(a) whether there is any proposal to frame fresh rules to ensure the quality of
roads;
(b) if so, the details and present status thereof;
(c) whether any Committee has been constituted by the Government in this regard;
and
(d) if so, the details thereof and the progress made by the said Committee in this
connection?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI SARVEY
SATHYANARAYANA)
(a) & (b) This Ministry is primarily responsible for development and maintenance of
National Highways. Quality of National Highway projects is prescribed in the Ministry’s
Specifications for Road and Bridge Works as well as in various approved standards,
specifications, codes and guidelines of the Indian Roads Congress and is ensured by
incorporating these in the Contract Agreement of projects. These standards,
specifications, codes and guidelines are reviewed from time to time as a part of
the process for upgrading the quality standards.
(c) & (d) The review of standards, specifications, codes and guidelines is a
continuous process. Both the Ministry and the Indian Roads Congress have a system
of internal Committees for reviewing these on various aspects of quality.