(a) the details of the highways declared as National Highways (NHs) along with details of NHs which are under construction at present in the State of Maharashtra;
(b) the details of development work of NHs taken up in the State during the last three years and current year;
(c) whether the targets fixed for the said work has been achieved and if so, the details thereof; and
(d) the funds allocated and released for the purpose during the said period?
THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)
(a) The details of the highways declared as National Highways (NHs) in the State of Maharashtra are at Annexure – I. The details of NHs which are at construction stage at present in the State of Maharashtra are at Annexure – II.
(b) The details of National Highway (NH) projects taken up in the State of Maharashtra during the last three years and current year are at Annexure – III.
(c) Targets for construction of NH length were fully achieved despite some delays on account of Land Acquisition and forest clearances. The NH length constructed in the State of Maharashtra during the last three years and current year are as under:
Year Length of NHs constructed in Maharashtra
(in Km.)
2018-19 2292.65
2019-20 2422.36
2020-21 2870.12
2021-22 (As on 31-10-2021) 791.76
(d) The details of funds allocated and expenditure incurred on the development/construction of NHs in the state of Maharashtra during the last three years and current year are given as below:
(Rs. in Crore}
S. No. Year Allocation* Expenditure
State PWD NHAI
1 2018-19 7051 7445 6902
2 2019-2020 10341 10998 6022
3 2020-2021 9849 9226 8693
4 2021-2022 (As on 31-10-2021) 5924 3656 3673
*No State wise allocation has been made to National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)