**Executive Summary**
This document presents the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways' responses to questions regarding the construction of Greenfield Expressways and related initiatives. It outlines the target for National Highway construction in 2025-26, the strategy for monetizing highway assets, steps to expedite land acquisition, progress on toll collection systems, and measures to promote recycled materials in road construction. The information is current as of December 18th, 2025.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **National Highway Construction Targets:**
* The ministry has set a target to construct approximately 10,000 km of National Highways (NHs) in the financial year 2025-26, including Greenfield Expressways.
* **Monetization of Highway Assets via InvIT:**
* **Structured Identification:** Appropriate projects are identified, and an asset register is created.
* **Technical & Traffic Evaluation:** A 360-degree evaluation, including field investigations, is conducted.
* **Fair Asset Valuation:** The reserve price is determined fairly, ensuring the awarded amount exceeds it (IECV).
* **Asset Categorization:** Assets are classified based on toll revenue per km and growth rate.
* **Asset Bundles:** Eligible assets are pooled into attractive bundles.
* **Execution and Timing:** Bundles are issued for bidding annually by NHAI, subject to market conditions.
* **Monetization Update:** 9 stretches totaling 536.5 km have been identified for monetization under InvIT to generate fresh capital after August 2025, with proceeds deposited into the Consolidated Fund of India.
* **Expediting Land Acquisition:**
* The BhoomiRashi portal digitizes notification stages for land acquisition.
* The portal integrates GIS-based land acquisition maps with the Public Financial Management System (PFMS) for compensation disbursement.
* Aadhaar is now integrated for facilitating payment of compensation.
* **Toll Collection Systems:**
* Automatic Number Plate Registration (ANPR) based Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) is being implemented on National Highways.
* Works have been awarded for 10 Toll Plaza stretches, and bids have been invited for another 6.
* Satellite-based user fee collection is not currently being implemented due to security, privacy, and operational control considerations.
* **Use of Recycled Materials:**
* The adoption of recycled materials like plastic and fly ash in highway construction is a continuous process.
* NHs projects follow EPC/HAM/BOT models, with contractor designs subject to review and approval.
* Various waste materials, like fly ash, plastic waste, and construction debris, are used depending on availability and suitability.
* The use of fly ash is mandatory for all NH embankments within 300 km of thermal power plants. Processed waste plastic can be used as a binder modifier or coating aggregate.
**Impact Analysis**
**Ministry of Road Transport and Highways**
* **Impact:** Required to meet the NH construction target of 10,000 km, implement the InvIT asset monetization strategy, utilize the BhoomiRashi portal for land acquisition, deploy the ANPR based ETC system, and promote the use of recycled materials.
* **Action Required:** Monitor progress against targets, manage InvIT process, ensure portal functionality, implement toll collection systems, and enforce recycled material usage policies.
**Highway Construction Contractors/Concessionaires**
* **Impact:** Expected to follow Ministry's guidelines on design and materials, particularly the usage of recycled materials, and adhere to quality control standards.
* **Action Required:** Incorporate recycled materials in NH projects, ensure designs comply with applicable standards, and meet all quality control requirements.
**Investors in National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)**
* **Impact:** Will have access to asset bundles for bidding, and will be affected by the timelines of the process along with all necessary information provided at bidding stage.
* **Action Required:** Conduct an evaluation of assets.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: Primary government body responsible for the construction and maintenance of national highways.
National Highways Authority of India (NHAI): Agency responsible for implementing highway projects and monetization programs.
InvIT mechanism: Mechanism used by the Ministry to monetize highway assets and generate fresh capital.
National Highways (NHs): Roads targeted for construction and having Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) System implementation.
