Question : GLOBAL FUNDS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL HIGHWAYS



(a) the details of funds received from World Bank, Asian Development Bank, Japan International Corporation, Central Road Fund and the private sector under the National Highways Development Programme during the last three years, organisation-wise, year-wise;

(b) whether the funds so received have been utilized;

(c) if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether the targets fixed under the National Highways Development Programme (NHDP) have been achieved;

(e) if not, the reasons therefor; and

(f) the details of additional roads proposed to be included under the NHDP?

Answer given by the minister


THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SHIPPING, ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI K. H. MUNIYAPPA)

(a) The loans from World Bank (WB), Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) have been negotiated by Ministry of Finance, Government of India (GOI) against which National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) receives funds through budgetary allocation on yearly basis. NHAI, so far, has directly negotiated only one loan from ADB for its Surat Manor Tollway Project. The funds received from GOI as budgetary allocation against cess (out of Central Road Fund), external assistance (against loan from WB, ADB and JBIC) and other additional budgetary support during last 3 years are as under:-

(Rs. in crore)
Year	Cess	External	Additional	Disbursement	Total	(Out of	Assistance	Budgetary	against direct	CRF)	(Grant & Loan)	Support	Loan from ADB#
2003-04 1993.00 1448.90 0.00 202.24 3644.14 2004-05 1848.00 1599.58 0.00 132.27 3579.85 2005-06 3269.74 2950.00 700.00 11.42 6931.16 2006-07 6407.45 978.00 110.00 0.00 8495.45 (approved as per BE)
#also includes interest and commitment charges.

The share of private sector (expenditure incurred by concessionaire) in respect of Build Operate and Transfer (BOT) (Toll/Annuity) projects during last 3 years is as under:-
Year	Cess (Rs. in crore)
2003-04 2071.94 2004-05 1712.84 2005-06 649.08 2006-07 441.61 (upto October, 2006)

(b) and (c) The funds received from GOI are being utilized for implementation of projects awarded by NHAI. A statement containing receipt and utilization of EAP is enclosed as Annexure-I.

(d) and (e) There has been some delay in contracts pertaining to NHDP Phase-I due to problems associated with acquisition of land, shifting of utilities, law and order environment and forest clearances and poor performance of some contractors etc.

(f) In addition of NHDP Phase I & II, the Committee on Infrastructure has approved the following new phases of NHDP:-
 (Rs. in crore)
NHDP Phase	Particulars	Estimated Cost	at 1.1.2006	prices 
Phase-III Upgradation and 4-laning of 10000 km of National Highways (NHs) 65,197 Phase-IV Strengthening and widening of 20,000 km of NHs to 2-lane with Paved Shoulders. 27, 800 Phase-V Widening of 6,500 km of NH to 6 lane. 42, 210 Phase-VI Construction of 1000 km of expressways. 16, 680 Phase-VII Construction of Ring Roads, Bypasses, Grade Separators, Fly-overs etc. 16, 680

ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (b) AND (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 213 FOR ANSWER ON 22ND NOVEMBER, 2006 ASKED BY SHRI RASHEED MASOOD REGARDING GLOBAL FUNDS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL HIGHWAYS.

YEAR-WISE RECEIPT AND UTILIZATION OF EAP FUNDS DURING THE LAST THREE YEARS
Year	RECEIPT OF EAP FUND	UTILIZATION OF EAP FUND Funds Received	ADB Loan Total EAP	Total Expenditure from GOI	(Direct)	(including Against counterpart	Funds)	Grants Loan Total Prin- Int.& Receipts WB JBIC ADB-	Total	ADB-	Grant	of EAP for cipal Commi- Pro- Pro- III,V	IV	Total	EAP Loan tment jects jects VI&	Pro- Amount Charges	VII	jects	Proj-	ects
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)= (v) (vi) (vii)= (viii) (ix) (x) (xi)= (xii) (xiii)= (ii+iii) (iv+v+vi) (viii+ix+x) (xi+xii)
2003- 1159.12 289.78 1448.90 190.54 11.70 1651.14 898.34 124.45 297.68 1320.47 351.68 1672.15 2004
2004- 1239.08 360.50 1599.58 117.36 14.91 1731.85 1290.18 32.86 361.47 1684.50 98.15 1782.65 2005
2005- 2350.00 600.00 2950.00 1.21 10.21 2961.42 1723.24 3.16 976.52 2702.92 122.24 2825.16 2006
2006- 400.00 100.00 500.00 0.00 0.00 500.00 596.39 0.10 716.71 1315.19 1.08 1316.27 2007