GOVERNMENT OF INDIA 

MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

LOK SABHA 

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 6286

ANSWERED ON: 06.0.2013 

PRIVATE INVESTMENT IN HIGHWAY SECTOR

(a) whether the private investment in highway sector is currently coming for two types of road projectsBOT (toll) and BOT (annuity); 

(b) if so, the details of these road projects under implementation along with the length of roads covered therein; 

(c) the role of Government investment and Private investment, separately, in road projects under BOT (toll) and BOT (annuity); and

  (d) the number of private companies engaged in highway building across the country? 

ANSWER

(a)  (b) Yes, Madam. The length of BOT (toll) and BOT (annuity) projects under implementation are as under:   

   BOT (toll) : 6009 km    BOT (annuity) : 1771 km  

(c) The entire expenditure towards pre-construction activities including land acquisition in both the types of road projects is borne by the Government. In case of BOT (toll), some portion of the civil project cost up to a ceiling of 40 may also be borne by the Government to make the project viable, whereas, in BOT (annuity), entire civil project cost is borne by the private developer. 

 (d) Presently, there are 186 number of projects under implementation in the country.