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Date: 2025-08-07 Category: Not Applicable State: Union Government Country: India

Parliament Question: Upgradation of State Roads

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Executive Summary: This document contains the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways' response to questions raised in Lok Sabha regarding the upgradation of state roads to National Highways (NHs). It outlines the criteria for NH upgrades, provides state-wise details of upgrades from April 2014 to March 2025 (Annexure I), and details funds allocated and spent on NH development and maintenance over the last five years (Annexure II). The response addresses concerns about disproportionate favouritism and fund diversion. Key Points / Main Content: Criteria for Upgrading State Roads to National Highways: * Connecting adjacent countries. * Connecting National Capital with State Capitals, State Capitals to each other. * Connecting major ports and ports prioritized for development. * Connecting large industrial centers or tourist centers. * Roads with important strategic requirements. * Arterial roads that reduce travel distance and achieve economic growth. * Roads opening up backward and hilly areas. * Synergy with PM GatiShakti National Master Plan (NMP). State Road Upgrade Details: * Proposals for NH upgrades are received from State Governments/Union Territories (UTs), including Andhra Pradesh, backward, and border states. * Annexure I provides state/UT-wise details of state roads notified as NHs from April 2014 to March 2025. Development and Maintenance of NHs: * Development and maintenance is a continuous process based on traffic density, connectivity needs, road condition, inter-se priority, and synergy with PM GatiShakti NMP. * Annexure II contains state/UT-wise details of funds allocated and expenditure incurred for NH development and maintenance, including funds released to the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) over the last five years. Impact Analysis: State Governments/Union Territories: * Impact: Need to submit proposals for state road upgradation to NH status, adhering to the outlined criteria. * Action Required: Review the criteria and prepare proposals for eligible state roads, considering strategic and economic benefits. National Highways Authority of India (NHAI): * Impact: Responsible for development and maintenance of upgraded NHs based on specified priorities and fund allocation. * Action Required: Execute projects according to allocated funds and guidelines, ensuring alignment with PM GatiShakti NMP. Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: * Impact: Oversees the upgradation process, allocates funds, and ensures adherence to established principles. * Action Required: Evaluate proposals, allocate resources, and monitor the progress of NH development and maintenance projects.

