--- title: "What is the target for National Highways construction in 2022-23 at a record speed of 50km per day?" description: "What is the target for National Highways construction in 2022-23 at a record speed of 50km per day?" author: "Sandra Emily" published: 2022-05-18 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/97440/what-is-the-target-for-national-highways-construction-in-2022-23-at-a-record-speed-of-50km-per-day category: "current affair" tags: ["current affair", "gk questions"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # What is the target for National Highways construction in 2022-23 at a record speed of 50km per day? What is the [target](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/5013/simple-swaps-to-meet-your-protein-target) for [National Highways](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/104508/what-is-the-significance-of-the-national-highways-authority-of-india) [construction](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/312120/women-in-construction-raising-awareness) in 2022-23 at a record [speed](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/167715/how-will-be-the-internet-be-like-in-2034) of 50km per day? ## Answers ### Answer by Sarda Kumari ## An overview \ National Highways are the **backbone of the road infrastructure** that connects every **major city of India** whether ports, capital of states, etc. It consists of **two, four, or more lanes** built with charcoal and a few with cement concrete. ![What is the target for National Highways construction in 2022-23 at a record speed of 50km per day?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/00e43fff-4ae0-4917-b01a-53eeef6d4919/images/58d6f480-e30d-4517-828b-361f83e98988.jpeg)\ Read also: [**Which-is-the-longest-highway-in-India?**](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/51926/which-is-the-longest-highway-in-india) \ \ The road transport and highways ministry aim to construct a record **18,000 km of highways in 2022-23** at a pace of 50 km per day, said, **minister Nitin Gadkari**. The **FY23 target is 33 percent** higher than that last fiscal. \ The target is ambitious as the ministry in 2021-22 set a **40-km per day construction goal**, but later revised it to 32 km per day at 12000 km for the full fiscal. \ \ Sandwiched between two waves of Covid-19 and monsoon rains, the government, through its implementing agencies, reportedly constructed 10,457 km of national highways in 2021-22, which was a **24 percent decrease** from the previous fiscal. ![What is the target for National Highways construction in 2022-23 at a record speed of 50km per day?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/00e43fff-4ae0-4917-b01a-53eeef6d4919/images/c8aefece-ca1a-4c99-aa65-1a81dec11ff8.jpeg)\ Read also: [**Which-union-minister-has-released-india-s-first-ever-highway-capacity-manual-indo-hcm-in-new-delhi?**](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39314/which-union-minister-has-released-india-s-first-ever-highway-capacity-manual-indo-hcm-in-new-delhi) \ \ The **National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)** and the **National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd (NHIDCL)** are primarily responsible for the construction of national highways and expressways across the country. \ \ Gadkari also said that the **1400-km Delhi-Mumbai expressway** has already seen **60 percent completion**, and will be completed **90 percent by December.** In the Budget session of the Parliament, the minister had said that four key highways, including Delhi-Mumbai, will be fully completed by December. \ \ The expressway, which experts believe can be a **game-changer for logistics**, is being built at a cost of Rs 1 trillion. The road transport and highways minister emphasized that constructing world-class road infrastructure in a time-bound and target-oriented way is essential. \ --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/97440/what-is-the-target-for-national-highways-construction-in-2022-23-at-a-record-speed-of-50km-per-day Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.