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Table of Contents

Executive Summary 3

Advantage India 4

Market Overview 6

Growth Drivers 13

Key Industry Contacts 26

Appendix 28

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Executive summary

1. One of the largest road 5. Overseas investment for

networks in the world infrastructure development
• India has the second-largest road 5 • Indian Government and Asian
network in the world, spanning over 5.8
million kms. Over 64.5% of all goods in
1 Development Bank signed US$ 500
million loan agreement to build the longest
the country are transported through bridge across river Ganga, in Bihar. The
roads, while 90% of the total passenger bridge is expected to be ready by
traffic uses road network to commute. December 2021.
• In January 2021, the Government of India
and New Development Bank (NDB)
2. Rising budget allocation signed two loan agreements for US$ 646
of road sector 2 4 million for upgrading the state highway
network and district road network in
• Under the Union Budget 2022-23, the Andhra Pradesh.
Government of India has allocated Rs.
199,107.71 crore (US$ 26.04 billion) to the 4. Rapid growth in national
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. 3 highways
• The Government of India has allocated
Rs. 111 lakh crore (US$ 13.14 billion) • NHAI is planning to raise Rs. 40,000 crore
under the National Infrastructure Pipeline (US$ 5.72 billion) to monetise its highway
for FY 2019-25. The Roads sector is assets through Infrastructure Investment
expected to account for 18% capital
expenditure over FY 2019-25.
3. Growing private sector Trust (InvIT).
• NHAI plans to construct 25,000 kilometres of
involvement national highways in 2022-23 at a pace of 50
• In FY22 (until November 2021) private sector km per day.
invested Rs. 15,164 crore (US$ 1.98 billion) in • In August 2022, Minister for Road Transport
roads. and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari inaugurated
• In Investment of US$ 31 billion for national and laid foundation stone of 6 National
highways is expected in PPP by the end of Highway projects of 119 Kms worth Rs.
2020. 2,300 crore (US$ 288.63 million) in Indore
,Madhya Pradesh.

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Advantage India

4
Advantage India

2. ATTRACTIVE OPPORTUNITIES 3. POLICY SUPPORT

▪ India has joined the league of 15 of global alliance which will work towards ▪ In October 2021, the government issued a notice related to
the ethical use of smart city technologies. concessions under the Vehicle Scrapping Policy (effective
▪ The Government aims to construct 65,000 kms of national highways at a from April 2022) to encourage vehicle owners towards
cost of Rs. 5.35 lakh crore (US$ 741.51 billion). discarding old vehicles which have higher fuel consumption
▪ The government also aims to construct 23 new national highways by 2025. costs.
▪ Road building in India is second least expensive in Asia. ▪ The Finance Bill 2019 made certain changes in the Central
▪ Andhra Pradesh will spend US$ 296.05 million to build 8,970 kms of roads. Roads and Infrastructure Fund Act. The central Government
▪ In February 2022, NHAI rolled out a plan to construct 5,795 kilometres of will now be responsible for formulating criteria for any state
highways that will connect 117 districts. The plan was worth Rs. 1 trillion road project.
(US$ 13.09 billion).
4. HIGHER INVESTMENT
▪ Growing participation of PPP.
▪ Transfer from National Investment
Fund (NIF) was estimated at Rs.
1. ROBUST DEMAND 20,000 crore (US$ 2.61 billion) as
of March 2022.
▪ In FY21, 13,298 kms of highway
was constructed across India. 2 3 ▪ Through the National Infrastructure
Pipeline, the government invested
▪ Domestic sales of passenger US$ 1.4 trillion in infrastructure
vehicles, three-wheelers and two- development (NIP) as of July 2021.
wheelers, reached 3,069,499,
260,995, and 13,466,412 units,
respectively, in FY22.
1 4

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 Market Overview

MARKET OVERVIEW

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Road network in India is sub-divided into three categories

Roads
(Total length: 6,371,847 kms)

State highways
▪ Total length: 171,039 kms
SH ▪ Share: 2.6% of the total roads in
India

Other roads
National highways
▪ Total length: 60,59,813 kms
▪ Share: 95% of the total roads in India
ROADS NH ▪ Total length: 140,995 kms
▪ Share: 2.21% of the total roads in
India

Note: Data as of 2021-22

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Strong momentum in expansion of roadways

Date Description Highway Construction in India (kms)

In FY22 (until December), the Ministry of Road Transport and
July 2022
Highways constructed national highways extending 5,835 kms.
The government inaugurated a national highway extending 527 kms
October
and worth Rs. 4,075 crore (US$ 542.34 million) in Ahmednagar,
2021
Maharashtra, to boost connectivity in the state.

