(a) whether roads have been acquired from the other departments (the department of Rural Development and others) for converting them to National Highways;
(b) if so, the number of such roads acquired in Rajasthan;
(c) the date on which such roads were acquired in the State; and
(d) the present Status of conversion of such roads?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
(SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)
(a) to (d) The Ministry keeps on receiving proposals for declaration of various State roads as new National Highways (NHs) from various States/Union Territories (UTs), etc. The Ministry considers declaration of State Roads as new NHs from time to time keeping in view the requirement of connectivity, inter-se priority and availability of funds. Ministry has declared about 566 km length of State Roads as new NHs in the State of Rajasthan since 2013-14.
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