The centre is finalising steeper highway construction targets for the current fiscal 2023-24, in line with plans to boost infrastructure creation, ahead of the 2024 parliamentary elections. A senior Roads Ministry official told ET that highway construction goals for the fiscal are being redrawn after top government functionaries expressed dismay at modest targets. He also said there will be higher retail participation in the coming round of National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) infrastructure investment trust (InvIT) fund raise.