13,298
To transform road infrastructure in Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan,
September
the Indian government has planned to construct roads extending
2021
313 kms for Rs. 11,000 crore (US$ 1.48 billion).

10,855
The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways extended certain relief

10,237
9,829
measures provided earlier in view of the second COVID-19 wave.
August
The central government sanctioned >Rs. 600 crore (US$ 81 million),
2021
of the Central Road and Infrastructure Fund (CRIF), for construction

8,231
of 42 roads and bridges in Uttarakhand.
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways constructed 2,284
kms of national highways until June 2021.

6,061
July
Odisha has completed 62,192 kms of roads under the Pradhan
2021
Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) prgramme, making it one of
the highest performing states in construction of rural roads.

5,835
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways constructed 1,470
June
kms of national highways until May 2021. In April 2021, 853 kms of
2021
the highway was completed.
May The Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Mr. Nitin Gadkari, is
2021 targeting to construct 40 kms per day in FY22.
FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22*

Note: *until December 2021

Source: Ministry of External Affairs, Economic Survey-2019-20, MoRTH, News Articles

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Robust Indian construction equipment's

▪ With infrastructure investment set to go up, demand for construction

equipment will rise further. Total number of construction equipment units sold

▪ By 2022F, construction equipment sales are forecast to reach

110,815 units. 1,20,000

▪ In FY22, a total of 85,385 units of construction equipments were

1,10,815
sold.
1,00,000
▪ The Government’s move to cut GST rate on construction equipment

98,204
from 28% to 18% is supposed to give boost to the industry.
▪ Key players: 80,000
•

78,109
Universal Construction Machinery & Equipment
• Mahindra Construction Equipment (MCE)

66613
60,000
• Volvo Construction Equipment India

52,500
• ACE Construction Equipment

49,700

48883
47889
40,000
•

42,600
L&T Construction Equipment
• Triton Valves
20,000

-
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2022F

Note: F - Forecast,
Source: NBM & CW, Mahindra Website, Indian Construction Manufacturers’ Association

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Special accelerated road development programme for the
northeast region

▪ The Special Accelerated Road Development Programme for the Northeast region (SARDP-NE) is aimed at developing road connectivity between
remote areas in the northeast with state capitals and district headquarters.
▪ Implementation of the road development programme would facilitate connectivity of 88 district headquarters across states in the Northeast to their
nearest national highway.
▪ As of March 2022, the government plans to spend Rs. 10,565 crore (US$ 1.38 billion) on the Trans-Arunachal Highway and Kaladan Multi-Model
Transport Project, as well as other roads development projects such as capital connectivity, district connectivity, connectivity to the international
border, and improvement and strengthening of roads in the region of Sikkim.
▪ Under Phase-I of Bharatmala Pariyojana, the Ministry has approved implementation of 34,800 km of national highways in 5 years with an outlay of
Rs. 5,35,000 crore (US$ 76.55 billion). Under this scheme, 22 greenfield projects (8,000 kms length) are being constructed; this is worth Rs. 3.26
lakh crore (US$ 43.94 billion).
▪ In October 2021, the government launched a conversion project for 15 major roads in the Agartala smart city, the project will convert these roads
to weather-resilient ones, and further strengthen development of the region.
▪ In March 2021, the Mizoram-Myanmar road project, which was launched under SARDP-NE, completed 92% work and is scheduled to be
completed by June 2021.
▪ The details of various development and maintenance works undertaken in Northeast region is mentioned below:

Project description Total length (kms)

Length under NHDP Phase - III 110

Length of National Highways, State Roads under SARDP-NE are divided in 2 phases:
(i) Phase A 4,099
(ii) Phase B (approved for DPR preparation only) 3,723

