Infrastructure splurge to beat slump
The Narendra Modi-government on Tuesday tried to work up enthusiasm over its plans to revive a stuttering economy by unveiling a grand pipeline of infrastructure projects that will cost Rs 102 lakh crore and be built over the next five years.
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said these projects – covering a wide swathe of infrastructure sectors such as power, railways, education, healthcare, water supply, urban development, irrigation, mobility and digital – will come up in 18 states and union territories.
