Explanation:

Border Roads Organization is not under transport ministry, but under the Ministry of Defence. An exceptional fact like this is always important for UPSC exams. However, this was also in news and hence asked by UPSC.

The problem with BRO – BRO receives funds from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways but undertakes the tasks assigned by the Ministry of Defence. The dual control of BRO is one of the principal reasons behind non-availability of funds and the organisation’s not up to the mark performance. In a bid to boost India’s border road connectivity especially along China, the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) will be entirely brought under the Ministry of Defence.