Arunachal Pradesh Package of Roads and Highways 2,319

Note: data is expected to be updated by June 2019 from Ministry of Road Transport and Highways Annual Report FY19
Source: NHAI, MoRTH Annual Report 2019-20, PPP in India

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Growth in private participation

Total PPP Projects in India (FY21) Projects awarded to BOT private players (in kms)

873
1000
900
800
700
600

422
44.8% 500

505
Roads Others 400

450
55.2%

209
300
200
100
0

FY16

FY17

FY18

FY19

FY22T
▪ In FY21, there were 125 PPP projects worth US$ 23.25 billion in India.
▪ NHAI targets 450 kilometres of the Build–operate–transfer (BOT) projects in FY22 and is looking forward to bidding out 600-1000 kilometres of
highway stretch under the Build–operate–transfer (BOT) model as of November 2021.
▪ In August 2020, the Government of India revised the Model Concession Agreement for BOT projects to plug delays by imposing a deadline on the
NHAI and incentivising timely work by concessionaires. According to revised norms, the NHAI will have to hand over 90% of the project land
(vacant and ready to build) to private developers, thus creating a more market-friendly sector and attracting more private players.
▪ In November 2020, L&T Construction bagged a contract to build India's longest river bridge, across Brahmaputra river connecting Dhubri in Assam
to Phulbari in Meghalaya, valued Rs. 2,500–5,000 crore (US$ 339.76–679.53 million).
▪ KKR, a global investment firm, announced to acquire the entire stake of Global Infrastructure Partners in Highway Concessions One (HC1) and
seven other highway assets totaling 487 kms.
Note: PPP - Public-private partnership, BOT - Build-operate-transfer
Source: MoRTH, Department of Economic Affairs, News Articles

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Private players gaining traction in the roads sector

▪ Until 2005, the road construction market was dominated by public sector companies.
▪ With the emergence of private players over the last decade, the road construction market has become fragmented and competitive. Players
bidding for projects also vary in terms of size.

Major projects: Mumbai-Pune BOT Project, Pune-Nashik BOT Project, Bharuch-Surat BOT Project,
Thane-Bhiwandi by-pass 4 Lane Project, Thane Ghodbunder BOT Project, Ahmedabad-Baroda NH-
8, 6 laning of Agra - Etawah bypass.

Major projects: North Karnataka Expressway, West Gujarat Expressway, Noida Toll Bridge,
Ahmedabad - Mehsana Toll Road, East Coast Road, Kotakatta Kurnool Road Project, East Coast
Road, Hazaribagh Ranchi Expressway Ltd, Karnataka Toll Bridges.

Major Major projects: NH6 Dhankuni to Kharagpur, Sambalpur Baragarh, NH4 Belgaum Dharwad, NH-3
private Pimpalgaon - Nashik - Gonde Road (JV with L&T), Jaora - Nayagaon Road, Chennai Outer Ring
sector Road, Modhul - Nippani Road, Indore Edalabad Road, Wainganga Bridge, Ahmednagar Aurangabad
players Road.

Major projects: Bandra-Worli Sea Link, Badarpur Elevated Highway Project, Delhi Faridabad
Elevated Expressway, Breakwater construction for new port at Ennore, Chennai, New Railway Line
Project from Jiribam - Tupul.

Major projects: Tuni-Ankapalli Highway, Tambaram-Tindivanam Highway, Ambala-Chandigarh

Highway.

Notes: NH - National Highway

Source: Sutherland Research

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 Growth Drivers

GROWTH DRIVERS

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Strong demand and policy support driving investment

Growing demand Policy support Increasing investment

Under the Union Budget 2022-

Greater Government focus on 23, the Government of India has
Rise in two and four wheelers allocated Rs. 199,107.71 crore
infrastructure
(US$ 26.04 billion) to the Ministry
of Road Transport and
Highways.

Resulting in
Inviting

In FY22 (until November 2021)

Standardised processes for
private sector invested Rs.
Increasing freight traffic bidding and tolling, and clear policy
15,164 crore (US$ 1.98 billion) in
framework
roads.

