GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways

RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 1510
TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.12.2009
Progress of NH Projects under the Flagship NHDP

1510.  Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar:

Will the Minister of Road Transport and Highways be pleased to state:

(a)    the current  progress of the National Highway projects under the flagship National Highways Development Programme (NHDP)

(b)    whether Government has constituted a committee to spend up completion of these projects; and

(c)    if so, the recommendations of the committee and the action proposed thereon?

ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
(Shri R.P. N SINGH)

(a)    Details of the overall present status of the National Highways projects under National Highways     Development Project (NHDP) are enclosed its annex.

(b)    and (c) Yes Sir. Government has constituted a committee under the chairmanship of B. K Chaturvedi, Member, Planning Commission to ramping up of NHDP. The committee has given wide ranging recommendations including modes of delivery of contracts, program, financing, borrowing, support required from the Government, modifications in Model Concession Agreement (MCA), Request for Qualification (RFQ) and Request for Proposal (RFP). The Government has accepted the recommendations of the committee and initiated actions to implement the same.

ANNEX

ANNEX IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 1510 ASKED BY SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRSEKHAR REGARDING PROGRESS OF NH PROJECTS UNDER THE FLAGSHIP NHDP

                                                     Overall status of NHDP, as on 31 October 2009