REPORT NO. 234 PARLIAMENT OF INDIA RAJYA SABHA DEPARTMENT-RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORT, TOURISM AND CULTURE TWO HUNDRED THIRTY FOURTH REPORT Demands for Grants (2016-17) of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (Presented to the Rajya Sabha on 4th May, 2016) (Laid on the Table of Lok Sabha on4th May , 2016) Rajya Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi May, 2016/Vaisakha, 1938 (Saka) Website : http://rajyasabha.nic.in E-mail : [email protected] Hindi version of this publication is also available PARLIAMENT OF INDIA RAJYA SABHA DEPARTMENT-RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORT, TOURISM AND CULTURE TWO HUNDRED THIRTY FOURTH REPORT Demands for Grants (2016-17) of Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (Presented to the Rajya Sabha on 4th May, 2016) (Laid on the Table of Lok Sabha on 4th May, 2016) Rajya Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi May, 2016/Vaisakha, 1938 (Saka) CONTENTS PAGES 1. COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE ....................................................................................... (i)-(ii) 2. INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................... (iii) 3. ACRONYMS ............................................................................................................................ (iv)-(vi) 4. REPORT ................................................................................................................................. 1-30 5. RECOMMENDATIONS/OBSERVATIONS – AT A GLANCE ............................................................ 31-40 6. MINUTES ............................................................................................................................... 41-47 7. ANNEXURE ............................................................................................................................ 49-82 COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE (2015-16) 1. Dr. Kanwar Deep Singh — Chairman RAJYA SABHA 2. Shri Ritabrata Banerjee 3. Dr. K. Chiranjeevi 4. Shri Narendra Kumar Kashyap 5. Dr. Prabhakar Kore 6. Shri Kiranmay Nanda 7. Kumari Selja 8. Shri Rajeev Shukla @9. Shri Narendra Kumar Swain #10. Vacant LOK SABHA 11. Shri Ram Charitra Nishad 12. Shri Vinod Chavda 13. Shri Rajeshbhai Naranbhai Chudasama 14. Km. Arpita Ghosh 15. Shri Rahul Kaswan 16. Shri P. Kumar *17. Shri Harish Chandra Meena 18. Yogi Aditya Nath 19. Shri Kristappa Nimmala 20. Shri Rajesh Pandey 21. Shri Rajesh Ranjan 22. Shri P. Srinivasa Reddy 23. Shri Ram Kumar Sharma 24. Shri Prathap Simha 25. Shri Dushyant Singh 26. Shri Kunwar Haribansh Singh 27. Shri Rakesh Singh 28. Shri Shatrughan Sinha @ Nominated on 15th March, 2016. # Vacancy caused due to expiry of the term of Shri Avinash Rai Khanna w.e.f. 9th April, 2016. * Nominated in place of Shri Mohammed Faizal PP. w.e.f. 14th March, 2016. (i) (ii) 29. Shri Dasrath Tirkey 30. Shri Manoj Tiwari 31. Shri K.C. Venugopal SECRETARIAT Shri J.G. Negi, Joint Secretary Shri Swarabji B., Director Shri Arun Kumar, Assistant Director Shrimati Catherine John L., Assistant Director Shri P.P. Raumon, Committee Officer INTRODUCTION I, the Chairman, Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture, having been authorized by the Committee to present on its behalf, do hereby present this Two Hundred Thirty Fourth Report on Demands for Grants (2016-17) of the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways. 2. The Committee, at its meeting held on the 7th April, 2016 considered the subject and heard the Secretary and other officials of the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways. 3. The Committee wishes to express its thanks to the officers of Ministry of Road Transport & Highways for placing before the Committee, the material and information desired in connection with the subject and for clarifying the points raised by the Members. 4. The Committee considered and adopted the Report at its meeting held on the 3rd May, 2016. DR. KANWAR DEEP SINGH NEW DELHI; Chairman, 3 May, 2016 Department-related Parliamentary Vaisakha 13, 1938 (Saka) Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture Rajya Sabha (iii) ACRONYMS ADB – Asian Development Bank AGs – Accountant Generals B.E. – Budget Estimates BKC – Bandra Kurla Complex BoT – Build-operate-Transfer BRO – Border Roads Organization CCA – Chief Controller of Accounts CCTV – Closed Circuit Television CRF – Central Road Fund DIMTS – Delhi Integrated Multi-Modal Transit Systems E&I – Electrical & Instrumentation EAP – Externally Aided Projects EC – European Commission EI – Economic Importance EPC – Engineering, Procurement and Construction FDR – Flood Damage Repairs GBS – Gross Budgetary Support GoTN – Government of Tamil Nadu GPS – Global Positioning System HAM – Hybrid Annuity Model HSD – High