In order to achieve the ‘Viksit Bharat’ goal by 2047, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has planned to increase the pace of road construction to 100 km per day. Further, the ministry aims to build 25,000 km of two-lane and four-lane highways over the next few years. Previously, the pace of highway construction had reached a record of 37 km per day in 2020-21. Further, the ministry built 10,237 km in 2019–20, 13,435 km in 2020–21, 10,457 km in 2021–22, 10,331 km in 2022–23, and 12,349 km in 2023–24.
Currently, 57 express highways are being constructed across the country with an investment of Rs 10 trillion.