The Ministry allocated Rs. 3,150

crore (US$ 0.45 billion) for
Strong trade and tourist flows maintenance of roads and
Tax sops, FDI, FII encouragement
between states highways in FY20 and Rs. 280
crore (US$ 40 million) for road
transport and safety.

Source: Make in India

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Rising trade, vehicular production

▪ Growing domestic trade flows have led to rise in commercial

Number of Automobiles Manufactured in India (in million)
vehicles and freight movement; supported by rise in production of
commercial vehicles.

▪ In FY22, automobile production (comprising passenger vehicles, 35.00

three-wheelers, two-wheelers and four-wheelers) stood at
30.00
22,933,230 units. 30.92
29.07
25.00 26.36
▪ Higher individual discretionary spending has led to increased 25.33
spending on cars, motorbikes and scooters. 20.00 22.65 22.93

• In FY22, domestic automobile sales (passenger, three-wheeler 15.00

and two-wheeler vehicles) stood at 22.12 million.
10.00

5.00

0.00
FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22

Source: Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM)

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Government’s initiatives… (1/3)

1
Rural development
• Under the Union Budget 2021-22, the Government of India allocated Rs. 19,000 (US$ 2.37 billion) for Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana
(PMGSY), a 36% rise over the earlier estimate of 2021-22.
• As of July 14, 2022 the number of roads constructed under PMGSY stood at 13,217 with a total length of 65,320 kms.

2
Improve safety standards
• In October 2021, the government announced rules to improve road safety, such as fixed driving hours for commercial truck drivers and a mandate
to install sleep detection sensors in commercial vehicles.
• In October 2020, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed with the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) by Guru Nanak
Dev University (GNDU) to conduct advanced research on various aspects, including highway architecture, protection and revitalisation. The
GNDU will undertake studies on ~137 km length of the National Highways passing through Pathankot, Gurdaspur and Amritsar districts.

3
Portfolios in the roads & highways sector
• In October 2020, the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) is making progress towards integrating its road and highway portfolio. The
NIIF has acquired Essel Devanahalli Tollway and Essel Dichpally Tollway through the NIIF master fund. These road infra-projects will be
supported by Athaang Infrastructure, NIIF's proprietary road network, assisted by a team of established professionals with diverse domain
expertise in the transport field.

Source: Company website, News Articles

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Government’s initiatives… (2/3)

4
Taxes and other sops
• Companies enjoy 100% tax exemption in road projects for 5 years and 30% relief over the next 5 years.
• Companies have been granted a capital of up to 40% of the total project cost to enhance viability.

5
International tie-ups
• In December 2020, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways signed an MoU with the Federal Ministry of Climate Action, Environment,
Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology of the Republic of Austria on technology cooperation in the road infrastructure sector.

6
Encouragement of infrastructure debt funds (IDFs)
• Government of India has set up the India Infrastructure Finance Company (IIFCL) to provide long-term funding for infrastructure projects.
• Interest payment on external commercial borrowings for infrastructure are now subject to a lower withholding tax of 5% vis-a-vis 20% earlier.
• IDF income is exempt from income tax.

Source: Company website, News Articles

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Government’s initiatives… (3/3)

7
Gati Shakti-National Master Plan
• The Indian government launched Gati Shakti-National Master Plan, which will help lead a holistic and integrated development of infrastructure
generating immense employment opportunities in the country.
• The aim of the plan is to create a digital platform that would enable 16 ministries to collaborate on integrated planning and coordinated
implementation of projects. The plan will also bring together departments such as railways, roads & highways and others and implementation will
be done with the help of geo-satellite imaging and Big Data, land and logistics.
• India’s Gati Shakti program has consolidated a list of 81 high impact projects, out of which road infrastructure projects were the top priority. The
major highway projects include the Delhi-Mumbai expressway (1,350 kilometres), Amritsar-Jamnagar expressway (1,257 kilometres) and
Saharanpur-Dehradun expressway (210 kilometres). The main aim of this program is a faster approval process which can be done through the
Gati shakti portal and digitized the approval process completely.

