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The '''Ministry of Road Transport and Highways''' ('''MoRTH''') is a [[ministry (government department)|ministry]] of the [[Government of India]], that is the apex body for formulation and administration of the rules, regulations and laws relating to road transport, transport research and in also to increase the mobility and efficiency of the road transport system in [[India]]. Through its officers of Central Engineering Services (Roads) cadre it is responsible for the development of National Highways of the country. Road transport is a critical infrastructure for economic development of the country. It influences the pace, structure and pattern of development. In India, roads are used to transport over 60 percent of the total goods and 85 percent of the passenger traffic. Hence, development of this sector is of paramount importance for India and accounts for a significant part in the budget.

== History ==
=== Creation ===
The Department of War Transport was formed in July, 1942, by the bifurcation of the then Department of Communications into two Departments:<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://shipping.nic.in/index1.php?lang=1&level=1&sublinkid=42&lid=52|title = Organisational History|access-date = 5 October 2014|publisher = Ministry of Shipping, Government of India|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140721040611/http://shipping.nic.in/index1.php?lang=1&level=1&sublinkid=42&lid=52|archive-date = 21 July 2014|url-status = dead}}</ref>

* Department of Posts
* Department of War Transport.

==== Functions ====
The functions allocated to the Department of war Transport include Major Ports, Railways Priorities, utilization of road and water transport, Petrol rationing and Producer Gas. Broadly speaking, the functions of the War Transport Department were to coordinate the demands for transport in war time, Coastal Shipping and the administration and development of major ports. Later, the planning of export was undertaken as a corollary to the Departments control of transport priorities also.

=== Changes made over years ===
* 1957: Department of War Transport was renamed as Ministry of Transport & Communications and Department of transport was placed under it.
* 1966: On 25 January, under President's order the Department of Transport, Shipping & Tourism was placed under Ministry of Transport and Aviation.
* 1967: On 13 March, the Ministry of Transport and Aviation was bifurcated into Ministry of Shipping and Transport and the Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation.
* 1985: On 25 September, during reorganisation the Ministry of Transport and Shipping became the Department of Surface Transport under the Ministry of Transport.
* 1986: On 22 October, the Department of Surface Transport under Ministry of Transport was renamed as Ministry of Surface Transport .
* 1999: On 15 October, Ministry of Surface Transport was subsequently re-organized into departments, namely Department of Shipping and Department of Road Transport and Highways.
* 2000: On 17 November, the Ministry of Surface Transport was bifurcated into two Ministries namely Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and Ministry of Shipping.
* 2004: On 2 October, Ministry of Shipping and Ministry of Road Transport has again been merged and renamed as Ministry of Shipping and Road Transport and Highways
There are two departments under it:
* Department of Shipping
* Department of Road transport and Highways

== Organisational structure ==
* The Ministry of Road Transport Highways is structurally divided into Road wing, Transport Wing and its independent Finance Wing. Apart from these there is the Planning and Monitoring zone.
*The Secretary (Road Transport & Highways) is assisted by Director General (Road Development) & Special Secretary, Joint Secretary (Road Transport), Financial Advisor, Advisor (Transport Research).<ref name="fin">{{Cite web|url = http://finmin.nic.in/reports/9thReportEMC.pdf|title = Ninth Report of ERC|access-date = 5 October 2014|publisher = Ministry of Finance, Government of India|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130531235017/http://finmin.nic.in/reports/9thReportEMC.pdf|archive-date = 31 May 2013|url-status = dead}}</ref>
*Director General (Road Development) is responsible for Development & Maintenance of National Highways.
* Joint Secretary looks after transport administration, public grievances, vigilance road safety and coordination & public relations<ref name=fin />
* Accounts Wing is headed by the Chief Controller of Accounts who is responsible for accounts budget, work and study.<ref name=fin />
* Advisor (Transport Research) renders necessary data support to various wings of the Ministry for policy planning, transport coordination, economic and statistical analysis on various modes of transport with which the ministry is concerned.<ref name=fin />

