Which of the following scheme(s) is/are included under Bharatmala Pariyojana? 1. Develop the road connectivity to border areas 2. Development of coastal roads 3. Improvement in the efficiency of National Corridors Select the correct answer using the code given below :
- (a)1 only
- (b)3 only
- (c)2 and 3 only
- (d)1, 2 and 3
Answer
Why
Correct — D, 1, 2 and 3. Bharatmala Pariyojana is an umbrella highways programme whose components include Border and International Connectivity roads, Coastal and Port Connectivity roads, and the improvement of Economic Corridors/National Corridors' efficiency — so all three statements are covered.
Why the others are wrong
- (a)1 only — Incomplete — coastal roads and national-corridor efficiency are also part of Bharatmala.
- (b)3 only — Incomplete — border-area connectivity and coastal roads are also components.
- (c)2 and 3 only — Incomplete — border and international connectivity roads (statement 1) are also included.
Concept
Bharatmala Pariyojana, launched by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways in 2017, is a centrally sponsored umbrella programme for highway development. Its components include Economic Corridors, Inter-Corridor and Feeder routes, National Corridor efficiency improvement, Border and International Connectivity roads, Coastal and Port Connectivity roads, and Greenfield Expressways.
All three listed items — border-area roads, coastal roads, and national-corridor efficiency — are recognised Bharatmala components, so the answer is 'all of the above'. Anchored to the April-2023 exam, Phase-I of the programme was under implementation.
Key facts
- Bharatmala Pariyojana (2017) is an umbrella highway-development programme.
- It covers economic corridors, border and coastal connectivity, and national-corridor efficiency.
- It is run by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH).
- Greenfield expressways are also built under it.
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Common traps
- Excluding border or coastal roads — both are Bharatmala components.
- Confusing Bharatmala (roads) with Sagarmala (ports).
Asked as which components fall under Bharatmala, or its launching ministry/year.
Related PYQs
No directly related past PYQ was found.
Practice
- practice — not a real PYQ
Bharatmala Pariyojana is a scheme for developing
- (a)ports
- (b)highways/roads
- (c)railways
- (d)airports
Answer(b) highways/roads. - practice — not a real PYQ
The ports-focused counterpart of Bharatmala is
- (a)Sagarmala
- (b)UDAN
- (c)Setu Bharatam
- (d)Amrut
Answer(a) Sagarmala.