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Investments in roads in the Eleventh Five-Year Plan (i.e.,2007-08 to 2011-12) were Rs3.6 trillion (115% of the budget estimates) as against the envisaged investment of Rs 3.1 trillion. Roads investment accounted for about 19% of overall infrastructure investments in the same period. It was largely driven by the government’s thrust on the sector – encouragement of PPP, speedy implementation of NHDP and recent changes in the policy environment.