs  in  the  country  during  the financial year 2015-16 are annexed.

ANNEXURE REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 897 ANSWERED ON 21.07.2016 ASKED BY SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL AND OTHERS REGARDING UPGRADATION OF NHS

Details of State roads which have been converted into National Highways in the country during the financial year 2015-16

|   Sl. No. | State/Union Territory   |   Length (in km) |
|-----------|-------------------------|------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh          |              676 |
|         2 | Assam                   |                9 |
|         3 | Bihar                   |              160 |
|         4 | Haryana                 |              395 |
|         5 | Himachal Pradesh        |              176 |
|         6 | Jammu &Kashmir          |                8 |
|         7 | Karnataka               |               70 |
|         8 | Madhya Pradesh          |                9 |
|         9 | Maharashtra             |              387 |
|        10 | Odisha                  |              193 |
|        11 | Punjab                  |              530 |
|        12 | Rajasthan               |               20 |
|        13 | Sikkim                  |              154 |
|        14 | Tripura                 |              228 |
|        15 | Telangana               |              119 |
|        16 | West Bengal             |               46 |

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