New Delhi, Apr 2 (UNI) Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has achieved the record-breaking milestone of constructing 37 kilometres highways per day in year 2020-21.
Minister for Road Transport & Highways and MSME Nitin Gadkari on Thursday evening felicitated the officials of the ministry and presented the letters of appreciation.
Mr Gadkari said that this would not have been possible without dedication and team work of the officials and other stakeholders.
He said that these achievements are unprecedented and have no parallel in any other country in the world.
Some of the major achievements are: over the last 7 years, length of National Highways has gone up by 50 per cent from 91,287 km (as of April 2014) to 1,37,625 km (as on 20 March 2021); total budgetary outlay increased by 5.5 times, from INR 33,414 Cr in Financial Year 2015 to INR 1,83,101 Cr in Financial Year 2022; sanctioned amount has increased by 126 per cent in Financial Year 2021 over Financial Year 2020 despite Covid-19 related impact, Ministry of Road, Transport and Highways said in a statement on Friday.
Sanctioned length in kilometers has also increased by 9 per cent in Financial Year 2021 over Financial Year 2020; average annual project award (annual average award length) during Financial Year 2015 to Financial Year 2021 has increased by 85 per cent compared to FY10 to FY14; cumulative cost of ongoing project works has increased by 54 per cent at the end of Financial Year 2021 compared to Financial Year 2020 (as on March 31st).
