MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS

Umbrella program for the highways sector that focuses on optimizing efficiency of freight and passenger movement across the country by bridging critical infrastructure gaps.
• A total of around 24,800 kms are being considered in Phase I of Bharatmala which is to be implemented over a five years period of i.e. 2017-18 to 2021-22.
• In addition, Bharatmala Pariyojana phase -I also includes 10,000 kms of balance road works under National Highways Development Project (NHDP), taking the total to 34,800 km.
• Bharatmala Project category:

• Improvement in efficiency of existing corridors through development of Multimodal Logistics Parks and elimination of choke point
• Enhanced focus on improving connectivity in North East and leveraging synergies with Inland Waterways.
• Special attention to fulfill the connectivity needs of backward and tribal areas, areas of economic activity, places of religious and tourist interest, trade routes with neighbouring countries etc.
• National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has launched Logistic Efficiency Enhancement Programme (LEEP) under Bharatmala Pariyojna which aimed to enhance the freight transportation in India through improving cost, time, tracking and transferability of consignments through infrastructure, procedural and Information Technology (IT) interventions.
• National Highways Authority of India has created a National Highways Investment Promotion Cell (NHIPC) for attracting domestic and foreign investment for highways projects.

o The project will be executed through Ministry of Road, Transport and Highways (MoRTH), NHAI, National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) and State Public Works Department (PWDs).
o The cell will focus on engaging with global institution investors, construction companies, developers and fund managers for building investor participation in road infrastructure projects. It will help to raise funds for investment of Rs. 5,35,000/- crores required under ‘Bharatmala Pariyojana’.

• Development of bridges for safe and seamless travel on National Highways and to make all National Highways free of railway level crossings by 2019.
• 208 Railway Over Bridges (ROB)/Railway Under Bridges (RUB) will be built at the level crossings at a cost of Rs. 20,800 crore as part of the programme
• Also, about 1500 old and worn down bridges will also be improved by replacement/ widening/strengthening in a phased manner at a cost of about Rs. 30,000 crore.

• It is the National Portal for Infrastructure Consultancy Firms and Key Personnel.
• It acts as a kind of bridge between consultancy firms working in the road engineering and construction sector and domain experts and key personnel who are deployed both for project preparation and supervision.

• Initially, INAM-Pro included only the cement sellers and buyers. The portal has recently been upgraded as INAM-Pro+ to include other construction materials, equipments/machinery and services which would include Purchase/Hiring/Lease of new/used products and services.
• It is a web portal designed by National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd (NHIDCL), a CPSE under Ministry of Road Transport & Highways.
• The portal facilitates comparison of price, availability of materials etc. and made it very convenient for the prospective buyers to procure construction materials, equipment, machinery etc. at reasonable rates in a transparent manner.
• Recently, “INAMPRO" project has been conferred with a ‘Gold' award under Category- I “Excellence in Government Process Re-engineering" for the National Award in e-Governance by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances

• It is aimed at streamlining the process of pre-qualification of bidders for EPC Mode of contracts for National Highway works with enhanced transparency and objectivity.
• The portal will work as a data base of information about bidders, covering basic details, civil works experience, cash accruals and network, annual turnover etc.
• Integration of Public Financial Management System (PFMS) with Bhoomi Rashi is one of the key functionalities to facilitate payment related to compensation for land acquisition to all the beneficiaries directly through the Bhoomi Rashi system.

• It comprises the entire revenue data of the country.
• The entire process flow, from submission of draft notification by the State Government to its approval by the Minister of State for RT&H and publication in e-Gazette, is online.
• The portal is created for expediting the process of publication of notifications for Land Acquistion.

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