 bill no 77 of 2008 the national highways authority of india (amendment) bill, 2008 a billfurther to amend the national highways authority of india act, 1988be it enacted by parliament in the fifty-ninth year of the republic of india as follows:—1    (1)  this act may be called the national highways authority of india (amendment)act, 2008short title and commencement(2)  it shall come into force on such date as the central government may, by notification in the official gazette, appointamendment of section 368 of 19882     in the national highways authority of india act, 1988, in section 3, for sub-section(3), the following shall be substituted, namely:— "(3)   the authority shall consist of :—(i)  a chairman; (ii)  not more than six full-time members; and (iii)  not more than six, but at the least four, part-time members,to be appointed by the central government by notification in the official gazette:provided that the central government shall, while appointing the part-time members, ensure that at least two of them are non-government professionals having knowledge or experience in financial management, transportation planning or any other relevant discipline" statement of objects and reasonssection 3 of the national highways authority of india act, 1988 provides for constitution of the national highways authority of india as per sub-section (3) of the said section, the authority shall consist of (i) a chairman; (ii) not more than five full-time members; and (iii) not more than four part-time members keeping in view the vastly increased mandate for national highways authority of india and also the greatly enhanced participation envisaged for the private sector, it is proposed to amend sub-section (3) of section 3 to increase the strength of full-time members from five to six and part-time members from four to six to allow induction of professionals of repute in the fields of financial management, transportation planning and other relevant areas induction of outside professionals will enhance the capacity of the authority to take strategic decisions, widen its perspective, bring in the best management practices, and assist in achieving the goal of higher private participation2 the bill seeks to achieve the above objectst r baalunew delhi;the 5th december, 2008 financial memorandumsub-section (3) of section 3 of the national highways authority of india act, 1988provides for a chairman, not more than five full-time members, and not more than four parttime members clause 2 of the bill seeks to amend sub-section (3) of section 3 of the said act to provide for not more than six full-time members and not more than six, but at the least four, part-time members2  the salaries and allowances of additional full-time and part-time members of the authority shall be paid by the national highways authority of india (nhai)3  the bill does not involve any other expenditure of a recurring or non-recurring nature annexure extract  from the national highways authority of india act, 1988 68 of 1988 chapter ii the national highways authority of india3 (1)     (3)   the authority shall consist of —constitution of the authority(i)  a chairman; (ii)  not more than five full-time members; and (iii)  not more than four part-time members,to be appointed by the central government by notification in the official gazette———— a bill further to amend the national highways authority of india act, 1988————(shri tr baalu, minister of shipping, road transport and highways)gmgipmrnd—4421ls(s-5)—16122008