Chhattisgarh

• 03 Oct 2024

Centre Allocates Rs.11,000 Crore for Chhattisgarh Roads

Why in News?

Recently, the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, approved Rs.11,000 crore for the development of road infrastructure in Chhattisgarh.

Key Points

• Project Details:
  • The funding supports the construction and development of four major national highways.
  • The total length of the approved projects is 236.1 km.
  • Major Projects Cleared:
    • Urga-Katghora bypass (NH-149B)
    • Basna to Sarangarh feeder route
    • Sarangarh to Raigarh feeder route
    • Raipur-Lakhanadon economic corridor
• Additional Approvals:
  • Eight projects worth Rs. 908 crore sanctioned under the Central Road Fund (CRF).
  • Approval for the four-lane widening of Keshkal Ghat and Dhamtari-Jagdalpur road.
  • Instructions were given to ensure the completion of Raipur-Visakhapatnam road and Bilaspur-Urga-Pathalgaon road under the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) within a set timeframe.

Central Road Fund

• The Central Road Fund (CRF) is a non-lapsable fund created under Central Road Fund Act, 2000.
• It is procured out of cess/tax imposed by the Union Government on the consumption of Petrol and Diesel.
• CRF should be used to develop and maintain National Highways, State roads (that have economic importance with inter-state connectivity), rural roads, railway under/over bridges etc, and national waterways (waterways from 2017 onwards only).
• The CRF was replaced with a Central Road and Infrastructure Fund (CRIF) through amendments introduced in the Union Budget for 2018-19.