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Rajasthan roads: PWD says 51,790 km built with over Rs 37,527 crore in the current term

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The Public Works Department has developed 51,790 km of Rajasthan roads with an investment of more than Rs 37,527 crore during the current government’s tenure, according to a DIPR release issued in Jaipur on Tuesday, 27 October 2026.

Rajasthan roads: Photograph released by DIPR with its report on PWD road works
Photograph released by DIPR with its report on PWD road works Photo: DIPR Rajasthan (official handout, free to use with credit).

How the Rajasthan roads figures break down

The state has spent more than Rs 9,704 crore on 18,917 km of new roads, Rs 4,210 crore on 603 km of national highway works and Rs 11,302 crore on 8,318 km of state highways and major district roads, the release said. On rural connectivity, more than Rs 12,311 crore has gone into 23,952 km of roads, linking 1,760 villages and 21 habitations with asphalt roads. In September and October 2026, Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma laid foundation stones for 1,763 PWD projects worth Rs 3,040 crore across all 41 districts and inaugurated 261 completed works worth Rs 371 crore, DIPR said.

Key Facts

  • Total: 51,790 km of roads, over Rs 37,527 crore
  • New roads: 18,917 km (Rs 9,704 crore)
  • Rural roads: 23,952 km; 1,760 villages linked
  • Atal Pragati Path: 335 of 765 done; deadline 31 Jan 2027
  • ROBs/RUBs completed: 13/17; under way: 39/12

Atal Pragati Path and repairs for 2026-27

Under the Atal Pragati Path scheme, aimed at villages with more than 5,000 people, sanctions of Rs 1,686 crore have been issued for 765 roads; 335 have been completed and the rest are targeted for completion by 31 January 2027. For 2026-27, the government has sanctioned Rs 2,226 crore for 3,453 projects to renew non-patchable roads and build missing links. Work orders for 2,836 of them have been issued, covering 6,815 km. In addition, 424 works worth Rs 58 crore to repair rain-damaged culverts will soon begin in 73 assembly constituencies across 21 districts, the release said.

ROBs, RUBs and bridges

To make the network safer at railway crossings, 13 railway overbridges (ROBs) and 17 railway underbridges (RUBs) have been completed, while work on 39 ROBs and 12 RUBs is under way, according to DIPR. Thirteen high-level bridges have been finished and another 13 are under construction. The release also mentioned elevated road projects at Sanganer (Muhana Mod) in Jaipur and in Bharatpur city as part of efforts to ease urban traffic. All figures in this report are the state government’s own claims; DIPR did not publish an independent audit of the spending, and the release did not say how many of the roads were new as opposed to renewed. On national highways, 26 widening and strengthening projects covering 610 km have been completed at a cost of Rs 1,900 crore and another 26 projects over 303 km worth Rs 3,220 crore are under way, DIPR said. Under the Annual Plan 2026-27, national highway works of 623 km estimated at Rs 12,461 crore have been approved, and financial sanction for four major projects covering 190 km worth Rs 3,920 crore has been received. The state also cited the Sugam Path online monitoring platform, a project monitoring system and FASTag at 165 toll plazas.

Why It Matters: Village road links and rail crossings affect daily travel, farm trade and safety; the January 2027 deadline gives a date to check progress against.

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Source: DIPR Rajasthan, 27 Oct 2026 · DIPR Rajasthan (Hindi release) · PWD Rajasthan

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