Presenting growth story of India before global business leaders at the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting 2017, Minister for Road Transport and Shipping Nitin Gadkari has said that this is the right time for investing in India and added that the country is working on ways to improve purchasing power of common men as that will help to boost further opportunities.
Gadkari has stated that the country is also working on record road construction projects and is not facing any problems relating to land acquisition and environmental clearances. He noted that the port sector is also growing at a fast pace and six new ports are being developed, while the country is focusing big on cruise tourism. He further added that Inland riverway is another key focus and work has started with the Ganga.
Talking on demonetisation move, the Minister has said that the move will help in strengthening the economy as well as encourage more investments. He also said that in the beginning there were some problems, but now things have improved considerably and everything would be completely normal within a month. He pointed out that payments through digital modes have helped a lot and also said that toll collections have gone up.