Over ₹100 lakh cr to be spent under National Infrastructure Pipeline Project
4 years, 4 months ago

Over ₹100 lakh cr to be spent under National Infrastructure Pipeline Project

Live Mint  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said there is a need to give a new direction to the overall infrastructure development to move India towards modernity at a fast pace and National Infrastructure Pipeline Project will help achieve the goal. Addressing the nation on the 74th Independence Day from Red Fort, the Prime Minister said that India will spend more than ₹100 lakh crore on the National Infrastructure Pipeline Project. This need will be met through the National Infrastructure Pipeline Project," he said. He said 7,000 projects have been identified under National Infrastructure Pipeline Project.

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India Govt to Spend ₹30K Crore on Rail Revamp
5 days, 11 hours ago

India Govt to Spend ₹30K Crore on Rail Revamp

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: The government is expected to spend more than Rs 30,000 crore on railway station redevelopment over the next two years. Of these, the estimated cost of redevelopment of major stations under the Rail Land Development Authority phase I is likely to be around Rs 17,000 crore. A total of 1318 stations are being considered for redevelopment under the Amrit …

PM Modi Rolls Out Rs 40,000 Cr initiative to combat India's water crisis
1 week ago

PM Modi Rolls Out Rs 40,000 Cr initiative to combat India's water crisis

India Today  

On December 17, 2024, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch a groundbreaking initiative aimed at addressing the pressing water crisis in India, particularly focusing on the state of Rajasthan. KEY COMPONENTS OF THE PROJECT Financial Commitment : The Rs 40,000 crore investment underscores the government's serious approach to resolving the water crisis and improving infrastructure. PM Modi's Rs 40,000 crore …

Capex support will continue for infrastructure development: Minister Chaudhary
1 week, 3 days ago

Capex support will continue for infrastructure development: Minister Chaudhary

Live Mint  

India's capital expenditure on infrastructure projects such as roads, railways, ports, airports, and telecommunications has been rising steadily over the years, and the government stands ready to make adequate funds available in next year's budget as well to maintain the sector's growth momentum, minister of state for finance Pankaj Chaudhary said on Friday. India aims to become a developed nation …

₹100 trillion infrastructure plan to roll out over 5 years
2 weeks ago

₹100 trillion infrastructure plan to roll out over 5 years

Live Mint  

New Delhi: A grand plan to build India’s infrastructure to a new level is in the works. This person said the capital expenditure for infrastructure is likely to touch ₹100 trillion in five years, which would be used to transform India’s ports, airports, roads and other utilities. The blueprint would include a ₹20-trillion master plan to develop 50,000 km of …

India’s infra ambitions to get a new X factor: The military
1 month, 1 week ago

India’s infra ambitions to get a new X factor: The military

Live Mint  

India’s infrastructure planning is set to get more extensive with the government preparing to include the military’s requirement to ensure civilian projects can also be made available to the armed forces if necessary. The initiative—planned under Prime Minister Gati Shakti, also known as the National Master Plan for Multi-modal Connectivity—will focus on building dual-use projects across all segments of infrastructure …

Public Support for Mega Infrastructure Projects in Maharashtra: A Turning Tide
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Public Support for Mega Infrastructure Projects in Maharashtra: A Turning Tide

The Hindu  

The article discusses the political significance of mega infrastructure projects in Maharashtra, with a focus on the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR). The projects, including Metro Rail, Coastal Highway, and road widening, are seen as a way to woo voters in the MMR zone and the State's urban pockets. While these projects are lauded by some, others argue that they are …

What’s the Budget push for infrastructure?
4 months, 3 weeks ago

What’s the Budget push for infrastructure?

The Hindu  

The story so far: In her Budget proposals for 2024-25, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has set aside ₹11 lakh crore for capital expenditure, comprising 3.4% of the GDP. With the aim to push States to spend on infrastructure, she said ₹1.5 lakh crore was being made available to them in the form of long-term interest free loans. Under the Sagarmala …

Budget 2024: Placing thrust on infrastructure
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Budget 2024: Placing thrust on infrastructure

The Hindu  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman accelerated the government’s thrust on the crucial infrastructure sector in her seventh successive Budget presentation and the first of PM Modi’s third term. A massive expansion in urban housing at an investment of ₹10 lakh crore, a rural roads programme worth ₹26,000 crore are among the major features of the big infrastructure push. The Indian economy’s …

