Highways sector to see ₹15 lakh cr investments in five years: Gadkari
New Delhi: The government’s endeavour for world-class infrastructure will continue unabated with commitment to pump in another ₹15 lakh crore in the highways sector in this five-year term, says Nitin Gadkari, the man in charge of India’s infrastructure.
Armed with the new Motor Vehicles Act, e-tolling and instruments like InvIT, for Road Transport and Highways Minister Gadkari “funds have never been a problem or will be a problem” when it comes to highways or infrastructure building.
“We have spent ₹17 lakh crore in the highways and shipping sectors combined in the last five years…Coming five years will see infusion of ₹15 lakh crore in highways sector alone to provide world-class roads including 22 green expressways,” Gadkari told PTI in an interview here.
