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 gov...
MoRTH constructs 12,349 km of national highways in 2023-24