evidence: Bharatmala Pariyojana is an umbrella programme for the highways sector that focuses on optimising efficiency of freight and passenger movement across the country by bridging critical infrastructure gaps through effective interventions. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved the proposal for investment approval for phase-1 of Bharatmala Pariyojana in October 2017 with an aggregate length of about 34,800 km (including 10,000 km residual NHDP stretches). Total investment of Rs 6,92,324 crore is envisaged under Bharatmala Pariyojana phase-1 and other NHs/road development schemes upto 2021-22. This includes investment of Rs 5,35,000 crore for Bharatmala Pariyojana phase-1 and projects under NHDP.