(a) the details of National Highways in the country identified for upgradation as on date, State-wise;
(b) the estimated funds required for these projects; and
(c) the source of income/funds required for these projects?
(a) the details of National Highways in the country identified for upgradation as on date, State-wise;
(b) the estimated funds required for these projects; and
(c) the source of income/funds required for these projects?
THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)
(a) to (c) Development and maintenance of National Highways (NHs) is a continuous process. NH projects are identified annually as per available budgetary outlay, inter se priority, requirement of connectivity and traffic density. Government has fixed a target of 11000 Km for construction in the country for the current fiscal year. Budgetary allocation of the development of NHs during the year 2019-20 is Rs. 72,666.74 crore. Sources of fund for these are NHs share of Central Road and Infrastructure Fund (CRIF) cess, Toll remittances, monetisation of NHs through Toll-Operate-Transfer (TOT) basis, budgetary support. Apart from the above, National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has been authorized to raise Rs. 75,000 crore as Internal and Extra Budgetary Resources (IEBR). Further, the estimated private sector investment during 2019-20 is Rs. 25,000 crore.
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