Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday met the representatives of the infrastructure sector, which is critical for economic growth and job creation, amid a buzz that the government was planning to come out with another round of measures to boost the economy, which grew just 5 per cent in the first quarter of the current fiscal.
The representatives of the infrastructure sector expressed their concerns to the finance minister.
After the meeting, NHAI chairman N. N. Sinha said the construction expenditure was more than last year.
“We are well on the way of awarding the number we have set for ourselves. So far, we have awarded road projects of 600km,” he said.
