The policy circulars given herein are for the information and guidance of officers of the Ministry and the State Public Works Departments. Periodic updating of these will of course be necessary to accommodate amendments and modifications based on feedback etc The document is expected not only to arm the 'way engineers with a treasure of authentic information but also aid their administrative judgment It is hoped that the feedback will throw ideas on further shaping and updating of the document besides stimulating further thinking leading to appropriate revisions.

Technical Circulars, Guidelines, and directives issued by the Ministry for National Highway Works and other Centrally Sponsored Schemes from time to time were compiled and published in Two volumes (Vol. I & II) in July 1986 Covering Circulars up to August 1985. Subsequently, two addendums to Ministry's Technical on Projects were Published in September 1989 and December 1993 Covering the Circulars issued by Ministry from August 1985 to July 1988 and August 1988 to December 1992 respectively.