Following are the autonomous agencies, subordinate offices regional offices under the Director General.<ref name=fin />

=== Agencies ===
* [[National Highway Authority of India]] (NHAI)
* [[National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited]] (NHIDCL)
* Indian Roads Construction Corporation (IRCC)
* Indian Academy of Highway Engineers (IAHE), Sector 62, Noida <ref>{{cite web |title=IAHE - Contact Us |url=http://www.iahe.org.in/contactus.htm |website=www.iahe.org.in}}</ref>

=== Regional Offices ===
* [[Bangalore]]
*Chennai
* [[Mumbai]]
* [[Kolkata]]
* [[Chandigarh]]
* [[Jaipur]]
* [[Patna]]
* [[Guwahati]]
* [[Hyderabad]]
* [[Gandhinagar]]
* [[Bhubaneswar|Bhubaneshwar]]
* [[Bhopal]]
* [[Thiruvananthapuram]]
* [[Lucknow]]
* [[Varanasi]]
* [[Raipur]]
* [[Dehradun]]
* [[Shimla]]
* [[Surat]]
The ministry has following wings functioning under it:

=== Roads Wing ===
The road wing of the MORTH is the backbone of the country's road network development programme. It is staffed by officers of the Central Engineering Services (Roads). It is headed by Director General (Road Development) and Special Secretary to the Government of India.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kavita |first1=Mrrali |title=Know about Parivahan Sarathi & its services - |url=https://revexpo.com/review/about-parivahan-sarathi-its-services/#National_Permit |website=Get true reviews for the products here |access-date=27 April 2020}}</ref>

The Road wing of MORTH is further divided into five Project Zones. Each Project zone is generally vested with responsibility of four to five states for National highway development and development of road network. These five project Zones are headed by five Additional Director Generals (ADG) of Central Engineering Services (Roads) cadre who are assisted by Zonal Chief Engineer of Headquarter and Regional Officers. Regional officers are posted on ground in their respective states for development and maintenance of National Highways through State PWDs.

Main responsibilities of the roads wing are:<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://morth.nic.in/index1.asp?lang=1&linkid=10&lid=144|title = Wings under Ministry|access-date = 5 October 2014|website = MORTH|publisher = Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India}}</ref>

* Planning, development and maintenance of National Highways
* Extends technical and financial support to the state government for development of state roads and roads of inter-state connectivity and national importance.
* Setting standards for building and maintenance of roads and bridges.
* Archiving important technical knowledge generated through projects and R&D.
*Sanctioning of works related to construction, maintenance and operation of National Highways.
*Sanctioning the estimates for various centrally sponsored schemes including CRF (Central Road Fund), Roads of Interstate Connectivity.
*Dealing the matters related to road safety.
* Administration of NH act 1956, The Highway Administration Rules 2005

=== Transport Wing ===
Main responsibilities of the transport wing are:{{citation needed|date=October 2015}}
* Motor Vehicle Legislation
* Taxation of motor vehicles
* Compulsory insurance for vehicles
* Promotion of Transport cooperatives in the field of motor transport.
* Setting National road safety standards
* Compiling data on road accidents and evolving a road safety culture among the people in the country
* Providing grants to NGOs in accordance with laid down guidelines.

=== Planning and Monitoring Zone ===
This zones are headed by two separate Chief Engineers of Central Engineering Services (Roads). Main responsibilities of this zone are:{{citation needed|date=October 2015}}

* Preparation of budgets and scheme wise allocation of funds maintaining records of expenditure.
* Identification of stretches that may form probable network of National Highways.
* Notification and de-notification of National Highways.
* The Monitoring Zone deals with the monitoring and reviewing progress of ongoing NH works dealt by various executing Agencies of NH development.

=== Standards and Research (S&R) Zone ===
This zones is headed by a Chief Engineers of Central Engineering Services (Roads). Main responsibilities of this zone is Preparation of standards/ rules / guidelines for NH development program and related activities.