Budget 2024: Growth, reforms and infrastructure
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Budget 2024: Growth, reforms and infrastructure

The Hindu  

The 2024 Budget signals policy continuity. Specifically, the Budget focuses on these key priorities - resilient agriculture, promoting skill development, driving employment and inclusivity, accelerating infrastructure development, energy security, fostering innovation and progressive reforms. Focus on infrastructure The government has earmarked an impressive capital expenditure of over ₹11 lakh crore, equivalent to 3.4% of the GDP, towards infrastructure development. By …

Modi to lay foundation stone for multiple infrastructure projects in T.N. on Feb. 27, 28
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Modi to lay foundation stone for multiple infrastructure projects in T.N. on Feb. 27, 28

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit southern Tamil Nadu on February 27 and 28, where he will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for multiple infrastructure projects worth over ₹17,300 crore. Mr. Modi would launch India’s first indigenous green hydrogen fuel cell inland waterway vessel under Harit Nauka initiative, a pioneering step for embracing clean energy solutions and …

Cabinet Approves Six Rail Projects Worth Rs 12,343 Cr
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Cabinet Approves Six Rail Projects Worth Rs 12,343 Cr

News 18  

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved six projects of the railway ministry with an estimated cost of around Rs 12,343 crore, the government said in a statement on Thursday. “Thanks to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for approving six multi tracking projects in Rajasthan, Assam, Telangana, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and Nagaland worth Rs 12,343 crore,” Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw …

PM Gati Shakti: Rs 9,600 Cr Infrastructure Projects Recommended
10 months, 4 weeks ago

PM Gati Shakti: Rs 9,600 Cr Infrastructure Projects Recommended

Deccan Chronicle  

Three infrastructure projects of roads and railways worth Rs 9,600 crore have been recommended for approval under the PM Gati Shakti initiative. The inter-ministerial NPG meets every fortnight and appraises infra projects to ensure multi-modality, synchronisation of efforts, and comprehensive development in and around the project location. All logistics and connectivity infrastructure projects, entailing investments of over Rs 500 crore …

Vision 2047: Infra to be biggest driver for growth push
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Vision 2047: Infra to be biggest driver for growth push

Live Mint  

New Delhi: India’s infrastructure sector is set to become the biggest driver for the country that aspires to become a $5 trillion economy soon and a developed nation by 2047. The newly adopted Vision 2047 document also lays emphasis entirely on infrastructure growth scaling up the pace of development of railways, roads, and ports surpassing most developed countries. Instruments like …

'High-risk' infrastructure project funding axed as federal government contains spending
1 year, 1 month ago

'High-risk' infrastructure project funding axed as federal government contains spending

ABC  

The federal government has pulled the pin on more than 50 "high-risk" infrastructure projects as part of its response to a review of infrastructure funding. Key points: A broad review on infrastructure funding has recommended 82 projects miss out on federal government money The names and locations of those projects and the government's response will be made public Regional road …

Modi to Inaugurate Mega Development Projects Worth Crores in MP and Rajasthan
1 year, 2 months ago

Modi to Inaugurate Mega Development Projects Worth Crores in MP and Rajasthan

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting poll-bound Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan on October 5 will launch development projects worth several thousand crore during his visit. In Rajasthan, the Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone and dedicate multiple development projects worth about Rs 5,000 crore at Jodhpur in sectors like road, rail, aviation, health and higher education. …

Infrastructure major gets Letter of Intent for new infra project in Gujarat as India eyes developed nation tag
1 year, 3 months ago

Infrastructure major gets Letter of Intent for new infra project in Gujarat as India eyes developed nation tag

India TV News  

Infrastructure is pivotal to economic growth. The government's focus on the country's infrastructural needs through various schemes and policies is key to achieving the 2047 vision of reclassifying from a developing economy to a developed economy. Looking to cash in on the opportunity, Gujarat-based infra major Shashijit Infraprojects has announced that it has secured a Letter of Intent from Hari …

Good pipeline of projects in Telangana, more roads, bridges, renewable energy
1 year, 6 months ago

