The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has launched a pre-qualification bid for the Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) concession scheme of around 950-kilometer road with an estimated worth of about INR300 billion (US$4.23 billion).

The identified projects cover the states of Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, and Madhya Pradesh. 

The tender for these projects will be launched before the beginning of the new financial year. Under the BOT scheme, the developer will build the project using its own funds, operate it, and transfer the ownership to the government after a certain period.