Central Road Fund (CRF)
Central Road Fund (CRF) is a non-lapsable fund created under Section 6 of the Central Road Fund Act, 2000 out of a cess/tax imposed by the Union Government on the consumption of Petrol and High Speed Diesel to develop and maintain National Highways, State roads (particularly those of economic importance and which provides inter-state connectivity), rural roads, railway under/over bridges etc.
The Union Government used to allocate funds for development of State Road to the respective State Governments under Central Road Fund (CRF) Scheme. Central Road Fund Scheme was constituted on 1 March 1929 during the then British rule by setting apart an amount of Rs. 2.64 paise per litre out of the Custom & Central Excise Duty levied on petrol for the development of the State Roads. The cess was increased from time to time to meet the challenges of accelerated funding requirement for all categories of roads in the country. A resolution on governing CRF was passed by the Parliament on 13 May 1988. The Central Road Fund was revamped further in 1998-99.
The Vision Of Vajpayee
But even after this program was revamped it did not have a statutory status. When the great visionary Sri Atal Bihari Vajpayee became the Prime Minister of India, his main focus was on roads. Along with the much talked Golden Quadrilateral and PMGSY, Sri Vajpayeeji was firm in his approach to give the CRF the much needed statutory status. This was done by the Central Road Fund Act enacted on 27 December 2000. This Act came into force with effect from 1 November, 2000. The Rules for disbursement of the fund to states were notified later on 10 July 2007. The implementing Ministries are Ministry of Rural Development, Ministry of Railways and Ministry of Road Transport & Highways.
Modiji’s Model
Within months after assuming office in 2014, the NDA government under the visionary Prime Minister Sri Narendra Modi had increased excise duty on both petrol and diesel and a substantial part of which is passed on for building roads.About 83% of the total allocation for road transport and highway ministry proposed in the Budget for 2016-17 will come from the increased fuel cess and user fee that commuters pay on tolled stretches, which is being seen as a sustainable mode of financing. Rough estimates show out of the Rs 58,000-crore allocation for the sector, about Rs 49,000 crore will come in the form of fuel cess and toll, the highest ever so far.
CRF Utilization in Uttara Kannada
The Central Road Fund scheme for the Uttara Kannada constituency, in a period of five years (2008-09 to 2012-13), has built a total of 333.53 kms of roads worth Rs. 162.72 crores. The following are the present work status and the upcoming works under this scheme.
1.Under the same scheme, a plan worth Rs. 1194.59 lakhs has been sent for approval related to 18 villages of Kumta taluk
2.Works under this scheme has been initiated related to 25 villages of Khanapur taluk worth Rs. 2881 lakhs along with 28 villages of Kittur worth Rs. 1312.33 lakhs.
CRF Works Undertaken in Division Karwar
| Sl No | Name of Work | Est Cost | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Improvements to Kadra Balemane road From Km 0.00 to 18.00 in Karwar tq | 300.00 | 299.99 | |
| 2 | Construction of Bridge on Siddar Kargejoog road across Kali River (Karwar Taluk Wylwada Panchayat) (Connecting SH 06 to Kargejoog Island ) | 1400.00 | 1622.37 | |
| 3 | Improvements to Manjuguni Belekeri road from Km 0.00 to 13.60 in Ankola Taluka | 300.00 | 258.34 | |
| 4 | Improvements to Gangavali-Tadadi Aghanashini-Kumta road from km 0.00 to 5.00 & 11.00 to 16.00 in Kumta tq | 300.00 | 288.20 | |
| 5 | Improvements to Haladipur Hebbankeri Santgal Road from Km .00 to 16.00 | 350.00 | 325.00 | |
| 6 | Improvements to road from NH-17 to Hejale approch road From Km 0.00 to 10.00 In Bhatkal Taluka | 300.00 | 222.90 | |
| 7 | Improvents to Patoli-Samjoida road from km 0.00 to 4.00 & Usoda-Jagalpet road from km 4.00 to 9.00 in Joida Taluka | 350.00 | 363.22 | |
