Rural roads made up 71.4 percent of the total road network in the country in March 2019, according to a report from the Ministry of Roads and Highways. India had a road network of more than 63,31,757 kilometers as of March 31, 2019, which is the second largest in the world, according to the report titled 'Basic Road Statistics in India-2018-19'.

The total number of roads built increased to 63,31,757 km in 2019 from 62,15,797 km in 2018 and registered a growth of 1.9 percent. Maharashtra has the largest network of national highways with 17,757 km (13.4 percent), followed by Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan with 11,737 km (8.9)