FASTag: Complete expenditure underneath Bharatmala Pariyojana Section I at Rs 4.10 lakh cr: Nitin Gadkari

A complete expenditure of Rs 4.10 lakh crore has been made underneath Bharatmala Pariyojana Section I (BPP-I) as on October 31, 2023, and the distinction in precise undertaking value and normative value is because of improve in value of uncooked materials and land acquisition, Parliament was knowledgeable on Wednesday. In a written reply to a query within the Rajya Sabha, Union Street Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari stated Comptroller and Auditor Common (CAG) has made statement in regards to the improve in value of Section I of the pariyojana.

“As on October 31, 2023, the overall expenditure (BPP-I) is about Rs 4.10 lakh crore…There was no diversion of funds from different schemes within the execution of BPP-I,” he stated.

In keeping with Gadkari, sure BPP-I tasks have been earlier deliberate underneath different schemes of Ministry of Street Transport and Highways (MoRT&H) viz, externally aided undertaking (EAP), Nationwide Highways Unique works NH(O), and SARDP scheme, which have been subsequently prioritized underneath BPP-I as per the community planning.

“The distinction in precise undertaking value and normative value underneath Bharatmala Pariyojana is because of improve in value of uncooked materials, elevated land acquisition value, development of excessive velocity corridors and improve in GST charges and so forth,” he stated.

In 2017, the Cupboard Committee on Financial Affairs (CCEA) authorised BPP-I entailing growth of 34,800 km of Nationwide Freeway corridors with complete outlay of Rs 5.35 lakh crore.

“This was based mostly on the normative value and never on the premise of detailed undertaking experiences (DPRs) of nationwide highways proposed underneath Bharatmala Pariyojana. “DPRs have been ready subsequently and approval of competent authority was obtained for every undertaking,” Gadkari stated.