NHAI slows down on giving data, makes analysis of projects tougher

Industry experts depend on NHAI's data on awards and execution to draw their projections.

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) could be the latest government agency facing a data deficit, say industry experts as they cite patchy public disclosures on road contracts.

“Disclosures are on a decline. Highways data is not being updated the way it was done earlier. Monthly disclosures are turning into quarterly and quarterly ones into half-yearly,” said an executive who spoke on the condition of anonymity and whose firm relies on the information to analyse road companies.

The latest management information system (MIS) report —which usually comprises data points on contracts awarded, execution, land acquisition, and contract completion—on the