Almost 50,000 km of National Highways added in 9 years
- IBEF
- April 24, 2023
According to official data, Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi's effort for infrastructure improvement to stimulate the economy has resulted in an unprecedented 50,000km of National Highways being added in the last 9 years.
In 2014-15, India has a total of 97,830 km of National Highways, which has increased to 145,155 km by March 2023. According to official data, the country's road construction rate has increased from 12.1 km per day in 2014-15 to 28.6 km per day in 2021-22.
The road network in India is the second largest in the world, measuring roughly around 63.73 lakh metres.
In the previous nine years, the Government of India has undertaken several efforts to increase the capacity of the country's national highway Infrastructure.
Due to the systematic push through the corridor-based National Highway development approach, the speed of National Highway (NH) building has increased consistently between 2014-15 and 2021-22.
According to the data, the rate of NH building was around 12 km/day in 2014-15, but it grew to about 29 km/day in 2021-22. The 1,386-kilometer-long Delhi-Mumbai expressway, the Bharatmala Pariyojana is India's largest expressway being constructed by PM Modi.
Disclaimer: This information has been collected through secondary research and IBEF is not responsible for any errors in the same.
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