== Acts ==
Over years the ministry has passed several acts to maintain law and order in Road Transport in the country
* [[Road Transport Corporations Act, 1950]]
* [[National Highways Act, 1956]]
* [[Motor Vehicles Act, 1988]]
* [[National Highways Authority of India|National Highways Authority of India Act, 1988]]

== Statistics ==
India has one of the largest road networks of over 4.885 million km consisting of :<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://morth.nic.in/writereaddata/linkimages/AR%20Eng%20Part%20A-2874692826.pdf|title = Annual Report 2013–2014|access-date = 5 October 2014|publisher = Ministry of Road Transport and Highways}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Road Length Distribution
! Roads!!Length
|-
| National Highways/Expressways || 1,32,500 km
|-
| State Highways || 1,56,694 km
|-
| Other Roads || 56,08,477 km
|-
| '''Total''' || '''58,97,671 km'''
|}
The total road length of India had grown more than 11 times in 60 years from 1951 to 2011; also the length of the surfaced roads had increased about 16 times over the same period. The connectivity in India has tremendously improved due to formation of new surface roads.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/basic%20road%20statistics%20of%20india.pdf|title = Basic Road Statistics|access-date = 5 October 2014|publisher = Ministry of Road Transport and Highways}}</ref>
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For development of roads in the country the government has made an allocation of ₹19,423.88 crores under the Central Road Fund for 2013–2014 with the following breakup:<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://morth.nic.in/writereaddata/linkimages/AR%20Eng%20Part%20A-2874692826.pdf|title = CRF 2013–2014 allooction|access-date = 5 October 2014|publisher = Ministry of Road Transport and Highways}}</ref>
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! Type!!Grants
|-
| Grants to State Governments and UTs for State Roads || ₹2,659.91 crores
|-
| Grants to SGs and UTs for inte-state connectivity and roads of national importance || ₹262.22 crores
|-
| National Highways || ₹9,881.95 crores
|-
| Rural Roads || ₹5,827.20 crores
|-
| Railways || ₹1092.60 crores
|-
| '''Total''' || '''₹19,423.88 crores'''
|}

== Government Initiatives ==
The government has provided various incentives for private and foreign investments in the roads sector. 100% FDI is allowed in the sectors of land transport to promote building of highway bridges, toll roads, and vehicular tunnels; services incidental to transport such as cargo handling is incidental to land transport; construction and maintenance of roads, bridges; and construction and maintenance of roads and highways offered on build-operate-transfer (BOT) basis, including collection of toll.

A 10-year tax exemption under Section 80 IA has been granted to the highway building projects to attract private investors. The ministry has also framed a ‘Special Accelerated Road Development Programme in North Eastern Region' for improving road connectivity to remote places in this region. The estimated cost of the proposal is US$2.53 billion. The Union Budget 2012–13 proposed an increase of allocation of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways by 14% to {{INRConvert|25360|c}}.

The World Bank has approved a US$975 million loan for developing the first phase of the eastern arm of the US$17.21 billion Dedicated Freight Corridor Project in India. The Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Ltd. has tied up with the Japanese Bank of Industrial Cooperation for US$14.56 billion funding as loan for the first phase and it is likely to be commissioned in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.investindia.gov.in/roads-and-highways-sector/|title = Policy and Promotion|access-date = 5 October 2014|publisher = Invest India, GOI|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140922091405/http://www.investindia.gov.in/roads-and-highways-sector/|archive-date = 22 September 2014|url-status = dead}}</ref>

The [[Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana|Prime Minister Gram Sadak Yojana]] (PMGSY) is a scheme for development of rural roads in India. The Construction of Rural Roads Project (CRRP) is another initiative focused on rural development.