Source: Company website, News Articles

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Policy initiatives in the right direction… (1/2)

1
Bhoomi Rashi
• The portal accelerates the process of publication of notifications for land acquisition.
• It has been useful in reducing the time taken for providing notification regarding approval and publication of land acquisition.

2
Bidder Information Management System (BIMS)
• BIMS is a database that provides information about bidders’ basic details, civil works experience, cash accruals and network, annual turnover, etc.
• This portal will enable objective and transparent evaluation which will accelerate project implementation.

3
Central Road and Infrastucuture Fund (CRF)
• In the Union Budget 2022-23, government has planned for an increase in allocation for the central road fund by 19%, the total fund was Rs.
2,95,150 crores (US$ 38.86 million).

4
Goods and Services Tax (GST)
• The GST on construction equipment has been reduced to 18% from 28%, which is expected to give a boost to infrastructure development in the
country.

Source: Company website, News Articles

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Policy initiatives in the right direction… (2/2)

5
Investment in roads and other infrastructure
• In October 2021, the government announced a plan to install charging stations every 40 to 60 kilometres on national highways to strengthen
wayside amenities; in line with this, ~700 e-vehicle charging stations are expected to be installed by 2023, covering 35,000 to 40,000 kms of
national highways.
• In August 2022, Minister for Road Transport and Highways Mr. Nitin Gadkari stated that the ministry is planning to launch a new model for small
investors in invest in infrastructure.

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Bharatmala Pariyojana Project
• A total length of 34,800 kms in road projects have been proposed to be constructed with an estimated outlay of Rs. 5.35 trillion (US$ 74.15 billion)
under Bharatmala Pariyojana Phase-I.
• NHAI will consider only those projects that require minimal land acquisition worth Rs. 3 trillion (US$ 42.92 billion) under Bharatmala Pariyojana
scheme.
• A total of 65,000 kms of roads and highways are to be constructed under Bharatmala Pariyojana.

7
Motor Vehicle Aggregator Guidelines 2020
• In November 2020, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways issued the ‘Motor Vehicle Aggregator Guidelines 2020’ to regulate shared
mobility and reduce traffic congestion and pollution.

Source: Company website, News Articles

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Budgetary outlay for roads…(1/2)

▪ Roads have been the key focus area for budget allocations over the
Outlay for roads under the respective Union Budgets
(US$ billion)
years.
30 CAGR 13.09%
• Under the Union Budget 2022-23, the Government of India has
allocated Rs. 199,107.71 crore (US$ 26.04 billion) to the Ministry of
Road Transport and Highways.

26.04
25
• In the Union Budget of 2022-23, the increase in Budget was a
whopping 68% compared to the last year.

• In the Union Budget of 2022-23, the government plans to complete

20
25,000 kilometres of National highways.

• In July 2021, the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways,

17.03
Mr. Nitin Gadkari, laid the foundation stone for 16 National Highway
15

15.48
projects in Manipur. These projects will cost US$ 556.67 million to

14.85
14.22
build and will cover a total distance of 298 kms.

13.14
12.90
▪ To transform road infrastructure in Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan,
10
the Indian government has planned to construct roads extending
313 kms for Rs. 11,000 crore (US$ 1.48 billion).

7.10
5

0
FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23

Source: Respective Union Budgets, News Articles

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Budgetary outlay for roads…(2/2)

▪ In February 2022, NHAI rolled out a plan to construct 5,795 kilometres of highways that will connect 117 districts. The plan was worth Rs. 1 trillion
(US$ 13.09 billion).

▪ In December 2021, the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways planned projects worth Rs. 7 trillion (US$ 91.71 billion) for the next 2-3 years.

▪ In September 2021, the Indian government announced road projects worth Rs. 1 lakh crore (US$ 13.48 billion) to develop road infrastructure in
Jammu and Kashmir. The region has also witnessed growth in national highways, from 7 in 2014 to 11 in 2021.

▪ In September 2021, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways allocated Rs. 7,270 crore (US$ 980.9 million) for road safety programmes in 14
states that constitute 85% of the total road fatalities in India.

▪ In July 2021, the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways allocated Rs. 165 crore (US$ 22 million) under Economic Importance and Inter State
Connectivity Scheme (EIC&ISC) for FY22.