Good pipeline of projects in Telangana, more roads, bridges, renewable energy

The Hindu  

Telangana has responded with a good pipeline of projects and going forward likely to see more demand from projects to develop roads, highways and bridges as well as renewable energy and warehousing facilities, according to India Infrastructure Finance Company Managing Director P. R. Jaishankar. A government of India enterprise providing financial solutions to all sub-sectors of the infrastructure sector in …

PM Modi holds roadshow in Nathdwara, launches projects worth Rs 5,500 crore in Rajasthan
1 year, 7 months ago

PM Modi holds roadshow in Nathdwara, launches projects worth Rs 5,500 crore in Rajasthan

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched development projects costing over Rs 5,500 crore in Rajasthan today. Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicates and lays the foundation stone of infrastructure projects worth over Rs 5,500 crores in Nathdwara, Rajasthan. Our government is focusing on providing modern infrastructure in Rajasthan: PM Narendra Modi pic.twitter.com/WtIoxyvzex — ANI May 10, 2023 Welcoming PM Modi, Rajasthan CM …

New infrastructure promised in Delhi budget but many want existing issues solved
1 year, 9 months ago

New infrastructure promised in Delhi budget but many want existing issues solved

The Hindu  

For a majority of residents, the 2023-24 Delhi budget’s focus on improving infrastructure is a much-needed move. In his budget speech on Wednesday, Delhi Finance Minister Kailash Gahlot laid out a nine-point action plan to make the city “clean, beautiful and modern”. “Residents in most Old Delhi neighbourhoods face problems while walking due to lack of pavements and well-demarcated lanes.” …

PM Modi to address post-budget webinar on Infrastructure, Investment on 4 March
1 year, 9 months ago

PM Modi to address post-budget webinar on Infrastructure, Investment on 4 March

Live Mint  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the post-budget webinar on ‘Infrastructure and Investment - Improving Logistics Efficiency with PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan’ tomorrow through video conferencing. The Webinar is also scheduled to host discussions on three sub-themes namely, Improving logistics efficiency, Planning on PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan and Infrastructure development and investment opportunities. The webinar will …

The Project Delayed for 13 Years That Raised PM Modi's Concern at PRAGATI Meet as Its Cost Doubled
1 year, 9 months ago

The Project Delayed for 13 Years That Raised PM Modi's Concern at PRAGATI Meet as Its Cost Doubled

News 18  

A vital 891-km gas pipeline project which will benefit three southern states but is delayed by 13 years, and has seen its cost double, was highlighted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a PRAGATI review meeting on Wednesday, News18 has learnt. Government sources said two such pending projects taken up at the PRAGATI review meeting by the Prime Minister on …

Budget 2023 recognises infrastructure as nation’s growth engine
1 year, 10 months ago

Budget 2023 recognises infrastructure as nation’s growth engine

Firstpost  

We welcome Budget 2023 which continues to lay focus on infrastructure development as being the growth engine of the Indian economy. The increased outlay for Railways, and attempt to prioritise the 100 critical transport infrastructure projects and regional connectivity is also quite commendable. This investment along with PM Gati Shakti launched last year to provide multimodal connectivity infrastructure to all …

Morning Digest: February 2, 2023
1 year, 10 months ago

Morning Digest: February 2, 2023

The Hindu  

Jobs get highest mention in last Budget before elections In a bid to soothe several votebanks before the 2024 polls, the FM promises tax relief for the salaried middle class, schemes for artisans and tribal groups, sops for women and MSMEs, and jobs for youth. Defence budget up by 13%; hike in allocation for pension The Union Budget presented in …

Budget 2023: ‘50-year interest-free loans for states to continue…’, says FM
1 year, 10 months ago

Budget 2023: ‘50-year interest-free loans for states to continue…’, says FM

Hindustan Times  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday announced that the Centre will continue 50-year interest-free loans to state governments for one more year. Budget 2023: ‘50-year interest-free loans for states to continue…’, says FM Check budget live updates here Presenting the Budget for 2023-24, she said the newly established infrastructure finance secretariat will assist in attracting more private investment. On October …

Budget 2023 | Government to continue 50-year interest-free loans to States for another year: FM Nirmala Sitharaman
1 year, 10 months ago

Budget 2023 | Government to continue 50-year interest-free loans to States for another year: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

The Hindu  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1 announced that the Centre will continue 50-year interest-free loans to State governments for one more year. Budget 2023 | Record allocation of ₹2.4 lakh crore for Railways On October 13 last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had launched the Gati Shakti - National Master Plan, aimed at developing integrated infrastructure to reduce logistics …

