Highway construction likely to reach 13K km in FY24: Highways secretary

Jain said the Ministry of Road and Highways (MoRTH) seeks to award 10,000 km of projects to maintain the pace of infrastructure development

Highways secretary Anurag Jain said on Friday the Ministry of Road and Highways (MoRTH) is looking to double its FY24 numbers in the last three months of the financial year to construct 13,000 kilometres (km) of national highways. It seeks to award 10,000 km of projects to maintain the pace of infrastructure development. Edited excerpts:

What does the Interim Budget signify for the road transport and highway ministry?

At Rs 2.72 trillion, our capital expenditure increased by 5 per cent. The base has been so high — our budget increased by three times in the last four years. That too,