National Highways Excellence Awards 2020

admin September 16, 2020 Daily Current Affairs

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has invited proposals for the National Highways Excellence Awards for the year 2020.
The awards are given every year in seven categories,
- Excellence in Project Management,
- Excellence in Operation and Maintenance,
- Green Highway,
- Innovation,
- Excellence in Highway Safety,
- Excellence in Toll Management and
- Outstanding Work in Challenging Conditions.
The awards were instituted in the year 2018.
The aim is to recognise companies which are performing exceptionally well in the construction, operations, maintenance and tolling stages of highway development as well as in the arena of road safety.
The motive behind starting an annual awards program is
- to create a spirit of healthy competitiveness among all stakeholders involved in the development of highway infrastructure in the country and
- To contribute to the larger goal of expanding the road network in the country.