| 8 | Reconstruction of Bridge in Birampali-Akorda road @ km 7.10 & 7.55 in Joida Taluka | 150.00 | 139.03 | |
| 3450.00 | 3519.00 | |||
CRF Works Undertaken in Division Sirsi
| Sl No | Name of Work | Est Cost | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sirsi-Banavasi road in selected reaches | 100.00 | 103.17 | |
| 1 | Hulekal-Sonda road from Km 0.00 to 9.00 Km in Sirsi Taluk | 100.00 | 88.49 | |
| 2 | Karwar-Kaiga-Ilkal road from Km 90.00 to 97.50 in Yellapur Taluk | 120.00 | 133.38 | |
| 220.00 | 221.87 | |||
| 1 | Kurse-Manjaguni-Devanalli road from Km 0.00 to 10.00 Km in Sirsi Taluk | 150.00 | 133.15 | |
| 2 | Songimane-Unchalli Falls road from Km 43.00 to 56.00 Km in Siddapur Taluk | 150.00 | 122.35 | |
| 3 | Karwar-Kaiga-Ilkal road from Km 106.40 to 116.40 Km | 200.00 | 203.14 | |
| 4 | Mundagod-Anasi road SH-46 Karka cross to Dadeli from Km. 67.550 to 79.65 Km in Haliyal Taluk | 150.00 | 144.85 | |
| 5 | Supa Annigeri road SH-28 from Km. 8.50 to 20.00 Km (Barchi cross in Haliyal Taluk to Ganeshgudi in Joida taluk ) | 350.00 | 389.27 | |
| 6 | Haliyal Kalaghatagi road from Km 0.00 to 10.00 (Mundagod Anasi SH-46 from Km. 46.00 to 56.48 ) Haliyal Taluk | 150.00 | 157.88 | |
| 1150.00 | 1150.64 | |||
| 1 | Balegadde-Kadabal-Salkani road from km 6.00 to 9.00 & Construction of drain and embankment @ km 8.30 to 8.40. in Sirsi Taluka | 100.00 | 64.72 | |
| 2 | Dongar-Karur road from km 0.00 to 15.00 in Sirsi Taluka | 200.00 | 189.00 | |
| 3 | Construction of Bridge @ km 111.850 in Khanapur-Talaguppa road SH-93 for Bedthi river in Yellapur Taluka | 1400.00 | 13.95 | |
| 4 | Improvements to Mundagod-Anasi road (SH-46) from km 50.00 to 56.48 Km in Haliyal Taluka | 600.00 | 597.55 | |
| 5 | Improvements to Mundagod-Anasi road (SH-46) from km 69.32 to 70.70 Km in Haliyal Taluka | 200.00 | 143.15 | |
| 6 | Improvements to Vaijgaon Halli link road from km 0.00 to 5.00 in Joida Taluka | 200.00 | 207.86 | |
| 7 | Improvements to Patoli-Samjoida road from km 0.00 to 4.00 & Usoda-Jagalpet road from km 4.00 to 9.00 in Joida Taluka | 350.00 | 363.22 | |
| 3200.00 | 1718.48 | |||
CRF works taken in uttara kannada district
List Of Old Works
| Sl no | Name Of The Work | Sanctioned cost |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Consultancy service for rehabilitation of Kali Bridge at Km 101.40 of NH 17 | 0.29 |
| 2 | Rehabilitation of Kali Bridge at Km 101.40 of NH 17 | 1.09- 1.43 |
| 3 | Rehabilitation of Sharavathy Bridge at km 197 on NH 17 | 2.80 |
| 4 | Improvements to road from Sadashivagad to Goa under Interstate connectivity Scheme in Karwar tq, Uttara Kannada dist | 1.20 |
| 5 | Improvements to MDR Sirsi - Devanalli-Vaddi in 32.00Kms length of Sirsi tq in Uttara Kannada District | 100 |
| 6 | Improvement of Riding Quality Programme (IRQP) from KM 227.00 to 241.00 of N.H-17. Karwar | 8.37 |
| 7 | Improvement of Riding Quality Programme (IRQP) KM 108.00 to 136.00 of N.H-17 | 10.29 |
| 8 | Improvements to Bilagi –Nirgal- Kumbarakuli -Chapparamane -Jatak –Almane- road in Siddapura Taluka, Uttar Kannada District | 300 |
| 9 | Renewal/improvement from km 64.00 to 106.00 of NH-63. Karwar | 16.92 |
| 10 | Renewal/improvement from KM 290.00 to 348.00 of N.H- 206 | 12.69 |
| 11 | Renewal/improvement from KM 93.70 to 108.00 & 216.00 to 227.00 of N.H- 17 | 10.67 |
| 12 | Renewal/improvement from KM 348.00 to 370.50 of N.H- 206 in Karwar division Uttara Kannada | 10.59 |
| 13 | Renewal/improvement from KM 18.00 to 33.00 & 48.00 to 64.00 of N.H- 63 in the State of karnataka | 18.34 |
| 14 | Periodical Renewal Works from Km 175.00 to 190.00 of N.H.-17. | 6.69 |
| Sl no | Name Of The Work | Sanctioned cost | year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Construction of Idagunji Talamote Bridge sanctioned revised estimate approved by Govt | 3.00 cr | 20-8-2022 |
| 2 | Improvement to Ulvi Diggi Goa Border Road SH 146 From Km 0.00 to 7.00 in Joida Taluk sanctioned | 1.50 cr | 2022 |
| 3 | Improvement of Hudas From Km 7.00 to 10.00 in Joida Taluk sanctioned | 1.00 cr | 2022 |