=== National Green Highways Program ===
Ministry of Transport and NHAI has launched the green highways programme in 2016.<ref>http://www.nitingadkari.org/pages/PR-pdf/plantation_drive.pdf</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://iasexamportal.com/courses/environment/national-green-highway-mission|title=National Green Highway Mission : Environment for UPSC Exams | IAS EXAM PORTAL - India's Largest Community for UPSC Exam Aspirants.|website=iasexamportal.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/content/415319/green-highways-plantation-maintenance-policy-2015/|title=Green Highways (Plantation & Maintenance) Policy-2015 - India Environment Portal | News, reports, documents, blogs, data, analysis on environment & development | India, South Asia|website=www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.governancenow.com/news/regular-story/finance-ministry-rejects-rs-5000-crore-green-fund-project-road-ministry-nhai|title=Finance ministry rejects Rs 5,000 crore green fund project by road ministry, NHAI|date=17 August 2016|website=Governance Now}}</ref>

== List of Ministers of Road Transport and Highways ==
{| class="wikitable"
!No
!Name
!Portrait
! colspan="3" |Term of office
! colspan="2" |Political Party
!Prime Minister
|-
|1
|[[John Matthai]] (As Minister of Transport)
|[[File:John Mathai.jpg|103x103px]]
|15 August 1947
|22 September 1948
|{{Ayd|15 august 1947|22 september 1948}}
| rowspan="10" |[[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan="10" width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
| rowspan="9" |[[Jawaharlal Nehru]]
|-
|2
|[[N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar]] (As Minister of Railways and Transport)
|[[File:Gopalaswamy Ayyangar.jpg|77x77px]]
|22 September 1948
|13 May 1952
|{{Ayd|22 september 1948|13 may 1952}}
|-
|3
|[[Lal Bahadur Shastri]]
|[[File:Lal Bahadur Shastri (cropped).jpg|93x93px]]
|13 May 1952
|7 December 1956
|{{Ayd|13 may 1952|7 december 1956}}
|-
|4
|[[Jagjivan Ram]]
|[[File:Jagjivan Ram stamp (cropped).jpg|99x99px]]
|7 December 1956
|17 April 1957
|{{Ayd|7 december 1956|17 april 1957}}
|-
|(3)
|[[Lal Bahadur Shastri]] (As Minister of Transport and Communications)
|[[File:Lal Bahadur Shastri (cropped).jpg|93x93px]]
|17 April 1957
|28 March 1958
|{{Ayd|17 april 1957|28 march 1958}}
|-
|5
|[[S. K. Patil]]
|
|29 March 1958
|24 August 1959
|{{Ayd|29 march 1958|24 august 1959}}
|-
|6
|[[P. Subbarayan]]
|[[File:P_Subbarayan_1989_stamp_of_India.jpg|102x102px]]
|2 September 1959
|10 April 1962
|{{Ayd|2 september 1959|10 april 1962}}
|-
|(4)
|[[Jagjivan Ram]]
|[[File:Jagjivan Ram stamp (cropped).jpg|99x99px]]
|10 April 1962
|31 August 1963
|{{Ayd|10 april 1962|31 august 1963}}
|-
|7
|[[Raj Bahadur]]
|[[File:Raj Bahadur 2013 stamp of India.jpg|100x100px]]
|10 April 1964
|24 January 1966
|{{Ayd|10 april 1964|24 january 1966}}
|-
|8
|[[Neelam Sanjiva Reddy]] (As Minister of Transport, Aviation, Shipping and Tourism)
|[[File:Neelam Sanjiva Reddy.jpg|111x111px]]
|24 January 1966
|13 March 1967
|{{Ayd|24 january 1966|13 march 1967}}
|[[Indira Gandhi]]
|-
! colspan="9" |Minister of Transport and Shipping
|-
|9
|[[V. K. R. V. Rao]]
|[[File:V.K.R.VaradarajaRaoPic.jpg|94x94px]]
|13 March 1967
|14 February 1969
|{{Ayd|13 march 1967|14 february 1969}}
| rowspan="6" |[[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan="6" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
| rowspan="6" |[[Indira Gandhi]]
|-
|10
|[[Kotha Raghuramaiah]]
|[[File:Kotha Raghuramaiah.jpg|84x84px]]
|14 February 1969
|5 February 1973
|{{Ayd|14 february 1969|5 february 1973}}
|-
|(7)
|[[Raj Bahadur]]
|[[File:Raj Bahadur 2013 stamp of India.jpg|100x100px]]
|5 February 1973
|8 November 1973
|{{Ayd|5 february 1973|8 november 1973}}
|-
|11
|[[Kamalapati Tripathi]]
|
|8 November 1973
|10 February 1975
|{{Ayd|8 november 1973|10 february 1975}}
|-
|12
|[[Uma Shankar Dikshit]]
|
|10 February 1975
|1 December 1975
|{{Ayd|10 february 1975|1 december 1975}}
|-
|13
|[[G. S. Dhillon]]
