General (Dr.) VK Singh (Retd), Minister of State for Road Transport & Highways on Friday said that the Indian road infrastructure and road construction industry, including the equipment and materials, was the biggest ingredient in spurring the economy.

Secretary Road Transport & Highways, Giridhar Aramane has called upon stakeholders to favourably consider the potential of the infrastructure investment trusts (InvITs) for expanding the investor group.

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has released a sum of Rs 103.39 billion during the COVID-19 period under the simplified payment process as envisaged in the ambitious Aatmanirbhar Bharat scheme. Another sum of Rs 24.75 crore is being processed and is likely to be released soon.

The Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Nitin Gadkari has expressed confidence on halving road accident deaths from about 150,000 per annum by 2025 as against the target of 2030.

The Indian Railways has generated 809,046 man-days of work till September 4 under the Garib Kalyan Rozgar Abhiyaan in six States, viz. Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. Around 164 Railway infrastructure projects are being executed in these states.

Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has surpassed its target for the construction of national highways in the country till the past weekend.

Despite challenges due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus pandemic, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has awarded the highest length of road projects during FY 2020-21 to date as compared to the projects awarded during the same period in the last three years.

The Gadchiroli district in Maharashtra will undergo a complete transformation in two years after completion of road projects, Minister for Road Transport & Highways and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Nitin Gadkari has said.

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has made the use of FASTag mandatory for availing return journey discounts or any other exemptions on toll fee plazas.