The construction and maintenance of National Highways (NHs) is a continuous process which is done by the contractor or concessionaire as per provisions made in the contract or concession agreement. Adequate provision regarding maintaining standard of road quality and imposition of penalty in case of default are there in the contract. The routine inspections are done by engineers before and after monsoon in their jurisdiction to assess site condition. The funds for maintenance of NHs in the current financial year are as follows:-

 

The State and UT-wise details of funds allocated for maintenance & repair of NHs during the current financial year is as follows

S No	State/UTs/Scheme	Allocation in Rs Crore
1	Andhra Pradesh	58.20
2	Arunachal Pradesh	29.75
3	Assam	73.34
4	Bihar	57.05
5	Chhattisgarh	35.21
6	Goa	21.70
7	Gujarat	88.01
8	Haryana	45.91
9	Himachal Pradesh	74.92
10	Jammu & Kashmir	10.28
11	Jharkhand	50.26
12	Karnataka	96.70
13	Kerala	86.77
14	Madhya Pradesh	36.05
15	Maharashtra	129.72
16	Manipur	30.99
17	Meghalaya	94.16
18	Mizoram	124.68
19	Nagaland	55.08
20	Odisha	51.17
21	Punjab	57.49
22	Rajasthan	77.38
23	Sikkim	6.28
24	Tamil Nadu	68.79
25	Telangana	47.77
26	Tripura	43.72
27	Uttar Pradesh	101.73
28	Uttarakhand	21.88
29	West Bengal	56.88
30	Andaman & Nicobar Islands	0.00
31	Chandigarh	1.11
32	Dadar & Nagar Haveli	0.11
33	Daman & Diu	0.07
34	Delhi	0.98
35	Puducherry	1.94
36	NHAI	100.00
37	NHIDCL	50.00
38	BRO	100.00

 

This information was given by the Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways, Shipping and Chemical & Fertilizers Shri Mansukh L. Mandaviya in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today.

  

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