BhoomiRashi: Portal used for digitizing notification stages for land acquisition pertaining to highway construction.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO - 3183
ANSWERED ON 18th DECEMBER 2025
CONSTRUCTION OF GREENFIELD EXPRESSWAY
3183. SHRI AMAR SHARADRAO KALE:
Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री
be pleased to state:
(a) the specific targets set for Greenfield Expressway construction for
the remaining part of the financial year 2025-26;
(b) the manner in which the ministry is using the InvIT mechanism to
monetise highway assets and generate fresh capital after August 2025;
(c) whether any new policy has been adopted to expedite land
acquisition by streamlining the compensation process, if so, the details
thereof;
(d) the progress in the implementation of Satellite-Based Toll Collection
System (SBTC) on major corridors, and
(e) the measures taken by the Ministry to promote the use of recycled
materials like plastic and fly ash in road construction?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)
(a) The Government in the Ministry of Roads Transport & Highways has
set a target of construction of National Highways (NHs) for about
10,000 km for the current Financial Year 2025-26 including Greenfield
Expressways.(b) The following strategy is adopted while monetizing highways assets
through InvIT mechanism:
(i) Structured Identification of Appropriate Projects and Preparation of
an Asset Register: An asset register will be created which will include a
list of highway assets that will be attractive to road infrastructure
players and private investors looking to participate in National
Highways Authority of India (NHAI)’s asset monetization program;
(ii) Technical and Traffic Evaluation of Asset: A 360-degree evaluation
of the asset will be done using field investigations to determine the
existing quality of the asset, its capacity augmentation requirements (if
any), and its revenue potential (with respect to traffic);
(iii) Fair Asset Valuation: The reserve price of the assets needs to be
determined fairly and it should be ensured that the awarded amount of
each monetized bundle (monetized through InvIT) is mandatorily greater
than the bundle’s reserve price, i.e., IECV (Initial Estimated Concession
Value);
(iv) Asset Categorization: Once technical evaluation and traffic
estimation of individual assets has been determined, assets will be
categorized into various classes based on toll revenue per km and toll
revenue growth rate;
(v) Identification of Asset Bundles: Once eligible assets have been
shortlisted, they will be pooled together to create bundles that are of
sizeable value and attractive to potential investors;
(vi) Execution of Monetization Process and Timing of Operations: Once
bundles of adequate size and attractiveness are identified, they will be
issued for bidding in the investor markets. The bundles will be issued on
an annual basis by NHAI, depending on prevailing market
conditions. Timelines of the process along with all necessary
information will be provided at bidding stage.
(vii) 9 stretches of total length 536.5 km have been identified for
monetisation under InvIT to generate fresh capital after August 2025.
The proceeds from monetization are deposited into the Consolidated
Fund of India.(c) The Government, through its platform, BhoomiRashi portal, has
digitized various stages of notification pertaining to the acquisition of
the land. The portal supports the plotting of the GIS based land
acquisition maps, and is integrated with Public Financial Management
System (PFMS) for disbursement of compensation. It is now further
integrated with Aadhaar for facilitating payment compensation.
(d) Government has taken up Automatic Number Plate Registration
(ANPR) based barrier-free Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) System on
National Highways (NHs). So far works on 10 Toll Plaza stretches have
been awarded and Bids have been invited in another 6 toll Plaza
stretches.
Satellite-based user fee collection system have not been taken up
so far in view of security and privacy considerations and overall
operational control.
(e) Adoption of recycled materials like plastic and fly ash in highway
construction is a continuous process. NHs Projects are generally
implemented on Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC)/Hybrid
Annuity Model (HAM)/Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) mode where
contractor / concessionaire carry out their own design in accordance
with applicable manual, standards / guidelines / codes, etc. and then
these are reviewed / approved by Authority Engineer (AE) / Independent
Engineer (IE) before its actual use in a NH project. Various kinds of
waste materials such as fly ash, plastic waste, and construction debris
are used in different NH projects in embankment/different pavement
courses/different concrete items, etc. depending upon availability,
suitability and feasibility of use.
Further, use of fly ash is mandatory for all NH embankments,
approach works, backfilling and subgrade layers as per Indian Road
Congress (IRC) standards, within 300 km radius of thermal power plants
and for waste plastic usage. Use of processed waste plastic as a
binder modifier or for coating aggregates in bituminous mixes has been
allowed subject to quality control and compliance with IRC standards.
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