evidence: 34,800 km of National Highway length was planned for development under Phase-I of Bharatmala Pariyojana. As of Dec-2023, 26,418 km (i.e., 76% of 34,800 km) have been awarded for construction with completion of about 15,549 km. The projects under Bharatmala Pariyojana are mainly funded by Central Government and resource mobilisation by the Ministry. State-wise summary of Bharatmala Pariyojana Phase-I projects is placed at Annexure-A. [...] The Ministry has identified corridors having length of 1,719 km in the state of Telangana for development under Bharatmala Pariyojana Phase-I, out of which 1,026 km length has been awarded. The status of these projects is attached at Annexure-B. DPR has been taken up for the balance stretches. [...] An amount of Rs.4.23 lakh crore has been spent under Bharatmala Pariyojana Phase-I up to Decmeber 2023.