The road transport ministry will soon rank states based on their ‘ease of land acquisition’ for national highway projects, addressing a major cause of delays. This initiative aims to prioritize projects in states that efficiently provide land, potentially using past performance as a benchmark. The Centre’s reliance on state governments for land acquisition underscores the importance of this ranking system. Post navigation Every city must have chief information security officer, says home secretary Wipro to pay 2 lakh to ex-staffer for ‘defamatory’ relieving letter