Archive · 7 Jan 2026
Govt forms panel to resolve highway project delays
The Indian government has created a new panel to help fix problems that are causing delays in building highways.
Many highway projects, worth a lot of money, are taking longer than planned to finish.
Some are delayed by a few months, while others are behind by several years.
The government wants to solve these issues quickly so that the highways can be built on time.
574 national highway projects awarded in the past five years have overshot their completion timelines.
Total project costs estimated at around ₹3.60 trillion.
Over 300 projects face delays of up to one year.
253 projects have been delayed by 1-3 years.
21 projects are running more than three years behind schedule.
- Who
- Indian government
- What
- Formation of a resolution panel for highway project delays
- When
- 17 December (information provided to Rajya Sabha)
- Where
- India
- Why
- To address delays in national highway projects
- Number of delayed projects
- 574
- Total project cost
- ₹3.60 trillion
- Projects delayed by up to 1 year
- 300
- Projects delayed by 1-3 years
- 253
- Projects delayed by over 3 years
- 21
- Date of Rajya Sabha information
- 17 December