13,065 km of state roads, highways upgraded to NHs, shows MoRTH data.

Roads are the arteries through which the economy pulses. By linking producers to markets, workers to jobs, students to school, and the sick to hospitals, roads are vital to any development agenda.

According to the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, a total of 13,065 kilometre (km) of state roads and highways have been upgraded to national highways in the past three and a half years.

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