▪ In August 2021, the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways extended certain relief measures provided earlier in view of the second COVID-19
wave. The following relief measures have been extended:

– Relaxation in Schedule H/G with effect from July 01, 2021, until September 30, 2021, to improve liquidity of funds available with contractors
and concessionaire.
– Arrangement regarding direct payment to the approved sub-contractor through an escrow account can be continued until September 30, 2021,
or completion of work by the sub-contractor, whichever is earlier.

▪ In August 2021, Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Mr. Nitin Gadkari, sanctioned Rs. 100 crore (US$ 13 million) to restore roads
affected by heavy rains in Konkan and Western Maharashtra. This includes Rs. 52 crore (US$ 7.0 million) for temporary restoration and Rs. 48
crore (US$ 6 million) for permanent restoration.

Source: Respective Union Budgets, News Articles

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Future prospects remain bright for the road sector…(1/2)

▪ The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways awarded road

Projects awarded (in kms)
projects with a total length of 6,306 kms in FY22.

▪ The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is expected to

award projects worth ~Rs. 2.25 lakh crore (US$ 30.3 billion) with a 12,000
total length of ~5,000 kms in FY22.

▪ In September 2021, the Government of Maharashtra approved a

173.7-kilometre long outer-ring road project in Pune, worth Rs. 10,000 10,467
26,831 crore (US$ 3.61 billion).

▪ In December 2021, the government set a highway monetization 8,948

8,000
target of Rs. 2 trillion (US$ 26.20 billion) for the next 3 years.
7,400
▪ In December 2020, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
(MoRTH) announced that the Government of India and the Word 6,000 6,397 6,306
Bank have inked a pact for a US$ 500-million project to build green 6,000

national highway corridors in Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar 5,000

Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh. 4,000 4,335
▪ In October 2021, the Indian government announced five road
projects in Ladakh, measuring 255 kms in length, to boost
connectivity in the region. 2,000

-
FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22

Source: NHAI, MoRTH Annual Report 2018-19, Crisil Research

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Future prospects remain bright for the road sector…(2/2)

▪ In January 2021, the MoRTH announced that it has constructed 8,169 kms of national highways between April 2020 and January 2021 and aims
to complete 11,000 kms of national highways by end-FY21.

▪ In January 2021, the Government of India approved Rs. 8,528 crore for national highway projects in Maharashtra.
▪ The NHAI awarded highway projects (extending 1,330 kms) in the first half of FY21. This was 1.6x of the total awards in FY20 and 3.5x of the
FY19-levels. NHAI, the nodal authority for building highways across the country, has set a target of awarding projects (up to 4,500 kms) in FY21.

▪ In April 2021, the NHAI has decided to deploy Network Survey Vehicle (NSV) to enhance quality of the national highways. Carrying out road
condition survey using NSV on the national highways was made mandatory for certifying completion of the project and every six months
thereafter.

▪ The Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEF & CC) has asked the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and
other agencies to use fly ash to build roads within a 300-km radius of coal or lignite-based thermal power plants.

▪ In July 2021, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways granted 162 kms road highway (New NH-365BG), as part of the economic corridor
under the Bharatmala Pariyojana, with an aim to connect Andhra Pradesh and Telangana via a robust road infrastructure that supports speed of
100kms/hour. The total project cost is Rs. 2,600 crore (US$ 350 million).

▪ In August 2021, Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Mr. Nitin Gadkari, announced to launch 1,080-km (road construction) projects
worth Rs. 25,370 crore (US$ 3.4 billion) in Gujarat under the Bharatmala Pariyojana—the ambitious road and highways project that aims to build
highways from Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana and then cover the entire string of Himalayan territories.

▪ In 2018, the Indian government announced its plan to construct the Delhi-Mumbai Express Highway (extending 1,380 kms), to improve
connectivity from Delhi to Mumbai, covering states such as Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh. As of September 2021, contracts
for >1,200 kms have been awarded. The estimated cost to construct the Delhi-Mumbai Express Highway is Rs. 98,000 crore (US$ 13.08 billion).
▪ In 2018–19, the government announced a plan to construct a bi-lane road tunnel at an altitude of 13,000 ft. in Arunachal Pradesh, to strengthen
security on the border with China. As of October 2021, the project is in final stage and is expected to be completed by June 2022.