Economic Survey 2022-23 | PM GatiShakti, National Logistics Policy to support India's economic growth
1 year, 10 months ago

Economic Survey 2022-23 | PM GatiShakti, National Logistics Policy to support India's economic growth

The Hindu  

Support for India's economic growth will come from path-breaking measures such as PM GatiShakti, National Logistics Policy and Production-Linked Incentives schemes, according to the Economic Survey 2022-23. The Economic Survey 2022-23 was tabled in Parliament by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on January 31. Union Budget Session | Two colleges established in the country every day, says President Murmu Noting that …

Budget 2023: Things To Watch Out For In Last Full Budget Of Modi Government
1 year, 10 months ago

Budget 2023: Things To Watch Out For In Last Full Budget Of Modi Government

ABP News  

The Union Budget preparations have been in the full swing in the North Block. Asset Monetisation In the last fiscal the government targeted the national asset monetisation pipeline to accumulate Rs 1.62 lakh crore. According to various accounts, in this Budget the government may link budgetary allocation to infrastructure ministries to the progress and performance these ministries achieve in the …

PM to lay foundation stone of projects worth ₹7,800 crore in West Bengal on Friday
1 year, 11 months ago

PM to lay foundation stone of projects worth ₹7,800 crore in West Bengal on Friday

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay foundation stone and dedicate projects worth more than ₹7,800 crore to the nation in West Bengal on Friday. On the same day, PM will visit INS Netaji Subhas, pay floral tribute at the statue of Netaji Subhas and inaugurate Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee – National Institute of Water and Sanitation. Prime Minister …

Budget 2023: Asset Monetisation May Determine Budgetary Support To Infrastructure, Says Report
2 years ago

Budget 2023: Asset Monetisation May Determine Budgetary Support To Infrastructure, Says Report

ABP News  

The Union Finance Ministry may link budgetary support to infrastructure ministries with the performance of their asset monetisation in Budget 2023-24, which will be presented by Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1, according to a report in Mint. A senior finance ministry official told Mint, “Performance in asset monetization will be one of the factors taken into account in determining budgetary …

India has built its own 'Google map' to speed up infra projects
2 years, 1 month ago

India has built its own 'Google map' to speed up infra projects

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI : About 100 km southwest of Ahmedabad in Gujarat is the site for the planned industrial smart city of Dholera. View Full Image Screenshots from thGati Shakti National Master Plan software showing the map for Dholera and other infrastructure planning layers. The PM GatiShakti National Master Plan launched a year ago and is frequently touted as India’s biggest …

PM Modi to Dedicate, Lay Foundation Stone of Projects Worth Rs 3,472 Crore in Gujarat on Sept 29
2 years, 3 months ago

PM Modi to Dedicate, Lay Foundation Stone of Projects Worth Rs 3,472 Crore in Gujarat on Sept 29

News 18  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay foundation stones and dedicate development works worth Rs 3,472.54 crore during his visit to Gujarat’s Surat on September 29. PM Modi will inaugurate Phase 1 of road infrastructure works of Dream City built for Rs 103.40 crore. The main entrance of Dream City, constructed at the cost of Rs 9.53 crore, will also be …

PM Modi unveils infra projects worth ₹31,530 crore in Tamil Nadu
2 years, 6 months ago

PM Modi unveils infra projects worth ₹31,530 crore in Tamil Nadu

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday dedicated to the nation and laid the foundation stone for 11 infrastructure projects worth about ₹31,530 crore in Tamil Nadu, across railways, highways and housing sectors. The projects include the ₹14,872-crore, 262 km Bangalore-Chennai expressway, ₹5,852-crore four-lane elevated road in Neraluru to Dharmapuri section, about ₹2,900 crore worth Railways projects, a natural gas pipeline …

PM Modi Reviews 8 Projects Worth Rs 59,900 Crore in 'Pragati' Meeting
2 years, 6 months ago

PM Modi Reviews 8 Projects Worth Rs 59,900 Crore in 'Pragati' Meeting

News 18  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday reviewed eight projects having a cumulative cost of over Rs 59,900 crore and concerning 14 states as he chaired a ‘Pragati’ meeting. In the meeting, nine agenda items were taken up for review, including eight projects and one programme, the Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement. These eight projects have a cumulative cost …

