Given below are two statements: One is labeled as Assertion (A) and the other is labeled as Reason (R) : Assertion (A): Build operate transfer (BOT) is a scheme under which public operators are invited to construct roads and bridges. Reasons (R): The national highways act has been amended to facilitate private investment under (BOT) scheme. In the light of the above Statements. choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below : Correct Answer (A) is correct but (R) is not correct Build operate transfer (BOT): A build-operate-transfer (BOT) contract is a model used to finance large projects, typically infrastructure projects developed through Public-Private-Partnership. BOT projects are normally large-scale, greenfield infrastructure projects that would otherwise be financed, built and operated solely by the government. Under a build-operate-transfer (BOT) contract, an entity—usually a government—grants a concession to a private company to finance, build and operate a project for a period of 20-30 years, hoping to earn a profit. After that period, the project is returned to the public entity that originally granted the concession. Examples include a highway in Pakistan, a wastewater treatment facility in China and a power plant in the Philippines. [ alt="F1 Lalita V Anil 15.02.21 D1" src="//storage.googleapis.com/tb-img/production/21/02/F1_Lalita%20V_Anil_15.02.21_D1.png" style="width: 400px; height: 184px;"> Build operate transfer (BOT) is a scheme under which public operators are invited to construct roads and bridges. The national highways act: The national highways act was an Act to provide for the declaration of certain highways to be national highways and for matters connected therewith. It was enacted by Parliament in the Seventh Year of the Republic of India in 1956. This Act may be called the National Highways Act, 1956. The amendment has done in 1997 aimed at revamping the existing one. Therefore, (A) is correct but (R) is not correct.