Size of nationwide highways in India elevated 60 laptop in final 10 years: Street Transport and Highways secretary Anurag Jain

Addressing a press convention, Jain stated the full size of four-lanes and above nationwide highways (NHs) elevated by 2.5 instances to 46,179 km in December 2023 from 18,387 km in 2014.

Whereas the full size of high-speed corridors in 2014 was 353 km, which elevated to three,913 km in 2023, the full size of lower than 2-lane nationwide highways decreased from 30 per cent (2014) to 10 per cent of nationwide freeway community in 2023.

Jain additionally stated the street ministry has constructed 6,217 km of nationwide highways as much as December in 2023-24.

He additionally famous that expenditure on the ministry’s highways building expenditure is anticipated to extend by 9.4 instances to Rs 3.17 lakh crore in 2023 from 2014.

Jain stated underneath the Car Scrapping Coverage, 44 registered automobile scrapping amenities (RVSFs) are operational in India, whereas concession and motorized vehicle tax was introduced by 19 states/ Union Territories.As many as 49,770 autos had been scrapped until date underneath the Car Scrapping Coverage, he added.Jain stated state-owned NHAI has collected Rs 18,450 crore as toll until December within the present monetary 12 months.