National Highways Increased in Last 9 Years: Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said during a recent program that the length of national highways in the country has increased by 59 percent in 9 years since the formation of the government in 2014. India has become the second largest road network country in the world after America.

Length of National Highway increased

Addressing a program in New Delhi, Nitin Gadkari said that the total length of roads in the country was 91,287 km in 2013-14. Which has now reached 1,45,240 km in 2022-23.

Double increase in the length of 4 lane highway

Apart from this, the number of 4 lane highways in the country has also doubled in the last 9 years. Whose length was 18,371 km in 2013-14, which increased to 44,654 km in 2022-23.

Tremendous increase in revenue from Fastag

Apart from this, while talking about Fastag, Gadkari said that due to its use, there has been a tremendous increase in toll collection. The revenue from toll in 2013-14 was Rs 4,770 crore, while it increased to Rs 41,342 crore in 2022-23. Which the government is running with the target of making Rs 1,30,000 crore by 2030.

Reduction in toll time

On the other hand, regarding the time taken on toll, he said that now the time taken on toll has also decreased. In 2014, the time taken at the toll plaza was 734 seconds, which has now come down to 47 seconds and soon we will bring it down to 30 seconds.

Apart from this, he told that, this was another biggest advantage of using Fastag. It has reduced the dependence of cash with convenience in payment, as well as according to some research, it has saved up to Rs 70,000 crore from the wastage in petrol and diesel.

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