Question : New NH Policy

(a) whether the Government proposes to introduce a new National Highway Policy;
(b) if so, the details and the present status thereof along with the salient features of the policy;
(c) whether the Government has consulted all the State Governments and Union Territories before finalizing the policy and if so, the details thereof; and
(d) the details of major demands made by the State Governments and Union Territories in this regard?

Answer given by the minister

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)
(a) to (d) The Ministry is primarily responsible for development and maintenance of National Highways (NHs). Revision and modification of existing policies and formulation of new policies pertaining to NHs are undertaken by the Ministry from time to time based on the assessed requirements, feedbacks received from time to time from various stakeholders including State Governments and Union Territories (UTs).
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