16th July, 2002
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways  


WORLD BANK LOAN FOR COMPLETION OF NATIONAL HIGHWAY PROJECTS


LOK SABHA

 

World Bank loan has been taken to complete the National Highways Projects. Total amount of loan provided by World Bank is US $ 1611 Million. The details are as given below :-

S.No.

Name of the Project

Loan Amount

Loan opening/ closing

States covered

1.

First National Highway Project

US $ 200.0 Million

1986/1993

Gujarat, Punjab, Haryana, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh & West Bangal

2.

Second National Highway Project

US $ 306.0 Million

1992/2001

Punjab, Haryana, Orissa, West Bengal, Maharashtra & Madhya Pradesh

3.

Third National Highway Project

US $ 516.0 Million

2000/2006

Uttar Pradesh, Bihar & Jharkhand

4.

Grand Trunk Road Improvement Project (GTRIP)

US $ 589.0 Million

2001.2006

Uttar Pradesh, Bihar & Jharkhand

This information was given by the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Road Transport and Highways, Major General (Retd.) B.C. Khanduri in reply to a question of Shri Ramchandra Paswan in Lok Sabha today.