National Highways in India: The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) is continuously working to enhance India’s infrastructure by undertaking several mission-mode projects. Currently, the country has a road network spanning over 63 lakh km. Of this, the total length of National Highways (NH) stands at 1,46,342 km. This marks a significant expansion from 91,287 km in March 2014, an increase of 55,055 km in the National Highway network over the past decade. In a written reply to Lok Sabha, Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said: "Length of National Highways (NH) network in the country has expanded from 91,287 km in March, 2014 to 146,342 km at present." The Union Minister also added that the length of access-controlled National High Speed Corridors (HSC) / Expressways has increased from 93 km in March, 2014 to 5,110 km at present. "Out of 5,110 km length, 2,636 km length has already been operationalised," he said. India's top 10 states with longest National Highway (NH) network Let's know about the top ten states with longest National Highway (NH) network in the country. As per available data, Maharashtra tops all states in terms of the longest National Highway network, with a total length of 18,462 km. It is followed by Uttar Pradesh with 12,123 km; Rajasthan with 10,733 km; Madhya Pradesh with 9,263 km; and Andhra Pradesh with 8,683 km. Other states with significant NH networks include Karnataka (8,191 km), Gujarat (8,111 km), Tamil Nadu (7,000 km), Bihar (6,155 km), and Odisha (5,897 km). State / UT – wise details of NH length at present vis-a-vis that in March, 2014: Length in Km Sl. No. State / UT NH length as on 31.03.2014 NH length as on 30.06.2025 1 Andhra Pradesh 4,190 8,683 2 Arunachal Pradesh 2,027 4,367 3 Assam 3,634 4,077 4 Bihar 4,467 6,155 5 Chandigarh 24 15 6 Chhattisgarh 3,031 3,620 7 Delhi 80 157 8 Goa 269 299 9 Gujarat 4,694 8,111 10 Haryana 2,050 3,347 11 Himachal Pradesh 2,196 2,607 12 Jammu and Kashmir 1,513 1,935 13 Jharkhand 2,968 3,633 14 Karnataka 6,177 8,191 15 Kerala 1,700 1,858 16 Ladakh 806 806 17 Madhya Pradesh 5,116 9,263 18 Maharashtra 6,249 18,462 19 Manipur 1,452 1,840 20 Meghalaya 1,171 1,156 21 Mizoram 1,222 1,499 22 Nagaland 741 1,670 23 Odisha 4,550 5,897 24 Puducherry 53 64 25 Punjab 1,699 4,264 26 Rajasthan 7,646 10,733 27 Sikkim 149 730 28 Tamil Nadu 4,975 7,000 29 Telangana 2,400 4,926 30 Tripura 509 889 31 Uttar Pradesh 7,986 12,123 32 Uttarakhand 2,282 3,664 33 West Bengal 2,908 3,910 34 Andaman & Nicobar Islands 300 331 35 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 31 37 36 Daman & Diu 22 22 Total 91,287 146,342 Source: As mentioned in the report submitted by Nitin Gadkari in Lok Sabha (July 25, 2025)