Speed Diesel IAHE – Indian Academy of Highways Engineering IEBR – Internal and Extra Budgetary Resources IIM – Indian Institute of Management IIT – Indian Institute of Technology ISC&EE – Inter-State Connectivity and Economic Importance (iv) (v) InvITs – Infrastructure Investment Trusts IRC – Indian Road Congress IRQP – Improvement of Riding Quality IT – Information Technology JNPT – Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust LA – Land Acquisition LIC – Life Insurance Corporation LWE – Left Wing Extremism M&R – Maintenance & Repair MDRs – Major District Roads MoRTH – Ministry of Road Transport and Highways NER – North Eastern Region NH(O) – National Highways (Original) NHAI – National Highways Authority of India NHDP – National Highways Development Programme NHIDCL – National Highway and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited. NHs – National Highways O&M – Operation & Maintenance OMT – Operate Maintain Transfer OR – Ordinary Repairs PBFF – Permanent Bridges Fee Fund PGIMER – Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research PPP – Public-Private Partnership PR – Periodic Renewal PSP – Private Sector Participation PWD – Public Works Department R&D – Research and Development R.E. – Revised Estimates SARDP-NE – Special Accelerated Road Development Programme (North-East) SHDP – State Highways Development Programme (vi) SHs – State Highways SPV – Special Purpose Vehicle SR – Special Repair SRTU – State Road Transport Undertaking ToT – Toll Operate Transfer TSP – Tribal Sub Plan UC – Utility Certificate UTs – Union Territories VGF – Viability Gap Funding WHO – World Health Organization 1 REPORT Road plays major role in the economy of any country. It is essential for development and prosperity of a nation because it not only links one place with another but helps in distribution of resources needed for the people. India is a huge country and the road network is around 52.50 lakh kilometer out of which National highways account for only 1 lakh kilometer, State Highways 1.5 lakh kilometer and other District Roads and Village roads account for 50 lakh kilometer. Surprisingly the National Highways consists only 2% of the total length of roads but carries over 40% of total traffic. 2. The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has been entrusted with formulation of policies relating to regulation of road transport in the country, administration of National Highways Act, 1956; Motor Vehicle Act, 1988; Central Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989, Road Transport Corporations Act, 1950; Carriage by Road Act, 2007; and Control of National Highways (Land & Traffic) Act, 2002. It is also involved with the arrangements for movement of traffic with the neighbouring countries. The Ministry has also got an important tasks of maintaining the roads and improving road safety in the country. Besides, the above mentioned functions, it also formulates policy relating to National Highways regarding its development and maintenance and management. Administration of Central Road Fund (CRF) comes under the purview of the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways. Formulation of standards and specifications for Roads and Bridges are done by this Ministry. The Ministry also looks after the research and development area of highways sector. Distribution of National Highways gives State PWD 57,050 Kms; NHAI, 32,000 kms; Border Roads Organisation (BRO) 4050 kms.; NHIDCL 1500 kms; 4500 kms highways is yet to be entrusted to any agency. 3. Demand no.74 containing the details of budget allocation of the Ministry of Roads Transport & Highways for the financial year 2016-17 was considered Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture at its meeting held on 7th April, 2016. During the meeting, the Committee heard the views of Secretary, other officers of Ministry of Road Transport & Highways and Chairman, NHAI. The Committee also examined other budget documents (2016-17) and replies of the questionnaire furnished by the Ministry. ANNUAL PLAN 2015-16 4. The Committee was informed that an annual outlay of `82,697.15 crore for 2015-16 as per the following break-up has been provided for the Ministry: Item (` in crores) a) Gross budgetary support for Central Sector Roads (of which EAP 39,852.65 is ` 600.00 crore) b) Internal and extra budgetary resources (IEBR) 42,694.50 c) Total outlay for Central Sector Roads (a+b) 82,547.15 d) Road Transport 150.00 e) Total outlay (a to d) 82,697.15 1 2 5. The major constituents of Road Sector are as under: (` in crores) Sl.No Item 2015-16 1. NHAI - 'Investment' 22,920.09 2. EAP (Grant) - NHAI 600.00 3. National Highways (Original) works including NH(O), Domestic Travel 4,211.56 and Machinery 4. Special Accelerated Road Development Programme (includes Kaladan multi- 4,000.00 modal transport project) 5. Other