Highways sector needs Rs 19.63 lakh cr investment by 2024-25: Survey
Terming a sound highways network essential to propel the economy, the Economic Survey on Friday said the highways sector needs Rs 19.63 lakh crore investment by 2024-25.
The Economic Survey 2019-20 was tabled in Parliament by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
Of the total Rs 102 lakh crore investment need for infrastructure projected by the National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP), during 2020 to 2025, the highways sector will require Rs 19.63 lakh crore, the Survey said.