|
|1 December 1975
|24 March 1977
|{{Ayd|1 december 1975|24 march 1977}}
|-
|14
|[[Morarji Desai]]
|[[File:Morarji Desai portrait.jpg|94x94px]]
|24 March 1977
|14 August 1977
|{{Ayd|24 march 1977|14 august 1977}}
|[[Janata Party]]
| rowspan="1" width="4px" bgcolor="{{Janata Party/meta/color}}" |
|[[Morarji Desai]]
|-
|15
|[[Anant Prasad Sharma]]
|[[File:Anant Prasad Sharma Official portrait 1983.jpg|90x90px]]
|14 January 1980
|19 October 1980
|{{Ayd|14 january 1980|19 october 1980}}
| rowspan="8" |[[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan="8" width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
| rowspan="5" |[[Indira Gandhi]]
|-
|16
|[[Veerendra Patil]]
|
|19 October 1980
|2 September 1982
|{{Ayd|19 october 1980|2 september 1982}}
|-
|17
|[[C. M. Stephen]]
|
|2 September 1982
|2 February 1983
|{{Ayd|2 september 1982|2 february 1983}}
|-
|18
|[[Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy]]
|
|2 February 1983
|7 September 1984
|{{Ayd|2 february 1983|7 september 1984}}
|-
|(16)
|[[Veerendra Patil]]
|
|7 September 1984
|31 December 1984
|{{Ayd|7 september 1984|31 december 1984}}
|-
|19
|[[Ziaur Rehman Ansari]] (Independent Charge)
|
|31 December 1984
|25 September 1985
|{{Ayd|31 december 1984|25 september 1985}}
| rowspan="3" |[[Rajiv Gandhi]]
|-
|20
|[[Bansi Lal]] (As Minister of Transport)
|
|25 September 1985
|24 June 1986
|{{Ayd|25 september 1985|24 june 1986}}
|-
|21
|[[Mohsina Kidwai]]
|
|24 June 1986
|22 October 1986
|{{Ayd|24 june 1986|22 october 1986}}
|-
! colspan="9" |Minister of Surface Transport
|-
|22
|[[Rajesh Pilot]] (Independent Charge)
|[[File:Rajesh Pilot 2008 stamp of India.jpg|92x92px]]
|22 October 1986
|2 December 1989
|{{Ayd|22 october 1986|2 december 1989}}
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
|[[Rajiv Gandhi]]
|-
|23
|[[K. P. Unnikrishnan]]
|
|6 December 1989
|10 November 1990
|{{Ayd|6 december 1989|10 november 1990}}
| rowspan="1" |[[Janata Dal]]
| rowspan="1" width="4px" bgcolor="{{Janata Dal/meta/color}}" |
|[[V. P. Singh]]
|-
|24
|[[Manubhai Kotadia]]
|
|10 November 1990
|26 April 1991
|{{Ayd|10 november 1990|26 april 1991}}
| rowspan="2" |[[Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)]]
| rowspan="2" width="4px" bgcolor="{{Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)/meta/color}}" |
| rowspan="2" |[[Chandra Shekhar]]
|-
|25
|[[Chandra Shekhar]]
|[[File:Chandra Shekhar Singh.jpg|99x99px]]
|26 April 1991
|21 June 1991
|{{Ayd|26 april 1991|21 june 1991}}
|-
|26
|[[Jagdish Tytler]] (Independent Charge)
|[[File:Jagdish Tytler in Mumbai on January 6, 2005.jpg|97x97px]]
|21 June 1991
|15 September 1995
|{{Ayd|21 june 1991|15 september 1995}}
| rowspan="2" |[[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan="2" width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
| rowspan="2" |[[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]
|-
|27
|[[M. Rajasekara Murthy]] (Independent Charge)
|
| 15 September 1995
| 16 May 1996
|{{Ayd|15 september 1995|16 may 1996}}
|-
|28
|[[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
|[[File:Atal Bihari Vajpayee (cropped).jpg|109x109px]]
|16 May 1996
|1 June 1996
|{{Ayd|16 may 1996|1 june 1996}}
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| rowspan="1" width="4px" bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |
|[[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
|-
|29
|[[T. G. Venkatraman]]
|
| 1 June 1996
|19 March 1998
|{{Ayd|1 june 1996|19 march 1998}}
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
| rowspan="1" width="4px" bgcolor="{{Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam/meta/color}}" |
|[[H. D. Deve Gowda]] [[I. K. Gujral]]
|-
|30
|[[R. Muthiah]]
|[[File:Sedapatti Muthiah.jpg|87x87px]]
|19 March 1998
|8 April 1998
|{{Ayd|19 march 1998|8 april 1998}}
| rowspan="2" |[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
| rowspan="2" width="4px" bgcolor="{{All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam/meta/color}}" |
