 "Morth builds over 12,000 km of highways in FY24, 2nd highest so far")
The Road Transport and Highways Ministry constructed 12,349 km of national highways in 2023-24, the second highest in its history, a senior government official said on Tuesday.
Previously, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (Morth) had constructed a record 13,327 kilometres of national highways in 2020-21.
National highways of 10,331 kilometres were constructed in 2022-23 against 10,457 kilometres in 2021-22. Highways of 10,237 kilometres were built in 2019-20.
The official further said that the ministry awarded 8,581 national highway projects in 2023-24.
The government has launched a pilot project to provide cashless treatment to road accident victims. Accident victims will be entitled to cashless treatment of up to Rs 1.5 lakh, the official said.
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