National Highway Excellence Awards 2019

Current context: Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways Nitin Gadkari will present the ‘National Highways Excellence Awards’ on 14th Jan 2020.

 

• The awards were instituted in the year 2018.
• The award aims to recognise best performing companies at various stages of highway development like construction, operations, maintenance, road safety and tolling.
• The award is instituted to create a spirit of healthy competitiveness amongst all stakeholders involved in the development of highway infrastructure in the country.
• It also contribute to the larger goal of expanding the road network in the country.
• There are 7 award categories namely:

1. Excellence in Project Management
2. Excellence in Operation and Maintenance
3. Excellence in Toll Management
4. Excellence in Highway Safety
5. Innovation
6. Outstanding Work in Challenging Conditions
7. Green Highway

Question: 

Q.1 Who is the present Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways?
a. Dharmendra Pradhan
b. Narendra Singh Tomar
c. Nitin Gadkari
d. Rao Inderjit Singh