Highways Ministry releases Rs 10,000 cr under Atmanirbhar Bharat scheme
A sum of Rs 10,339 crore has been released by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways during the COVID-19 period under the simplified payment process as envisaged in the Atmanirbhar Bharat scheme.
According to an official release, another sum of Rs 2475 crore is being processed and is likely to be released soon.
The Government has taken various steps to ensure ease of doing business and also to boost stakeholder confidence in building quality road infrastructure in the country, the release said.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has simplified the payment process under Atmanirbhar Bharat scheme and contractors’ payments are being made every month instead of milestone achievement basis, it stated.
