Questions :

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS be pleased to state:

• the total length of Expressways built under the PM-Gati Shakti scheme in India, the State-wise details thereof;

• the current implementation status of the PM-Gati Shakti scheme in the State of Haryana, the district-wise details thereof; and

• the major upcoming initiatives taken by Government to ensure fastened implementation of PM

– Gati Shakti scheme in the State of Haryana?

ANSWER THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

• to (c) PM Gati Shakti – National Master Plan for multimodal Connectivity is a digital platform to bring the 16 Ministries including Railways and Roadways together for integrated planning and coordinated implementation of Infrastructure connectivity As per policy guidelines / Standard Operating Procedure (SoP) of this Ministry for development of the National Highway/Expressway under PM Gati Shakti National Master plan, all the Projects having total capital cost of more than Rs. 500 cr are presented before the Network Planning Group (NPG) for their comments/suggestion and overall assessment of the proposal. The state wise details of National Expressways including in the state of Haryana are enclosed at Annexure-A.

To ensure effective implementation of PM Gati Shakti projects, Network Planning Group has been constituted with representatives across Ministries. The key benefits of inter-ministerial coordination are as follows:

1. Integrated and holistic infrastructure planning and development
2. Inter-sectorial planning synergies

• Efficient resource usage

1. Streamlined and fast-tracked clearances for the environment, forest, wildlife,
2. Reduced overall logistics cost and enhanced price competitiveness

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 585 ANSWERED ON 07/02/2024 ASKED BY SHRI KARTIKEYA SHARMA REGARDING PM-GATI SHAKTI SCHEME.

The state wise details of Expressways being developed: