Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari announced on Tuesday that the total length of national highways (NH) in the country has increased by approximately 59% in the last nine years, making India the second-largest road network in the world after the USA.
Speaking at a press conference, Gadkari said, “The total length of National Highways was 91,287 km in 2013-14, which has increased to 1,45,240 km in 2022-23, marking a rise of more than 59% during this period. Over the past nine years, the length of 4-lane national highways has nearly doubled. In 2013-14, the length of 4-lane NH was 18,371 km, which has now increased to 44,654 km.”