Govt focused on developing top-class infrastructure: PM Modi in Chennai
2 years, 6 months ago

Govt focused on developing top-class infrastructure: PM Modi in Chennai

India TV News  

Highlights The government is focused on developing top-class infrastructure in the country, PM said Chennai PM Modi launched various developmental programmes in Tamil Nadu He also laid the foundation stone for 5 railway stations redevelopment programmes PM Modi in Tamil Nadu: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said his government is focused on developing top-class infrastructure in the country. The …

PM Modi to inaugurate slew of projects in Manipur, Tripura today
2 years, 11 months ago

PM Modi to inaugurate slew of projects in Manipur, Tripura today

India TV News  

Highlights In Manipur, Modi will inaugurate 'augmentation of Senapati district headquarter water supply scheme' PM Modi will lay the foundation stone of a cancer hospital in Imphal Modi will launch multiple projects under the "Imphal Smart City Mission" Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Manipur and Tripura on Tuesday to inaugurate and lay the foundation stones of several development projects …

U'khand polls: PM Modi to launch multiple projects worth over Rs 17500 crore in Haldwani today | Top Points
2 years, 11 months ago

U'khand polls: PM Modi to launch multiple projects worth over Rs 17500 crore in Haldwani today | Top Points

India TV News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Haldwani in Uttarakhand on Thursday to inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of 23 projects worth over Rs 17,500 crore. The foundation stone will be laid for 17 projects worth over Rs 14,100 crore, and they cover sectors ranging from cross irrigation, road, housing, health infrastructure, industry, sanitation to drinking water supply among others. …

To Pre-Empt Delays, Cost Overruns, Modi Govt to Bolster Real Time Monitoring of 1,700 Infra Projects
3 years ago

To Pre-Empt Delays, Cost Overruns, Modi Govt to Bolster Real Time Monitoring of 1,700 Infra Projects

News 18  

The Modi government will be starting an elaborate exercise next year to monitor the progress of nearly 1,700 big central infrastructure projects in order to help flag those, which may not be completed in time and have cost overruns, News18 has learnt. The IPMD has now sought a study by an agency to augment its capacity to evaluate project monitoring …

FDI gap in India’s big infrastructure dreams
3 years, 1 month ago

FDI gap in India’s big infrastructure dreams

New Indian Express  

The Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal recently hailed India’s record FDI inflows over the last seven years. Initiatives to marshal the capital have been announced as well— Rs 6 lakh crore National Monetisation Pipeline over four years and Rs 3 lakh crore National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development. Given the tepid response of foreign investors, the government has been …

How Gujarat’s whopping infrastructure push promises to create corridors of growth and prosperity
3 years, 1 month ago

How Gujarat’s whopping infrastructure push promises to create corridors of growth and prosperity

Firstpost  

The Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor, with a length of 1,700 km and a command area of 530,318 sq km, will impact seven states, with Gujarat getting the maximum advantage thanks to its large coastline of 1,600 km and several seaports to export produce at any time. Dholera SIR is the first greenfield industrial city with a large project spanning 920 sq …

Gati Shakti, the dawn of a new age in infrastructure development?
3 years, 2 months ago

Gati Shakti, the dawn of a new age in infrastructure development?

Live Mint  

Prime minister Narendra Modi on Thursday unveiled the PM Gati Shakti-National Master Plan for multimodal connectivity that he first spoke of from the ramparts of the Red Fort on Independence Day earlier this year. The PM Gati Shakti aims to break inter-ministerial silos in infrastructure development. The government’s thinking is that by planning and building the trunk infrastructure through the …

Decoding India’s asset monetization gambit
3 years, 2 months ago

Decoding India’s asset monetization gambit

Live Mint  

KOTTAYAM : In the early 1990s, after being repeatedly frustrated by the jumbled and circuitous rail routes along India’s western coast, the Indian Railways decided to construct a new independent rail network along the Konkan coast. To recover the ₹3,600 crore spent on the Konkan line, the Indian Railways effectively hiked the freight rates by using a formula called “chargeable …

OPINION: Demystifying National Monetisation Pipeline and Why India Needs It
3 years, 3 months ago

