(1) The types of works to be considered in the Scheme shall comprise-
(i) the construction or rehabilitation of cross drainage works, widening or strengthening of roads, improvements to road geometrics;
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(ii) the engineering aspects of road safety works covering improvement of traffic junctions, road marking, signalling, construction of subways and over-bridges, construction of parking, lay-byes, bus sheds and the like;
(iii) the construction of bypasses, parallel service roads along national highways or State highways;
(iv) the pre-construction activities for ring-roads or bypasses or service roads along National Highways;
(v) to clear liability of the executing agencies towards the Central Government created on account of road development.
(2) The proposals shall cover sufficient length of road and shall generally be covering at least ten kilometres length, unless the requirement for connecting two places is less than ten kilometres in so far as works mentioned in sub-rule (1) are concerned, and shall include only those works where land is available without any encumbrance except for works mentioned in clause (iv) of sub-rule (1).
(3) The estimated cost of the proposed project under state roads of inter-State connectivity and state roads of economic importance shall generally be not less than ten crore rupees and not exceeding fifty crore rupees unless permitted by the Central Government and no improvement work has been done in the last three years in respect of these roads.
(4) The executive agency shall make available to the Central Government a list of projects to be taken up, which shall be shown on the State road map indicating district boundaries, National Highways, State highways, major district roads, rural roads or other types of roads in different colours, in addition to the roads already approved under the Fund and a separate list containing number of roads and bridge projects of inter-State connectivity and economic importance alongwith details and justification shall also be included.
(5) The projects shall be selected with a view to have a balanced development of the road network in the entire State or the Union territory, as the case may be, and the proposals shall include-
(i) the name of the work and districts;
(ii) the index map showing the area and the proposed road or bridge or improvement works;
(iii) the category of the road proposed to be improved whether the State highway or major district road;
(iv) the scope of the work including the specifications to be adopted in brief;
(v) the length;
(vi) the estimated cost of the project based on the actual requirement and realistic cost estimate;
(vii) the justification of work for inclusion in this scheme along with details of last improvement work done on this road and the calendar year in which it was carried out;
(viii) the probable starting date;
(ix) the target date of completion;
(x) a certificate regarding availability of the entire unencumbered land needed for the project;
(xi) a certificate that the concerned State Government or Union territory shall ensure taking up proper Maintenance and Repair (M&R) of the project roads after it is developed under this scheme;
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(xii) the Project-wise details of previous approved ongoing projects, indicating their approved cost, dates of approval accorded by the Central Government, Technical and Financial sanction accorded by the executive agencies, date of award of works, status of progress of works (both physical and financial along with funds released and pending Utilisation Certificates, if any), along with reasons for delay (if any), etc.; and
(xiii) a certificate intimating de-sanctioning of the approved projects which have not been technically and financially sanctioned and awarded within the specified time-line as per subrule (4) of rule 7 along with details thereof and if such projects have not been de-sanctioned already, proposal or request for de-sanctioning of such projects shall accompany the proposal.