In response to Unstarred Question No. 1886, answered on December 11, 2025, regarding the upgradation of State Highways posed by Shri Murari Lal Meena, the Minister of Road Transport and Highways (Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari) stated that the Government receives proposals from State Governments/Union Territories for declaring/upgrading State roads, including State Highways (SHs), as new National Highways (NHs). Decisions are based on the principles of declaration of NHs, connectivity, traffic density, and synergy with the PM GatiShakti National Master Plan (NMP). Currently, there is no proposal to declare SH-02 (Dausa-Kuchaman), SH-78 (Dausa-Kathumar), and Alwar-Rajgarh-Bandikui-Sikandra-Gangapur Highway (SH-25) as NHs. An interchange has been provided on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway at the junction with NH-921 near Pinan village, which interconnects with SH-78 (Dausa-Kathumar). No interchange has been provided at the junction of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway with SH-25. Since SH-02 (Dausa-Kuchaman) does not intersect the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway, providing an interchange is unnecessary.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The ministry responsible for decisions regarding state and national highways mentioned in the document.
PM GatiShakti National Master Plan (NMP): A national plan that is considered when upgrading state highways to national highways.
Delhi-Mumbai Expressway: A major expressway that the document references concerning potential interchanges with state highways.
State Highways (SHs): State roads under consideration for upgrade to National Highways
National Highways (NHs): Roads under management of central government. Goal for upgradation of SHs
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1886
ANSWERED ON 11TH DECEMBER, 2025
UPGRADATION OF STATE HIGHWAYS
†1886. SHRI MURARI LAL MEENA:
Will the MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री
be pleased to state:
(a) whether the State Highway-02 (Dausa-Kuchaman), State Highway-
78 (Dausa-Kathumar) and Bhiwani-Alwar-Rajgarh-Bandikui-Sikandra-
Gangapur Mega Highway are of great importance from the regional
social, economic and religious point of view and there is heavy traffic on
the said routes everyday;
(b) whether the said highways connect many districts and major
religious tourist places and there is an urgent need to upgrade the said
highways;
(c) whether the Government proposes to declare the above routes as
national highways and construct suitable interchanges with the Delhi-
Mumbai Expressway;
(d) if so, the action taken so far and the present status of the said
proposals; and
(e) if not, the reasons therefor?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)
(a) to (e) The Government receives proposals from various State
Governments / Union Territories (UTs) from time to time, for declaration /
upgradation of State roads, including State Highways (SHs), as new
National Highways (NHs). Decisions are taken based on the broadprinciples of declaration of NHs, requirement of connectivity, traffic
density and synergy with PM GatiShakti National Master Plan (NMP). At
present, there is no such proposal for declaration of SH-02 (Dausa-
Kuchaman), SH-78 (Dausa-Kathumar) and Alwar-Rajgarh-Bandikui-
Sikandra-Gangapur Highway (SH-25) as NHs.
Interchange has been provided on Delhi-Mumbai Expressway at
junction with NH-921 near Pinan village which interconnects with SH-78
(Dausa-Kathumar) while no interchange has been provided at junction of
Delhi-Mumbai Expressway with SH-25. As SH-02 (Dausa-Kuchaman) does
not intersects Delhi-Mumbai Expressway, the question of providing
interchange does not arise.
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