The significance of Border Roads is as mentioned below :

1. The Border Roads are vital road link along the frontiers of our country.
2. These roads are of strategic importance.
3. These roads have improved accessibility in areas of difficult terrain mainly in the northern and northeastern border areas.
4. They have played a major role in the economic development of these areas.
5. These roads are constructed and maintained by the Border Roads Organisation a government of India undertaking which was established in 1960.