Over the past year, awarding of road projects has been below the target. In FY23, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) awarded 6,003 km of road projects compared with a target of 6,500 km. In the first half of FY24, MoRTH awarded road projects of close to 2,595 km during the period compared with a target of 12,500 km for FY24.
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