evidence: In October 2017, Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved a new umbrella program called Bharatmala Pariyojana for the development of 74,942 km of national highways length. The primary focus of the program was on optimising efficiency of the movement of freight and people across the country. Out of above length, national highways length of 34,800 km, including the Residual National Highways Development [...] The proposed (September 2017) Bharatmala Pariyojana included development of national highways length of 74,942 km out of which 34,800 km4 were to be developed under Phase-I of Bharatmala Pariyojana (BPP-I) up to September 2022, at an estimated cost of ` 5,35,000 crore. In addition to the requirement of ` 5,35,000 crore for BPP-I, which also included unfinished components of NHDP, additional funds of ` 1,57,324 crore were committed for five years in respect of other ongoing national highways development schemes not included in [...] While approving Bharatmala Pariyojana and its Phase-I, CCEA directed for laying down of outcome parameters like reduction in time of travel, fuel efficiency, accident reduction, comfort in riding and user satisfaction for every selected corridor and monitoring thereof.