04-Mar; Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that this year’s Budget will give new growth energy to the infrastructure sector. Modi said Infrastructure development has always been an important pillar in the process of a country’s development. Prime Minister said this, while addressing the post-Budget Webinar on Infrastructure and Investment – Improving Logistics Efficiency with PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan. The Prime Minister said, under the National Infrastructure Pipeline, the Government is aiming to invest 110 lakh crore rupees in coming years.The Prime Minister added that this is the time for new responsibilities, new possibilities and bold decisions for each stakeholder. He said that today’s average annual construction of National Highways has been almost double as compared to before 2014 times. He added that unfortunately, after Independence, modern infrastructure was not given much-required emphasis.
