RELEASES FROM CENTRAL ROAD FUND

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RAJYA SABHA

The details of funds released to various States from Central Road Fund is as stated below :-

(Rs. in lakh)

S. No.	Name of States/UTs	2000-01	2001-02	2002-03 (up to 15.11.2002)
1	Andhra Pradesh	2720.00	5137.66	4739.24
2	Arunachal Pradesh	371.00	371.00	0.00
3	Assam	503.00	463.00	1517.00
4	Bihar	856.00	0.00	1145.00
5	Chhatisgarh	768.00	1536.00	2280.40
6	Goa	131.00	0.00	131.00
7	Gujarat	2336.00	3636.00	5245.58
8	Haryana	1047.00	2094.00	1056.00
9	Himachal Pradesh	348.00	394.55	738.49
10	Jammu & Kashmir	1028.00	446.31	650.71
11	Jharkhand	607.00	0.00	0.00
12	Karnataka	1917.00	1196.00	2354.39
13	Kerala	923.00	0.00	667.80
14	Madhya Pradesh	2084.00	914.05	4317.00
15	Maharashtra	3627.00	933.20	4733.80
16	Manipur	111.00	111.00	111.00
17	Meghalaya	149.00	298.00	255.72
18	Mizoram	202.00	590.00	96.00
19	Nagaland	85.00	126.00	211.00
20	Orissa	970.00	0.00	0.00
21	Punjab	1433.00	1027.00	2546.00
22	Rajasthan	2527.00	5054.00	4524.00
23	Sikkim	37.00	37.00	155.00
24	Tamil Nadu	2234.00	4000.00	2000.00
25	Tripura	64.00	143.70	67.00
26	Uttar Pradesh	2932.00	123.68	1139.76
27	Uttaranchal	367.00	453.00	691.38
28	West Bengal	1191.00	874.05	1191.00
	Total	31568.00	29959.20	42564.27

States of Jharkhand and Orissa have not sent any utilisation certificate so far.

The matter has been taken up with the State Governments concerned at various levels for expediting utilisation of funds released under Central Road Fund to them.

This information was given by the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Road Transport and Highways, Major Gen. (Retd.) B.C. Khanduri in written reply to a question by Shri Rajeev Shukla and Dr. Abrar Ahmed in Rajya Sabha today.