History of road developments in India

. Highway development in India Topic -2 1
Jayakar committee and the recommendations
Nagpur road conference / 1st 20 year Road Development Plan
2nd 20 year road development plan Lucknow Plan
3rd 20 year road development plan Bombay Plan
National Highway Authority of India (NHAI)
10. Central road fund (CRF),
12. Indian Road Congress (IRC),
13. Motor Vehicle Act, 1939
14. Nagpur Road Conference, 1943 1
15. Central Road Research Institute (CRRI),
16. National Highway Act, 1956
18. Highway Research Board (HRB),
‘Lucknow road plan’
21. National Highway Authority of India (NHAI), 1995 21  Responsible to develop, maintain and operate the NH  Under the control of Ministry of Road Transport and Highways  National Highway Development Programme (NHDP):  Projects under NHDP:  Golden Quadrilateral  N-S & E-W Corridor  Port connectivity  National Rural Development Agency (NRRDA):  Program under this agency: Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)  Aim is to connect villages with a population over 1000 persons through good all weather roads by 2003 (already achieved) and to connect villages with 500 population by 2007
22. Golden Quadrilateral 22 Length :- 5846 km Connecting Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai and
24. N-S & E-W Corridor 24Length :-7 ,300 km Kashmir to Kanyakumari 4000 km (with a spur to Cochin) and Silchar to Porbandar 3300
25. 1927 •Jayakar Committee 1929 •Central Road Fund 1934 •Indian Roads Congress (IRC) 1939 •Motor Vehicle Act 1943 •Nagpur Road Conference 1950 •Central Road Research Institute (CRRI) 1956 •National Highway Act 1961 •Second twenty year road plan 1973 •Highway Research Board 1978 •National Transport Policy committee (NTPC) 1981 •Third twenty year road plan 1995 •National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) 25