Key Entities Referenced

Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The Indian government ministry responsible for the development and maintenance of the national highways network in India. National Highways (NHs): The network of highways maintained by the central government of India. State roads are upgraded to National Highways. Andhra Pradesh: A state in India, specifically mentioned in the context of National Highway conversions and fund allocation. National Highways Authority of India (NHAI): An autonomous agency of the Government of India responsible for the development, maintenance and management of the National Highways. PM GatiShakti National Master Plan (NMP): A national master plan for multimodal connectivity to various economic zones. SHRI SUDAMA PRASAD: Member of Lok Sabha who raised the unstarred question regarding upgradation of state roads. SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI: The Minister of Road Transport and Highways, who answered the question in the Lok Sabha. Lok Sabha: The lower house of the Parliament of India, where the question regarding road upgrades was raised and answered.
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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3067 ANSWERED ON 07TH AUGUST, 2025 UPGRADATION OF STATE ROADS 3067. SHRI SUDAMA PRASAD: Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार् ग मंत्री be pleased to state: (a) the criteria under which 13,065 km of State roads have been upgraded to National Highways (NHs) and the number of kilometres upgraded in each State, year-wise from 2014 to 2024; (b) whether the Government justifies the disproportionate favour shown to Andhra Pradesh in NH conversions while several backward and border States continue to suffer from chronic underinvestment and if so, the details thereof; (c) the total budget allocated/funds utilised under the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and other schemes during the last five financial years, State-wise; (d) the manner in which the funds allocated for NHs are being diverted post-conversion of State roads and the status of current fund utilisation; and (e) whether any inter-ministerial committees related to these NH conversions have been formed for scrutiny and if so, the details of the committee reports, if not, the details of action taken thereon? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)(a) to (e) State roads are declared as National Highways (NHs) from time to time on the basis of well-established broad principles, including: - i. Connecting adjacent countries, National Capital with State Capitals / one State Capital to another State Capital, major ports and ports prioritised for development by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways, large industrial centers or tourist centers. ii. Roads having important strategic requirements. iii. Arterial roads which enable sizeable reduction in travel distance and achieve substantial economic growth. iv. Roads which help in opening up large tracts of backward area and hilly region. v. Synergy with PM GatiShakti National Master Plan (NMP). The Government receives proposals from various State Governments / Union Territories (UTs), including from the State of Andhra Pradesh as well as backward and border States, from time to time, for declaration / upgradation of State roads as new NHs. State / UT – wise details of State Roads, including greenfield stretches, notified as NHs in the country, including the State of Andhra Pradesh as well as backward and border States, during the period from April, 2014 to March, 2025 are at Annexure-I. Development and maintenance of NHs is a continuous process. Works on notified NHs are accordingly taken up based on the traffic density, connectivity requirement, condition of the road, inter-se priority and synergy with PM GatiShakti NMP. State / UT - wise details of funds allocated and expenditure incurred towards development and maintenance of NHs including the funds released to National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) during each of the last five years are at Annexure-II.ANNEXURE-I ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3067 ANSWERED ON 07.08.2025 ASKED BY SHRI SUDAMA PRASAD REGARDING UPGRADATION OF STATE ROADS State / UT – wise details of State Roads, including greenfield stretches, notified as NHs in the country, including the State of Andhra Pradesh as well as backward and border States, during the period from April, 2014 to March, 2025: - Length in Km Sr. No. State / UT 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 1 Andhra Pradesh 80 669 927 412 501 0 846 447 481 0 0 2 Arunachal Pradesh 733 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,748 82 0 3 Assam 76 18 38 0 0 0 97 71 0 0 0 4 Bihar 164 160 0 29 481 0 413 169 0 162 