International institutions, bodies need to invest more in Indian highways, MSME sectors: Nitin Gadkari

13 Aug 2020 Evaluate

With an aim to improve economy, the union minister for Road Transport, Highways and MSMEs Nitin Gadkari has called for increased investment by international institutions and bodies in the Indian Highways and micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) sectors. Highlighting road safety measures taken by the country, the minister also said that the objective is to set out to achieve zero road fatalities by 2030. He added that automobile and MSMEs are the two growth engines of the country's economy.

The minister said India and Australia are already co-operating in the road safety sector. He said this cooperation has provided better designs for roads and awareness opportunities for the public. He stated that under Indian Road Safety Assessment Programme, 21,000 km roads have been assessed and about 3,000 km road length is under technological upgradation. He said better road engineering and increased public awareness has brought about improvement.

Gadkari noted that ‘It is estimated that these upgradation programmes will bring about 50 per cent reduction in road accidents’. He informed that ‘our objective is to set out to achieve zero road fatalities by 2030’. The minister said the government is concentrating on village, agricultural and tribal sectors for providing employment opportunities there. He emphasized that it is the MSME sector which will drive the Indian economy in the coming years. He said that investment in infra and insurance sectors has been opened up, as there are huge opportunities in insurance, pension and share economies.

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