Indian Road Sector Investments
The government of India has estimated an investment of $350 bn towards road infrastructure in the North-East region of India during 2020-2025.
India has the second-largest road network in the world, spanning a total of 5.89 million kilometres (kms). This road network transports 64.5% of all goods in the country and 90% of India’s total passenger traffic uses road network to commute. Road transportation has gradually increased over the years with improvement in connectivity between cities, towns and villages in the country. Sale of automobiles and movement of freight by roads is growing at a rapid rate in recent times.
The Government of India promote this sector for corporate investment, along with introducing business-friendly strategies, which will balance profitability with effective project execution.
The Indian government launched Gati Shakti-National Master Plan, which will help lead a holistic and integrated development of infrastructure generating immense employment opportunities in the country. The Government has set an ambitious target in Budget 2022-23 of expanding the National Highway network by 25,000 kms over the fiscal year. Ministry of Roads & Highways overall target to develop 2 lakh Kms of National Highway Network by 2025.
The central government’s ‘Bharatmala’ project has helped in vigorously building a solid network of roads, highways, and expressways. India also plans to build at least 26 green expressways by 2025.
As per current projections, the highway construction industry will register a tremendous growth of 133% by 2025, which is higher than any country in the world in recent times. India aim to reach a target of 60km of construction per day and is already building a record breaking 30km of road per day.
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