NHAI signs MoU with NCAER to set up India's first permanent research centre on transport economics
NHAI announced on 23 June 2026 an MoU with NCAER to establish the NHAI Centre for Economics of Transportation, Mobility and Logistics at NCAER.
Summary
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) announced on 23 June 2026 that it has signed an MoU with the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) to establish the NHAI Centre for Economics of Transportation, Mobility and Logistics at NCAER. The NHAI Centre is described as India's first permanent and independent research centre dedicated to the economics of transportation, mobility and logistics, set up with a founding contribution from NHAI. The MoU was signed at NHAI headquarters in the presence of NHAI Chairman Santosh Kumar Yadav and the Director General of NCAER.
Key facts
- Partners
- NHAI and NCAER
- Centre
- NHAI Centre for Economics of Transportation, Mobility and Logistics, at NCAER
- Distinction
- India's first permanent, independent research centre on transport economics
- Funding
- Founding contribution from NHAI
- NHAI Chairman
- Santosh Kumar Yadav
Practice MCQs 2 questions
With which institution did NHAI sign an MoU (announced 23 June 2026) to set up a Centre for Economics of Transportation, Mobility and Logistics?
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Correct answer: B — NCAER
NHAI signed the MoU with the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER); the centre is housed at NCAER.
Consider the following statements about the NHAI–NCAER MoU announced on 23 June 2026: 1. The centre will be India's first permanent and independent research centre dedicated to the economics of transportation, mobility and logistics. 2. The centre is funded entirely by the World Bank. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — 1 only
Statement 1 is correct. Statement 2 is wrong: the centre is founded with a founding contribution from NHAI, and NCAER will mobilise contributions from allied institutions.