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MoRTH builds 2nd-highest highways to date in FY24 with 12,349 km

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Construction 10 Apr 2024 01:00 PM IST PTI

The Road Transport and Highways Ministry built 12,349 km of national highways in 2023-24, the second highest in its history, a senior government official mentioned in a statement. 

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 ₹1.5 lakh, the official said.