(a) whether the funds earmarked for road projects during the Eleventh
Five Year Plan have been completely utilized;
(b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
(c) whether the Government has decided to curtail allocation of funds
for National Highway (NH) projects in the country under the Twelfth Five
Year Plan; and
(d) if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
(SHRI SARVEY SATHYANARAYANA)
(a) and (b) During the Eleventh Five Year Plan period (2007-12) the total
outlay for Central Road Sector under Gross Budgetary Support (GBS) provided to
this Ministry was Rs. 79,391.18 crore and the total expenditure incurred was
Rs. 74,607.36 crore (i.e. about 94% of the outlay).
The reasons for marginal underutilization of funds during the Eleventh
Five Year Plan period are mainly poor performance of some contractors, delay
in obtaining environmental / forest / wild life clearances from Ministry of
Environment & Forest, delay in obtaining clearances for Railway
Over / Under Bridges (ROBs / RUBs) from Ministry of Railways, law & order
problems in some States, delay in land acquisition / utility shifting, delay
in award of projects due to inadequate response from bidders, etc.Â
(c) and (d) As against the estimated fund requirement of Rs. 2,64,080 crore,
as per the Working Group Report on Central Road Sector submitted to the Planning
Commission in May, 2012, total outlay of Rs. 1,44,769 crore has been provided to
this Ministry under GBS for Central Road Sector during 12th Five Year Plan
period (2012-17) on account of overall resource constraints.