| rowspan="7" |[[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
|-
|31
|[[M. Thambidurai]]
|[[File:மு. தம்பிதுரை.jpg|75x75px]]
|8 April 1998
|8 April 1999
|{{Ayd|8 april 1998|8 april 1999}}
|-
|32
|[[Nitish Kumar]]
|[[File:The Chief Minister of Bihar, Shri Nitish Kumar meeting with the Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, Shri Montek Singh Ahluwalia to finalize Annual Plan 2007-08 of the State, in New Delhi on February 14, 2007 (Nitish Kumar) (cropped).jpg|99x99px]]
|9 April 1999
|5 August 1999
|{{Ayd|9 april 1999|5 august 1999}}
|[[Samata Party]]
| rowspan="1" width="4px" bgcolor="{{Samata Party/meta/color}}" |
|-
|33
|[[Jaswant Singh]]
|[[File:Jaswant Singh.jpg|75x75px]]
|5 August 1999
|13 October 1999
|{{Ayd|5 august 1999|13 october 1999}}
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| rowspan="1" width="4px" bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |
|-
|(31)
|[[Nitish Kumar]]
|[[File:The Chief Minister of Bihar, Shri Nitish Kumar meeting with the Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, Shri Montek Singh Ahluwalia to finalize Annual Plan 2007-08 of the State, in New Delhi on February 14, 2007 (Nitish Kumar) (cropped).jpg|99x99px]]
|13 October 1999
|22 November 1999
|{{Ayd|13 october 1999|22 november 1999}}
|[[Samata Party]]
| rowspan="1" width="4px" bgcolor="{{Samata Party/meta/color}}" |
|-
|34
|[[Rajnath Singh]]
|[[File:RajnathSinghCropped.jpg|112x112px]]
|22 November 1999
|25 October 2000
|{{Ayd|22 november 1999|25 october 2000}}
| rowspan="2" |[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| rowspan="2" width="4px" bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |
|-
|(28)
|[[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
|[[File:Atal Bihari Vajpayee (cropped).jpg|109x109px]]
|25 October 2000
|7 November 2000
|{{Ayd|25 october 2000|7 november 2000}}
|-
! colspan="9" |Minister of Road Transport & Highways
|-
|35
|[[B. C. Khanduri]] (Independent Charge till 24 May 2003)
|[[File:The Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Major General (Retd.) B. C. Khanduri meeting with the Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Shri Murli Deora, in New Delhi on December 07, 2007.jpg|85x85px]]
|7 November 2000
|22 May 2004
|{{Ayd|7 november 2000|22 may 2004}}
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |
|[[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
|-
|36
|[[T. R. Baalu]]
|[[File:The Union Minister for Shipping, Road Transport and Highways, Shri T. R. Baalu addressing at foundation stone laying ceremony of four laning of NH-7 at Kothakota, Mahabubnagar in Andhra Pradesh on October 26, 2006.jpg|75x75px]]
|22 May 2004
|22 May 2009
|{{Ayd|22 may 2004|22 may 2009}}
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
| rowspan="1" width="4px" bgcolor="{{Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam/meta/color}}" |
| rowspan="4" |[[Manmohan Singh]]
|-
|37
|[[Kamal Nath]]
|[[File:KamalNath.jpg|100x100px]]
|28 May 2009
|19 January 2011
|{{Ayd|28 may 2009|19 january 2011}}
| rowspan="3" |[[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan="1" width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
|-
|38
|[[C. P. Joshi]]
|[[File:C P Joshi UNDP 2010.jpg|103x103px]]
|19 January 2011
|16 June 2013
|{{Ayd|19 january 2011|16 june 2013}}
| rowspan="1" width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
|-
|39
|[[Oscar Fernandes]]
|[[File:The Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Shri Oscar Fernandes addressing at the launch of the UNI- Urdu Website, in New Delhi on August 12, 2013.jpg|75x75px]]
|17 June 2013
|25 May 2014
|{{Ayd|16 june 2013|26 may 2014}}
| rowspan="1" width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
|-
|40
|[[Nitin Gadkari]]
|[[File:Nitin Gadkari 1 (cropped).JPG|95x95px]]
|26 May 2014
|''Incumbent''
|{{Ayd|26 may 2014|}}
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| rowspan="1" width="4px" bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |
|[[Narendra Modi]]
|-

