Ministry of Road Transport & Highways

Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is primarily responsible for development and maintenance of National Highways in the country. There has been a few incidences of collapse of bridges on National Highways in the country. The details of…

Maintenance and upkeep of National Highways (NHs) including bridges, structures, etc. are undertaken through different modes. In Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) contracts, the contractors maintain the road during construction…

Green Highways (Plantation, Transplantation, Beautification & Maintenance), Policy- 2015 was issued in 2015 by the ministry. As per the policy, plantations are carried out along available surplus median and roadside land of ROW. The…

Based on the data received from Police Department of States/ UTs, total number of fatalities due to road accidents in the country from calendar year 2018 to 2022 is given in the table below : - Year Total Number of…

As per information available with this Ministry, some fire incidents have been reported in battery operated vehicles and one in sleeper coach bus. Ministry of Road Transport and Highways had constituted a Committee of experts to suggest…

From amongst all the National Highway projects started since 1st April 2014, there are  697 ongoing projects that have spilled beyond their original completion schedule, without attaining any of the various stages of project completion.…

The Pilot study with regard to Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) based user fee collection system has been done on the following two Highway stretches:- Bengaluru-Mysore section of NH-275 in the State of Karnataka. Panipat-…

At the beginning of the current financial year 2024-25, under ongoing/awarded projects, the Ministry had about 20,000 km balance length of National Highways (NHs) for construction. Moreover, the Ministry has a shelf of projects under DPR…

The State-wise details of 5293 Electric Vehicle charging stations established along National Highways is given at Annexure -A. This includes 4729 EV Charging Stations set up under Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas at an expenditure of…

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari hails the budget as pioneering a prosperous future with advanced infrastructure, innovation, and next-generation reforms, developing every section of the society. In a social…