The National Highways Excellence Awards 2021 was organised by Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) at Vigyan Bhavan in Delhi.

• This event was organised under “Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav”.
• It was organised under the theme “Innovation and Excellence in Road Construction”.
• On the occasion, Speaker of Lok Sabha Om Birla appreciated the achievements made in highways infrastructure sector and hoped that India will achieve new heights in coming years.
• These awards will inspire and infuse energy among engineers and workers who are involved in highway construction.
• During the event, awards were presented to concessionaire or contractors working in construction, innovation, greenery, operations & maintenance, tolling stages of highway development and in the arena of road safety for 2021 award cycle.
• 122 nominations were received, out of this 89 were found to be valid. Lastly, 58 nominations were shortlisted. 37 nominations were selected for Field Assessment.
• Finally, 13 nominations were selected for the awards.