Source: NHAI, MoRTH Annual Report 2018-19, Crisil Research

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Encouragement private funding to reduce finance constraints

▪ Cumulative FDI inflows in construction development stood at US$ FDI^ Inflow (US$ billion)
26.23 billion between April 2000-September 2022.
0.42 0.13 0.03 26.23
▪ Maif 2 Investments India Pvt. Ltd. became the first-largest foreign 26 0.61
0.22
0.54
investment in Indian roads sector under toll-operate-transfer (TOT) 0.12 0.10
0.76
mode worth Rs. 9,681.5 crore (US$ 1.50 billion). 1.23
23 10.65
▪ In October 2020, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the
Government of India signed a US$ 177 million loan to upgrade 450
kms of state highways and major district roads in Maharashtra. 20

▪ In January 2021, the Government of India and New Development

Bank (NDB) signed two loan agreements for US$ 646 million for 17
upgrading the state highway and district road networks in Andhra
Pradesh.
14

2.25
11
9.18

5 FY01-11

FY12

FY13

FY14

FY15

FY16

FY17

FY18

FY19

FY21

FY22

FY23

FY01-23*
FY20
Note: ^ - FDI in construction development Includes: Townships, housing, built-up infrastructure and construction-development projects, * - Until September 2022
Source: DPIIT, Asian Development Bank (ADB)

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Key Industry Contacts

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Key industry contacts

Agency Contact Information

Transport Bhavan
1, Parliament Street
New Delhi -110001
Ministry of Roads Transport and Highways
Phone: 91-11-23719097, 23719955
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: https://morth.nic.in/

G 5 and 6, Sector 10, Dwarka

New Delhi - 110 075
National Highway Authority of India
Phone: 91-11-25074100, 25074200
Fax: 91-11-25093507, 25093514
Website: https://nhai.gov.in/

Sector 6, (Near RBI Quarters), RK Puram, New Delhi

- 110022
Phone: 91-11-26185303
Indian Roads Congress Secretariat: 91-11-26716778, 26183669, 26185273,
26185315, 26185319
Fax: 91-11-26183669
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://www.irc.nic.in/

Delhi-Mathura Road,
New Delhi - 110 025
Phone: 91-11-26848917, 26832173
Central Road Research Institute
Fax: 91-11-26845943
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: https://www.crridom.gov.in/

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Glossary

▪ BOT: Build Operate Transfer

▪ CAGR: Compound Annual Growth Rate
▪ EPC: Engineering, Procurement and Construction
▪ FDI: Foreign Direct Investment
▪ FY: Indian Financial Year (April to March) - So FY10 implies April 2009 to March 2010
▪ GOI: Government of India
▪ Rs.: Indian Rupee
▪ LCV: Light Commercial Vehicles
▪ MoRTH: Ministry of Roads Transport and Highways
▪ NH: National Highway
▪ NHAI: National Highway Authority of India
▪ NHDP: National Highway Development Project
▪ US$ : US Dollar

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Exchange rates

Exchange Rates (Fiscal Year) Exchange Rates (Calendar Year)

Year Rs. Equivalent of one US$ Year Rs. Equivalent of one US$
2004-05 44.95 2005 44.11
2005-06 44.28 2006 45.33
2006-07 45.29 2007 41.29
2007-08 40.24 2008 43.42
2008-09 45.91 2009 48.35
2009-10 47.42 2010 45.74
2010-11 45.58 2011 46.67
2011-12 47.95 2012 53.49
2012-13 54.45 2013 58.63
2013-14 60.50 2014 61.03
2014-15 61.15 2015 64.15
2015-16 65.46 2016 67.21
2016-17 67.09 2017 65.12
2017-18 64.45 2018 68.36
2018-19 69.89 2019 69.89
2019-20 70.49 2020 74.18
2020-21 73.20 2021 73.93
2021-22 74.42 2022* 79.82
Note: *- Until September 2022
Source: Foreign Exchange Dealers’ Association of India

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