|}

== List of Ministers of State ==
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible style=" ;"sortable mw-collapsible"
|+Ministers of State For Road Transport and Highways

! [[Minister of state]]
! Portrait
! colspan=2| Political party
! colspan="2" | Term
! Days
|-align=center
|[[Krishan Pal Gurjar]]
|[[File:Krishan Pal addressing at the inauguration of the “National Workshop on Autism Tools”, organised by the National Trust under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, in New Delhi.jpg|100px]]
|Rowspan=4|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|Rowspan=4 bgcolor=FF9933|
|26 May 2014
|9 November 2014
|{{Age in days|2014|05|26|2014|11|9}} days
|-align=center
|[[Pon Radhakrishnan]]
|[[File:Pon Radhakrishnan.jpg|100px]]
|9 November 2014
|3 September 2017
|{{Age in days|2014|11|9|2017|9|3}} days
|-align=center
|[[Mansukh L. Mandaviya]]
|[[File:Delivering Speech at United Nations .jpg|100px]]
|5 July 2016
|30 May 2019
|{{Age in days|2016|07|5|2019|05|30}} days
|-align=center
|[[V. K. Singh]]
|[[File:General Vijay Kumar Singh.jpg|100px]]
|30 May 2019
|Incumbent
|{{Age in days|2019|05|30}} days
|}
== See also ==
* [[National Highways Authority of India]]
* [[National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited]]
* [[Ministry of Surface Transport (India)]]
* [[FASTag]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}
15. https://sarathi.parivahan.gov.in/SarathiReport/sarathiHomePublic.do

== External links ==
*[http://www.morth.nic.in/index1.asp?linkid=135&langid=2 Ministry website]
*[http://parivahan.nic.in/ Parivahan Sewa]

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