Road Infrastructure in India

The government aims to construct 23 new national highways by 2025.

Advantage India

Robust
Demand

* As of March 2025, the total length of National Highways in the country was 146,204 km.​

* Passenger vehicle sales in India reached an all-time high of 4.3 million units in FY25 compared to 4.2 million units sold in the same period last year.​

* Passenger vehicle sales to dealers grew nearly 4% in April, led by demand for utility vehicles (UV).​

Attractive
Opportunities

* Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways Mr. Nitin Gadkari has unveiled over 200 projects totaling Rs 1.25 lakh crore (US$ 14.97 billion) earmarked for the next five years under the National Ropeways Development Programme known as "Parvatmala Pariyojana.“

* A network of 35 Multimodal Logistics Parks are planned to be developed as part of Bharatmala Pariyojana, with a total investment of about Rs. 46,000 crore (US$ 5.55 billion), which can handle around 700 MMT of cargo. ​

Higher
Investments

* Growing participation of PPP.​​

* National Highways Infra Trust (NHIT) has completed its fourth fund-raising round at an enterprise value of Rs. 18,380 crore (US$ 2.15 billion), marking the largest monetization in India’s roads sector; total value across all four rounds now exceeds Rs. 46,000 crore (US$ 5.38 billion).

* Under the Union Budget 2025-26, the government has allocated Rs. 2,87,333.3 crore (US$ 33.07 billion) to the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, reflecting a modest increase of 2.41% compared to the FY25.​

Policy
Support

* 100% Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is allowed under the automatic route in the road and highways sector.​​

* As on June 5, 2025, the Bhoomi Rashi Portal had incorporated 3,427 online projects of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)

Last updated: Aug, 2025

Indian Roads

  • Srinagar
  • Golden quadrilateral
  • North South / East West / Corridor
  • Porbandar
  • Mumbai
  • Chennai
  • Kanyakumari
  • Kolkata
  • Silchar
Major Highways in India

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