FM Sitharaman unveils Rs 102-trn infrastructure projects for next 5 years

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday unveiled Rs 102 trillion of infrastructure projects, including Mumbai–Ahmedabad High Speed rail, in the next five years to help achieve the target of $5 trillion (around Rs 356 trillion) economy by 2025.

Addressing a press conference, she said Prime Minister Narendra Modi had in his Independence Day speech spoken of investing Rs 100 trillion in infrastructure.

Subsequently, a task force headed by the Economic Affairs Secretary identified Rs 102 trillion worth of projects after conducting 70 stakeholder consultations in a short period of four months, she said.

The minister said another Rs 3 trillion of projects will be added to this pipeline that includes Jewar Airport and Jal Jeevan Mission.