- India has one of the largest road networks of over 48.65 lakh km, comprising expressways, national highways, state highways, major district roads, other district roads, and village Roads. The national highways (NHs) with a total length of 96,214 km serve as the arterial network of the country.
- To fund the NHDP, a part of the fuel cess imposed on petrol and diesel is allocated as budgetary support.
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STATUS OF NHDP AS ON 31 DECEMBER 2014 |
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| NHDP compontent | Total length (km) | Completed 4/6 lane (km) |
| NHDP Phase I(GQ, port connectivity, others) | 7,522* | 7,519 |
| NS-EW Corridors | 6,647 | 5,836 |
| NHDP Phase III | 12,109 | 6,352 |
| NHDP Phase IV | 20,000 | 907 |
| NHDP Phase V | 6,500 | 1,973 |
| NHDP Phase VI | 1,000 | 0 |
| NHDP Phase VII | 700 | 22 |
| Total | 54478 | 22609 |
