Mr Jitin Prasada minister of state of road transport and highways informed the Lok Sabha that ministry of road transport & highways submitted a Note to the Cabinet in 2007 for restructuring of National Highways Authority of India.

The Cabinet approval included amended procedure for selection of chairman of NHAI, by a Search Committee headed by Cabinet Secretary, increase in number of full-time Members of NHAI Board from 5 to 6 and part time Members from 4 to 6 (including experts who would be from non-Government sector), creation of additional CGM posts (15 Nos. for technical and 11 Nos. for non technical) over and above the existing posts, creation of various cells for improvement in process in technical areas, and amendment in NHAI Act, 1988 to effect the revised composition of NHAI Board.

While the technical recommendations have been operationalized, for operationalising appointment of full time and part time members, a proposal to amend section 3(3) of NHAI Act, 1988 has been submitted for approval of Cabinet on September 2nd 2011