Govt commits to build world-class road, transport infra for Viksit Bharat 2047: Harsh Malhotra

21 Jul 2025 Evaluate

Minister of State for Corporate Affairs and Road, Transport & Highways Harsh Malhotra has said that under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and guidance of Nitin Gadkari, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH) is committed to build a world-class road and transport infrastructure that connects people, drives economic growth, and ensures safety and sustainability for all. He added that the construction of more highways is pivotal to achieving the vision of Viksit Bharat by 2047.

Malhotra stated that over the past 11 years, the Ministry has worked tirelessly to turn Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision into reality-connecting cities, empowering communities, and accelerating development through an unprecedented pace and scale of highway construction. He further stated that these modern highways are not just roads they are lifelines of progress, connecting people, industries, and opportunities and by expanding the network, the government has redefined the very experience of travel- making it faster, safer and significantly more comfortable for every citizen.

Besides, Minister said that the government's spending on road infrastructure has grown 6.4 times between 2013-14 and 2024-25 and the budget allocation for road transport and highways has seen a 57% increase from 2014 to 2023-24, reflecting the government’s unwavering commitment to connectivity, mobility and economic growth. Minister also stated that in recent years road infrastructure has created 45 crore man-days of direct employment, 57 crore man-days of indirect employment and 532 crore man-days of induced employment which demonstrates the substantial impact of infrastructure projects on job creation across various sectors.


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