Parliament Question: States contribution towards works taken up by NHAI

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1390 ANSWERED ON - 11/02/2026 STATES CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS WORKS TAKEN UP BY NHAI 1390. DR. JOHN BRITTAS: Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS be pleased to state:- (a) the amount of funds borne by various State Governments for works taken up by NHAI during the last five years; and (b) exact quantum of funds in absolute numbers contributed and agreed to be contributed by States till date for development of Highways including land acquisition cost, State-wise and year-wise details thereof? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI) (a) to (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) to (b) OF RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1390 ANSWERED ON 11/02/2026 ASKED BY DR. JOHN BRITTAS REGARDING ‘STATES CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS WORKS TAKEN UP BY 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. ****