India’s national highway construction has decelerated significantly, with the average daily pace dropping to 29 kilometers in the first quarter of the current fiscal year. This slowdown—one of the most pronounced in recent years—reflects challenges ranging from land acquisition delays to elevated input costs and procedural bottlenecks. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) remains committed to infrastructure expansion, but the Q1 numbers highlight the growing difficulty in maintaining earlier momentum.
