Project delays and inefficiencies continue to bedevil the progress of India’s National Highways network. A multi-pronged reform agenda is needed to inject greater transparency and accountability at every stage – from planning and procurement to execution, maintenance and oversight. This article offers key recommendations and reform strategies that government stakeholders – from the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH) and the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to state agencies and oversight bodies – should pursue to put highway development on a better track.Decentralise and streamline decision-makingLarge organisations often suffer from overcentralisation, leading to slow decision cycles and opacity. Reforms should empower field offices to take more decisions on the spot while ensuring transparency...To read the full article Click Here