Parliament Question: Contributions by State Governments to NHAI

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO - 3763 ANSWERED ON - 25/03/2026 CONTRIBUTIONS BY STATE GOVERNMENTS TO NHAI

3763. DR. KANIMOZHI NVN SOMU:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS be pleased to state:-

(a) the State-wise details of contribution made by State Governments to the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) during the last five years, including financial contributions, land or right-of- way support, cost-sharing and other in-kind inputs, year-wise; and

(b) the details of any reimbursement, adjustment or settlement made by the Ministry in respect of such contribution, State-wise? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a) & (b) Government in Ministry of Road Transport & Highways is primarily responsible for development of National Highways (NHs). Generally, cost of development & maintenance of NH projects is borne by the Central Government. However, in some projects, cost of Land Acquisition

(LA)/construction is also shared by the State Governments in specific circumstances to improve the viability of the project.

Several States have already contributed/agreed to contribute towards the cost of land acquisition for specific NH projects including the States of Kerala, Bihar, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana. Some other States such as Nagaland, Manipur, Assam have provided land free of cost for the development of certain NH works.

In certain cases, State GST and royalty on minerals etc. are also reimbursed by the State Governments.

The details are annexed.ANNEXURE ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) AND (b) OF RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3763 ANSWERED ON 25/03/2026 ASKED BY DR. KANIMOZHI NVN SOMU REGARDING ‘CONTRIBUTIONS BY STATE GOVERNMENTS TO NHAI’ Details of funds agreed to be contributed by State Governments for development of NHs, including LA cost.

Total S.

State/UT Contribution Remarks No. (Rs. in crores) 1 Uttar Pradesh 2301 Himachal 2 14.93 Pradesh 3 West Bengal 7 4 Uttarakhand 61 5 Tamil Nadu 107 Also committed for sharing LA cost for Guwahati Ring Road 6 Assam 125.00 and Kaziranga elevated project which shall be quantified after LA is completed.

Also contributed towards LA Cost of Bhubaneshwar Capital 7 Odisha 228.59 Ring Road which shall be quantified after LA is completed.

8 Maharashtra 20.71 Also committed towards LA Cost in Pune, about Rs 700 crore 9 Kerala 5,580.74 10 J&K 122.51 Also committed Rs.3700 Crore for Eastern Peripheral 11 Delhi 654 Expressway 12 Haryana 3114 13 Jharkhand 115 Andhra 14 71 Pradesh Committed 25% of the land cost for Indore Western Bypass Madhya 15 (Rs.1320 Cr.) and 50% of the land cost for Indore Eastern Pradesh Bypass (Rs.1172.49 Cr.) 16 Bihar 396.08 17 Punjab 132.00 Government of Gujarat has provided land (685.97 Ha) free of 18 Gujarat - cost for construction of Ahmedabad-Dholera Greenfield Alignment (NH-751)- FY-2024-25 19 Telangana 100.00 Also committed towards Land Cost of Satellite Town Ring 20 Karnataka 528.08 Road in Bangalore.

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