Roads, Railways, Airports, Metros and Waterways · indicator 13

National Highways with four or more lanes

Modi ahead

No comparable cross-country series exists for this measure, so no synthetic counterfactual can be estimated. The verdict here compares observed Indian figures over time — a weaker basis than the estimated indicators.

2014

18,371

baseline

2026

45,516

latest observed

Change

+148%

2014 vs latest observed

What this measures

National Highways with four or more lanes, in km. A rising number is an improvement. Reported by Ministry of Road Transport & Highways / PIB.

It stood at 18,371 in 2014, and under Modi’s current India reached 45,516 by 2026 — a rise of 148%. That is an improvement against India’s pre-2014 figure.

No comparison country reports an equivalent series, so there is no Rahul's India to compare against. This is a before-and-after reading, not a treatment effect.

Decade totals

km · Ministry of Road Transport & Highways / PIB

Why no counterfactual

same discontinuation

Observation quality

2010: 16,315
2014: 18,371
2024: 48,422
2026: 45,516

The 2024 and 2026 releases use revised classifications for four-lane roads and high-speed corridors; do not interpret the lower 2026 figure as proof that physical four-lane road length actually shrank.

The counterfactual is 'India without the 2014 structural break', estimated from comparator countries. It is not a forecast of any individual's policies.