24 5 Chhattisgarh 0 0 162 291 15 0 15 0 0 0 0 6 Delhi 0 0 -11 10 87 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 Goa 0 0 0 31 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 8 Gujarat 978 0 46 729 585 265 844 141 0 214 12 9 Haryana 185 395 -74 165 378 0 71 23 132 0 -44 10 Himachal Pradesh 70 167 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 Jammu & Kashmir 274 8 0 0 96 0 0 55 124 59 0 12 Jharkhand 11 0 0 0 682 0 26 37 0 203 0 13 Karnataka 138 70 260 795 132 0 77 229 461 69 0 14 Kerala 0 0 0 21 0 0 0 0 76 0 0 15 Madhya Pradesh 0 9 2,660 271 493 0 178 121 93 0 113 16 Maharashtra 734 387 8,022 2,345 0 174 265 122 142 -13 16 17 Manipur 255 0 0 0 0 0 90 0 0 0 0Length in Km Sr. No. State / UT 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 18 Mizoram 245 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 76 0 0 19 Nagaland 106 0 49 0 0 0 0 123 0 0 0 20 Odisha 0 193 0 576 331 0 136 0 0 0 0 21 Punjab 233 530 0 569 5 50 775 140 0 0 24 22 Rajasthan 80 20 0 1,041 1,426 0 8 127 230 0 27 23 Sikkim 170 154 0 0 0 0 246 0 0 0 0 24 Tamil Nadu 0 0 0 1,844 0 0 117 0 142 0 0 25 Tripura 0 233 1 0 0 0 0 0 35 0 0 26 Telangana 0 119 751 526 0 0 469 661 0 0 0 27 Uttarakhand 432 0 0 0 12 0 463 240 0 0 0 28 Uttar Pradesh 620 -45 131 2,733 360 0 94 414 54 -129 -19 29 West Bengal 0 46 0 7 591 0 0 9 0 235 0 30 Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 Note: Negative figures on account of realignment / construction of bypasses / length de-notified etc.ANNEXURE-II ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3067 ANSWERED ON 07.08.2025 ASKED BY SHRI SUDAMA PRASAD REGARDING UPGRADATION OF STATE ROADS State / UT - wise details of funds allocated and expenditure incurred towards development and maintenance of NHs including the funds released to NHAI during each of the last five years: - Amount in ₹ Crore 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 Sr. No. State/UT Alloc. Expd. Alloc. Expd. Alloc. Expd. Alloc. Expd. Alloc. Expd. 1 Andhra Pradesh 4,281 4,281 5,890 5,890 6,957 6,957 11,440 11,440 11,777 11,756 2 Arunachal Pradesh 2,512 2,512 2,718 2,718 3,140 3,140 2,649 2,649 3,972 3,599 3 Assam 3,753 3,753 3,150 3,150 4,557 4,557 9,137 9,137 7,209 7,207 4 Bihar 6,716 6,716 9,174 9,174 9,347 9,347 10,749 10,749 8,840 8,840 5 Chhattisgarh 2,224 2,224 1,936 1,936 2,468 2,468 4,255 4,255 2,392 2,280 6 Goa 734 734 615 615 673 673 620 620 851 651 7 Gujarat 7,533 7,533 10,710 10,710 9,831 9,831 10,900 10,900 8,262 8,091 8 Haryana 10,651 10,651 7,203 7,203 3,924 3,924 6,062 6,062 4,391 4,344 9 Himachal Pradesh 2,033 2,033 3,164 3,164 4,534 4,534 5,175 5,175 3,998 3,994 10 Jharkhand 2,627 2,627 2,853 2,853 3,127 3,127 4,599 4,599 5,334 5,169 11 Karnataka 5,838 5,838 7,681 7,681 6,763 6,763 12,695 12,695 11,147 10,819 12 Kerala 12,831 12,831 10,136 10,136 3,994 3,994 10,419 10,419 5,100 5,082 13 Madhya Pradesh 8,250 8,250 9,006 9,006 6,210 6,210 7,447 7,447 7,819 7,799 14 Maharashtra 20,844 20,844 18,655 18,655 18,355 18,355 19,867 19,867 18,697 18,512 15 Manipur 978 978 2,142 2,142 2,737 2,737 2,598 2,598 2,018 2,011 16 Meghalaya 861 861 819 819 684 684 1,803 1,803 1,835 1,697 17 Mizoram 1,238 1,238 2,054 2,054 3,218 3,218 2,189 2,189 2,114 2,091 18 Nagaland 2,382 2,382 1,943 1,943 1,666 1,666 1,414 1,414 1,681 1,600Amount in ₹ Crore Sr. No. State/UT 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 19 Odisha 5,336 5,336 4,510 4,510 4,643 4,643 5,948 5,948 6,121 5,786 20 Punjab 3,301 3,301 7,179 7,179 10,093 10,093 12,419 12,419 8,137 7,898 21 Rajasthan 7,340 7,340 11,353 11,353 9,719 9,719 8,874 8,874 6,330 6,301 22 Sikkim 1,053 1,053 811 811 1,008 1,008 684 684 473 441 23 Tamil Nadu 4,868 4,868 4,305 4,305 8,230 8,230 9,925 9,925 9,077 9,068 24 Telangana 2,907 2,907 3,458 3,458 3,622 3,622 6,117 6,117 7,564 7,496 25 Tripura 1,026 1,026 1,085 1,085 1,156 1,156 1,546 1,546 778 767 26 Uttar Pradesh 18,768 18,768 13,944 13,944 21,453 21,453 28,114 28,114 20,682 20,665 27 Uttarakhand 2,800 2,800 2,112 2,112 3,219 3,219 4,545 4,545 3,996 3,835 28 West Bengal 2,658 2,658 3,642 3,642 3,053 3,053 3,543 3,543 2,241 2,240 29 Andaman & Nicobar Islands 349 349 246 246 143 143 96 96 204 204 30 Chandigarh 2 2 6 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 31 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 43 43 30 30 26 26 2 2 100 46 32 Daman & Diu 33 Delhi / Headquarters -1,482 -1,482 3,961 3,961 7,164 7,164 3,223 3,223 2,840 2,840 34 Jammu & Kashmir 2,932 2,932 6,817 6,817 7,370 7,370 10,528 10,528 10,331 10,204 35 Ladakh 24 24 352 352 574 574 658 658 794 768 36 Puducherry 21 21 1 1 61 61 35 35 29 23 Alloc. – Allocation; Expd. – Expenditure Negative figure against State/UT during the year indicates transfer of project/expenditure from that State/UT to other State/UT. *****

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