Govt has executed infra projects even during pandemic for Atmanirbhar Bharat: President

New Delhi: Demonstrating its resolve to build a strong infrastructure for a new and Atmanirbhar Bharat, the government has executed major projects even during the pandemic and ensured their completion, President Ram Nath Kovind said on Friday. Addressing a joint sitting of both houses of Parliament on the first day of the Budget session, Kovind said for modernising country’s infrastructure, the government is also working on the National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP) worth over Rs 110 lakh crore.

“My Government believes that building modern infrastructure will serve as a strong foundation for a new and ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’. Rapid execution of major infrastructure projects and their completion, even during the coronavirus pandemic, demonstrates our resolve,” the President said.