One-fourth of Rs 102 trn infrastructure spending in energy sector alone
Nearly one-fourth of the Rs 102.5 trillion of infrastructure project pipeline announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday will be in the energy sector with roads and railways being the other two big spender sectors.
Announcing the infrastructure project pipeline for the next five years, the finance minister said the spending will help the country nearly double the size of the GDP to $5 trillion by 2025.
According to the sector-wise break-up of projects made available by the Finance Ministry, Rs 24.54 trillion investment will flow in the energy sector, and of that Rs 11.7 trillion would be in just the power sector.
