(a) whether the Government is giving major thrust to development of infrastructure in the
States including Andhra Pradesh and improving connectivity and cooperation with
neighbouring States;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the projects which are in pipeline in this regard, State-wise including Andhra
Pradesh?
MINISTER OF STATE FOR PLANNING, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY AND EARTH SCIENCES (DR. ASHWANI KUMAR)
(a) : Yes Madam. The Government is giving major thrust to the development of
infrastructure in all the States including Andhra Pradesh.
(b) : Infrastructure projects are developed in different sectors by various Ministries and State
Governments. However, the Central Government is providing a grant of Viability Gap Fund
(VGF) for Public-Private Partnership (PPP) projects in infrastructure. The following projects
sponsored by the Government of Andhra Pradesh have been sanctioned by the Central
Government for VGF assistance.
4- Laning of Hyderabad-Karimnagar-Ramagundam Road (SH-I) 1350 4- Laning of Puthalapattu - Naidupet Road (SH-61) 529 4- Laning of Narketpally - Addanki - Medarametla Road (SH-2) 1194 Major Bridge at river Godavari 511 e
(c) : Projects sponsored by different State Governments and sanctioned by the Central Government for VGF are indicated below:
1 Andhra Pradesh 4 3583.83 523.01 716.77 2 Bihar 5 5604.67 418.21 1120.93 3 Gujarat 7 4127.02 774.45 825.40 4 Haryana 2 1597.42 189.90 319.48 5 Karnataka 8 1546.42 622.81 309.28 6 Madhya Pradesh 32 5756.84 2435.84 1151.37 7 Maharashtra 16 4680.04 1420.01 936.01 8 Punjab 7 948.13 308.39 189.63 9 Rajasthan 13 2895.75 1732.94 579.15 10 Uttar Pradesh 6 5213.42 791.11 1042.68 Total 100 35953.54 9216.67 7190.70 e
State-wise PPP Projects in Roads & Bridges Sanctioned for VGF as on 15.03. 2012