‘Over Rs 100 lakh cr worth infrastructure projects underway by 2024-25’: Gadkari

Government has launched the National infrastructure Pipeline (NIP) under which it has planned to invest Rs 111 lakh crores on infra projects by 2024-25, keeping Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of making India a $5 trillion economy in the next five years, Union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari said on Tuesday.

Gadkari was speaking at a special session on the CII Partnership Summit 2020, organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in collaboration with the Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT).

Stating that the Centre is continually working towards upgrading infrastructure, Gadkari said, “The National infrastructure Pipeline (NIP) is a first of its kind exercise to provide world-class infrastructure across the country and improve the quality of life for all citizens”.