Govt declares 1.65 lakh km roads as National Highway
Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways Nitin Gadkari has declared 1.65 lakh kilometre length of roads as National Highway and said the National Highways would be increased to 2 lakh kilometre. Adding that government's port-led industrialisation strategy will have a major impact in the future, Gadkari claimed that the infrastructure sector can boost the country's GDP growth by 3%.