Question : REPAIRING OF NATIONAL HIGHWAYS .

(a) the details of the National Highways (NHs) which are in dilapidated conditions and need repair and the manner in which the Government identifies the dilapidated condition of NHs, State-wise;

(b) the details of the proposals/requests received from various States including Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan for repair of these NHs during the last three years and the current year along with the action taken by the Government thereon, State-wise;

(c) the details of pending proposals, if any, and the time by which the same are likely to be approved, State-wise;

(d) the details of funds allocated and expenditure incurred for maintenance and repair of National Highways during the said period, NH-wise and State-wise; and

(e) whether there is any delay in the repairing work of NHs and if so, the reasons therefor and the time by which the said works are likely to be completed?

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI SARVEY SATHYANARAYANA)

(a) to (e) Periodic assessment of the condition of NHs is carried out by the executive agencies to for taking up remedial measures keeping in view the type and extent of damages. The Maintenance & repair of national highways is a continuous process. Accordingly, the NHs in the country are kept in traffic worthy condition from time to time within the available resources.
The State-wise details of the proposals received for maintenance of NHs including from the State of Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan during the last three years and the current year are at Annexure-I. Approval of proposals are dependent on priority of works and resources available. Proposals framed according to the norms within the available funds are sanctioned.
The allocation of funds for Maintenance & Repair (M&R) of NHs is made State/Union Territory (UT)-wise not NH-wise. The State-wise details of funds allocated and expenditure incurred for (M&R) of NHs during the last three years and the current year are at Annexure-II.