Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked for stricter implementation of timelines for completion of infrastructure projects during a review of the key sectors, including roads, railways, ports and telecom.
In a presentation made to the Modi on Tuesday, NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant highlighted the progress made in several areas.
The highest ever average daily construction rate of 130 km has been achieved for rural roads under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana.
This had led to an addition of 47,400 km of PMGSY roads in 2016-17 and 11,641 additional habitations had been connected with roads, an official statement said.