No.

COVID- 1 9/RoadMap/JS(H)/2020 [e-1837 7 7]

Govemment of India
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
(Highways Division)
Transport Bhawan 1, Parliament Street, New Delii-110001
Date: 8th October, 2021
To
l. The Chairman, National Highways Authority of Indi4 G-5 7 6, Sector -10, Dwarka,
New Delhi-110075
2. Director General(RD) & Special Secretary, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
3. The Managing Director, NHIDCL, PTI Building, New Delhi-l 10001
4. Principal Secretaries/Secretaries of all SatesfuTs Public Works Department/ Road
construction Department/ Highways Department (dealing with National Highways
and other centrally sponsored schemes)
5. All Engineers-in-Chief and Chief Engineers of Public Works Department/ Road
Construction DepartmenV Highways Department (dealing with National Highways
and other centrally sponsored schemes)
6. The Director General Border Roads, Seema Sadak Bhawan, Ring Road, New Delhi-
I 10010
7. All CE-ROs, ROs and ELOs of the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways

Subject: Relief for Contractors/Developers of Road Sector in view of COVID-l9

pandemic.
Sir,
I am directed to refer to this Ministry's letter of even number dated 03.08.2021 (copy
enclosed) on the subject mentioned above and to convey the approval of the competent
authority in the Ministry of Road rransport & Highways for further extension of the relief
measures as under:
i. Extension of relaxation in Schedule H/G till 3ist December, 2021 to improve the
liquidity of funds available with the Contractors and Concessionaire.
ii. Arrangement regarding direct payment to approved Sub-contractor though Escrow
Account may be continued till 31s December, 2021 or the completion of the work by
the Sub-Contractor, whichever is earlier.

2. Implementing agencies are requested to implement the relief measures accordingly.

Yours faithfully,

(Rajesh Gupta)
Director
T.No. 01 1-23718527
Encl: As above
Copy to:
1. Sr. PPS to Secretary (RT&H)
2. AS&FA, MoRTH
3. AS(RSCyAS(r{&LA)
4. All Joint Secretaries in the MoRTH
5. All ADGs/CEs in the MoRTH
6. Director (NIC), MoRTH for uploading on the website
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No. COVID-19/RoadMap/JS(H)/2020
Government of lndia
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
(Highways Division)
I ransport Bhawan 1 , partiament Street, New Dethi_1
10001

To
Date jd August,zoz1

1. The_C_hairman, NHAI, G-5 7 6, Sector -10, Dwarka,

New Dethi-i10075
? 99(l?)
3.
& speciat secretary, i,tinistry of rioua rriirpon
The Managing Director, NH|DCL, pTiBuitding,
& Highways
Ne;-b"rni-r
-sta1;slurs
4' Principat secretaries/secretaries of ;tt r OOOr
pubtic work
Departmenr/ Road cons,rruction oepartmenii uiei;ivs
oepanment toeaiinc
Highw.aysand oth€r;ntrauy,ponrtiuj schemes)
. Au
5. Xi,h.ylgi:l
Englneers_in_Chief and Chief Engineers of pubtic
Worki, Department/
Road Construction Department/ Highiays O"partruni (deating
Highways and other centratty - with Nationat
sponslored'sctr";;J
6. The Director Generat Border ioads, Seema iuJuX
Af,.*un, Ring Road, New
Dethi-110010
7. Att CE-RoS, ROs and ELOS of the Ministry of Road
Transport & Highways
subject: Relief for contractors/Deveropers of Road
sector in view of covrD-.tg
pandemic.
Sir,

I am directed to sav that representations have

been received in the Ministrv
for extension of retief ,"isrre, provided eartier in
19 pandemic.
oi
"i"* Z;-*.r"; # iiffi;l
2. After due consideration representations, the competent authority in
rransporr 9f.!l,g
& Hignways has ffioulJ"-rLnson of the fouowins
:$"f,ff:yrrffoad
(i) Extension of retaxation in schedute H/G w.e.f,
01st Juty, 202.r titt 30th
September, 2021 to improve the tiquidity of funos
avaitabte with the
Contractors and Concessionaire.
(ii) Arrangement regarding direct payment to approved
Sub_Contractor through
Escrow Account can be continueO titt ibth
i.ptemUe,
compretion of the work by the sub-contractor, whichlver ZOZ1 or the
is earlier.

]. ..lmplementing agencies are requested

accordingty.
to imptement the retief measures
Yours faithfutty,

R"-f
.J U^-,-tl..-
(Rajesh Choudhary)
<H
-
Under Secretary of the Govt. of lndia
T.No. 01.t23739074
Copy to:
(i) Sr. PPS to Secretary {RT&H)
(ii) AS&FA, MoRTH
(iii) Atl Joint Secretaries in the MoRTH
(iv) Att ADGstCEs in the MoRTH
(v) Director (NlC), MoRTH for uploadjng on the website