Budget 2022: Gati Shakti to gather pace with 25,000 km highway expansion

Plan outlay set at Rs 100 trillion for multi-modal connectivity; 16 ministries to work on integrated infra development, including railways, roads, oil and gas, power, telecom, shipping and aviation

As part of its mega investment plan, India is set to see its highest addition in National Highways in 2022-23, adding 25,000 kilometers as part of the ambitious, a Rs 100 trillion plan for multi-modal connectivity, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman lined up in her Budget 2022 speech on Tuesday.  

The current expansion plan is expected to help the faster movement of people and goods. Around Rs 20,000 crore will be mobilised through innovative ways of financing to complement the public resources, Sitharaman added. The rise in addition of national highways is compared to 13,327 km of roads constructed in 2020-21