Ministry of Road Transport & Highways press release · 1 April 2026 · pibtracker filter

NHAI Achieves Robust Growth in National Highway Development During FY 2025-26

PRID2247870 MinistryMinistry of Road Transport & Highways Released1 April 2026 Reading5 min

Posted On: 01 APR 2026 5:36PM by PIB Delhi Working relentlessly towards the development of National Highway infrastructure in the country, NHAI, during the Financial Year 2025-26, constructed 5,313 km of National Highways, which is about 15% higher than the target of 4,640 km for the year. Also, the capital expenditure by NHAI in Financial Year 2025-26 for the development of National Highway infrastructure was at Rs. 2,44,362 crore. The capital expenditure for the Financial Year is about 2.5% higher than the Government Budgetary Support of Rs. 2,38,384 crore for the year. The differential amount of Rs. 5,978 crore has been met through NHAI’s own resources. NHAI is committed to building world-class National Highway infrastructure across the country that will contribute not only to the growth of the road sector but will also play a critical role in nation-building and contribute towards advancing the growth of the Indian economy. ***** GDH/HJ (Release ID: 2247870) Visitor Counter : 1003 Read this release in: Urdu , हिन्दी Ministry of Road Transport & Highways NHAI Achieves Robust Growth in National Highway Development During FY 2025-26 Posted On: 01 APR 2026 5:36PM by PIB Delhi Working relentlessly towards the development of National Highway infrastructure in the country, NHAI, during the Financial Year 2025-26, constructed 5,313 km of National Highways, which is about 15% higher than the target of 4,640 km for the year. Also, the capital expenditure by NHAI in Financial Year 2025-26 for the development of National Highway infrastructure was at Rs. 2,44,362 crore. The capital expenditure for the Financial Year is about 2.5% higher than the Government Budgetary Support of Rs. 2,38,384 crore for the year. The differential amount of Rs. 5,978 crore has been met through NHAI’s own resources. NHAI is committed to building world-class National Highway infrastructure across the country that will contribute not only to the growth of the road sector but will also play a critical role in nation-building and contribute towards advancing the growth of the Indian economy. ***** GDH/HJ (Release ID: 2247870) Working relentlessly towards the development of National Highway infrastructure in the country, NHAI, during the Financial Year 2025-26, constructed 5,313 km of National Highways, which is about 15% higher than the target of 4,640 km for the year. Also, the capital expenditure by NHAI in Financial Year 2025-26 for the development of National Highway infrastructure was at Rs. 2,44,362 crore. The capital expenditure for the Financial Year is about 2.5% higher than the Government Budgetary Support of Rs. 2,38,384 crore for the year. The differential amount of Rs. 5,978 crore has been met through NHAI’s own resources. NHAI is committed to building world-class National Highway infrastructure across the country that will contribute not only to the growth of the road sector but will also play a critical role in nation-building and contribute towards advancing the growth of the Indian economy. ***** GDH/HJ " /> var mPlayer = document.getElementById("background_music"); var mPlayAction = document.getElementById("playbutton"); var isPlaying = false; function playAudio() { mPlayer.play(); isPlaying = true; document.getElementById('stopA').style.display = "block"; document.getElementById('playA').style.display = "none"; } function pauseAudio() { mPlayer.pause(); isPlaying = false; document.getElementById('playA').style.display = "block"; document.getElementById('stopA').style.display = "none"; } //function HandleAudio() { // if (isPlaying == true) { // //Playing already Pause it // pauseAudio(); // } else { // //Play the music // playAudio(); // } //} var synth = window.speechSynthesis; function CleanHtml(html) { html = html.replace(/ /gi, ''); 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