NHAI’s debt has risen over 9 times since 2014-15
NEW DELHI: The debt of the National Highways building authority has risen over nine times since 2014, with the current figures estimated at around Rs 2.3 lakh crore, Union minister of road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari informed the Parliament on Thursday.
The total debt of National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) during financial year 2014-15 when the BJP government took charge, stood at Rs 24,188 crore. In the following years, the outstanding debt of NHAI has risen gradually– Rs 44,567 crore in FY 16, Rs 77,742 crore in FY 17, Rs 1,21,931 crore in FY 18, Rs 1,78,867 crore in FY 19. The authority’s debt till February 2020 stood at Rs 2,28,252 crore.
