MoRTH constructs 12,349 km of national highways in 2023-24
The Road Transport and Highways Ministry (MoRTH) has constructed 12,349 kilometres (km) of national highways in 2023-24, the second highest in its history. Previously, MoRTH had constructed a record 13,327 kilometres of national highways in 2020-21.
National highways of 10,331 kilometres were constructed in 2022-23 against 10,457 kilometres in 2021-22. Highways of 10,237 kilometres were built in 2019-20. The ministry awarded 8,581 national highway projects in 2023-24.
Meanwhile, the government has launched a pilot programme to provide cashless treatment to road accident victims, under which they will be entitled to cashless treatment up to a maximum of Rs 1.5 lakh per accident. The pilot programme -- being initiated in Chandigarh and developed under the aegis of the MoRTH -- is aimed at establishing an ecosystem for providing timely medical care to the victims of road accidents, including during the golden hour.
