(a) whether most of the National Highways in the country are in a dilapidated condition for the want of proper maintenance and lack of funds;
(b) if so, the details of such National Highways, State-wise;
(c) the reasons for not having proper arrangements of maintenance;
(d) the details of action plan formulated by the Government for keeping National Highways in good condition; and
(e) the funds allotted for the purpose during the last three years and current year, State-wise?
MINISTER OF SURFACE TRANSPORT (SHRI RAJNATH SINGH)
(a) to (e) : A statement is laid on the table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.2 FOR ANSWER ON 29.11.1999 ASKED BY SHRI ASHOK N. MOHOL AND SHRI RAM TAHAL CHAUDHARY REGARDING DILAPIDATED CONDITION OF NATIONAL HIGHWAYS.
(a): No. Sir. Although funds available for the maintenance of National Highways have been inadequate, they are being maintained in traffic worthy condition within the available resources.
(b)&(c): Does not arise.
(d): :Government has drawn a programme for undertaking special repairs of National Highways in a phased manner. 8000 Km of National Highways are to be provided with a renewal cost in this financial year.
(e): A Statement giving details is annexed.
Statement referred to in reply to part (e) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No.2 for answer on 29.11.1999 asked by Shri Ashok N. Mohol and Shri Ram Tahal Chaudhary regarding Dilapidated Condition of National Highways.
STATEMENT INDICATING ALLOCATION OF FUNDS UNDER MAINTENANCE & REPAIRS (RS IN LAKHS) IN VARIOUS STATES
Sl. No. Name of State/UT 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000 (upto Nov.,99)
1. Andhra Pradesh 3545.34 3898.00 4568.40 2642.26
2. Arunachal Pradesh 0.00 0.00 0.00 -
3. Assam 1006.87 1162.55 2815.51 2632.44
4. Bihar 2193.95 3410.77 3336.97 4399.64
5. Chandigarh 45.00 71.00 48.04 32.20 6. Delhi 207.00 330.20 210.00 100.44 7 Goa 325.36 450.39 617.08 319.04
8. Gujarat 2731.50 3758.96 3296.94 1646.17
9. Haryana 885.24 772.34 1239.42 1311.70 10. Himachal Pradesh 1516.80 2034.32 2256.01 1272.82 11. Jammu & Kashmir 103.37 87.40 129.65 244.00 12. Karnataka 2457.80 3002.90 3111.75 2727.90 13. Kerala 1073.27 2268.11 2090.63 1608.00 14. Madhya Pradesh 3176.72 3313.78 3945.04 4721.56 15. Maharashtra 3277.04 5157.68 4957.67 2938.63 16. Manipur 276.00 277.03 365.59 657.08 17. Meghalaya 553.70 584.54 625.80 638.89 18. Mizoram 0.00 0.00 0.00 299.00 19. Nagaland 14.00 37.11 382.90 355.63 20. Orissa 1981.73 2522.00 2761.15 2382.24 21. Pondicherry 35.88 29.96 64.18 63.00 22. Punjab 1182.13 1357.75 1538.81 1443.86 23. Rajasthan 2669.08 3841.71 3718.19 3404.00 24. Sikkim 0.00 0.00 0.00 - 25. Tamil Nadu 2413.14 2981.37 3740.00 3117.15 26. Tripura 0.00 0.00 0.00 24.00 27. Uttar Pradesh 3373.40 4949.19 6128.44 4671.49 28. West Bengal 2081.68 3264.94 2757.83 2440.00 29. Joggigappa Bridge 0.00 0.00 0.00 - 30. Ministry 0.00 0.00 0.00 - 31. BRDB 0.00 0.00 0.00 - 32. NHAI 70.00 375.00 274.00 0.00 33. A & Nicobar Islands 0.00 0.00 0.00 - 34. Other Institutions - 13.00 - 0.00
TOTAL 37200.00 49750.00 54980.00 46093.14