Published On : Sun, Jan 19th, 2020

No dearth of money, plan to spend Rs 5 lakh crore on infrastructure, says Nitin Gadkari

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Nagpur: Union minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari on Sunday said his ministry planned to spend Rs 5 lakh crore on infrastructure development this year.

He was speaking at the inaugural function of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations of Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (VNIT) in Nagpur in Maharashtra.

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“In the last five years, I have awarded contracts worth Rs 17 lakh crore. This year, I’m planning to touch Rs 5 lakh crore mark in spending on infrastructure development,” Gadkari said.

“I want to tell you there is no dearth of money,” he told the gathering.

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