OPINION: Demystifying National Monetisation Pipeline and Why India Needs It

News 18  

India’s National Infrastructure Pipeline envisages an infrastructure investment of Rs 111 lakh crore over a period of five years. One of the strategies among them is ‘asset monetisation’ and the government has paved the way for preparation of a National Monetisation Pipeline of potential brownfield infrastructure assets to provide a medium-term roadmap for monetisation and give potential investors a ready …

Gatishakti scheme to provide framework for National Infrastructure Pipeline plan: Gadkari
3 years, 3 months ago

Gatishakti scheme to provide framework for National Infrastructure Pipeline plan: Gadkari

The Hindu  

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on September 2 said the ₹100 lakh crore-Gatishakti scheme will provide a framework for the National Infrastructure Pipeline programme and make Indian products more competitive by cutting down logistic costs and improving supply chains. Addressing the American Chamber of Commerce’s 29th AGM, Mr. Gadkari also sought investments in the road sector from insurance and pension funds …

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Govt can’t leave it to pvt sector to spend on infra
3 years, 3 months ago

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Govt can’t leave it to pvt sector to spend on infra

Deccan Chronicle  

The National Asset Monetisation, also known as the National Monetisation Pipeline, has been launched with the release of the two-volume mini-tome of the Niti Aayog — “National Monetisation Pipeline Volume 1: Monetisation Guidebook” and “National Monetisation Pipeline Volume 2: Asset Pipeline” — by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on August 23. Attributing, as usual, the entire initiative to the vision of …

How the National Monetisation Pipeline works
3 years, 3 months ago

How the National Monetisation Pipeline works

Hindustan Times  

Union minister for finance and corporate affairs, Nirmala Sitharaman, recently launched the asset monetisation pipeline of central ministries and public sector entities: ‘National Monetisation Pipeline ’. The pipeline has been developed by NITI Aayog, in consultation with infrastructure line ministries, based on the mandate for ‘Asset Monetisation’ under Union Budget 2021–22. The Report on National Monetisation Pipeline has been structured …

Asset Monetisation Plan of Modi govt and Congress lies about it
3 years, 3 months ago

Asset Monetisation Plan of Modi govt and Congress lies about it

Op India  

Earlier this week, the union government unveiled the National Monetisation Pipeline, through which several national infrastructure assets are being monetised. Contrary to the Congress claim that the Modi govt is selling not just land but also the air, actually, land assets are not included in the monetisation pipeline. The Asset Monetisation Pipeline does not even include monetisation through disinvestment and …

Finance Minister to unveil monetisation pipeline today
3 years, 4 months ago

Finance Minister to unveil monetisation pipeline today

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: As part of the government's plan for monetising assets, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will launch the National Monetisation Pipeline, or NMP, on Monday. Announcing the plan, the government think-tank Niti Aayog on Sunday said that the NMP comprises a four-year pipeline of the central government's existing infrastructure assets. In her Budget speech, Sitha-raman had said that monetising operating …

Government Targeting Road Construction Worth Rs 15 lakh Crore in Next 2 Years
3 years, 7 months ago

Government Targeting Road Construction Worth Rs 15 lakh Crore in Next 2 Years

News 18  

The Centre is giving utmost priority to the development of infrastructure and has set a target of road construction worth Rs 15 lakh crore in the next two years. The Minister was confident that his ministry will achieve target of 40 kilometres per day of highways construction in current fiscal, saying “the government is permitting 100 per FDI in road …

India's infrastructure to be no less than US, Europe in 5 years: Nitin Gadkari
3 years, 8 months ago

India's infrastructure to be no less than US, Europe in 5 years: Nitin Gadkari

India TV News  

A new India is in the making with infrastructure which will be no less than that in the US and Europe in five years, and a solid foundation has already been laid with over Rs 17 lakh crore worth of projects in the last five-year period, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Thursday. The minister said its foundation has already …

₹1.03 lakh cr. proposed for road projects
3 years, 10 months ago

₹1.03 lakh cr. proposed for road projects

The Hindu  

The Union Budget for 2021-2022 has proposed construction of 3,500 km of national highways in the State with an investment of ₹1.03 lakh crore. Among the projects awarded or currently proposed are 506 km of roadworks to be taken up at an estimate of ₹16,500 crore, which include the 278-km Bengaluru–Chennai Expressway and the 277-km Chennai–Salem Expressway. The portion in …

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