A new India is in the making with infrastructure which will be no less than that in the US and Europe in five years, and a solid foundation has already been laid with over Rs 17 lakh crore worth of projects in the last five-year period, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Thursday.
Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari reacted on high prices of electric vehicles. He said that presently the prices are higher but he hopes that the prices of petrol, diesel vehicles and electric vehicles will be equal within two years.
Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on March 18 said that all physical toll booths in the country will be removed within one year, and the road tax will be collected based on GPS imaging.
The government has proposed that commercial vehicles be de-registered after 15 years in case of failure to get the fitness certificate.
The minister said he has instructed police inquiry for those vehicles which do not pay toll using FASTags
There is good news for consumers who are going to junk their old vehicles and buy a new one under the Vehicle Scrapping Policy as automakers will give about 5 per cent rebate on the new purchase, Union minister Nitin Gadkari has said.
Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday made a case for making it mandatory to use electric vehicles for all officials in government ministries and departments.
Amid soaring petrol, diesel price in the country, Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday suggested that the country should now move towards alternative fuel.
Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari has said the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway will ease the current load of heavy traffic on Pune-Mumbai Expressway, once the under-construction greenfield expressway is operational.
Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on February 12 launched India's first-ever diesel to CNG converted tractor.
Union Ministers Dharmendra Pradhan, Narendra Singh Tomar, Parshottam Rupala and V K Singh will also be present at the launch.
Terming the road accidents scenario in India "much serious than COVID-19 pandemic", Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said more than 40,000 kms of highways have been brought under safety audit to check deficiencies causing accidents.
The central government said on Monday that it planned to construct 825 km all-weather roads in the hill state of Uttarakhand, out of which approval had been given for the construction of 671-km roads at a cost of around Rs 12,072 crore.
Buyers of new vehicles after opting for the scrapping of their old and polluting vehicles will be offered benefits under the new policy to phase out old and polluting vehicles, Union minister Nitin Gadkari has said.
Whatever happened in Delhi at Red Fort was definitely a political conspiracy. There are some anti-national elements that have infiltrated the farm protests. The farm protests have lost credibility after January 26 violence.
Air India is now on the verge of being sold due to massive debts, this is due to Congress party's wrong policies. They have ruined the economy: Nitin Gadkari.
Congress is in opposition and it is every right to question government's policies, however, it should not play politics over issues concerning the common man and poor. The Farm Laws are not against the farmers, says Nitin Gadkari.
The vehicle scrappage policy will be a win-win solution for all, will help in fighting pollution, says Nitin Gadkari.
Nitin Gadkari said that the Congress party has every right to question the government's policies, but it should not play politics over issues concerning the common man and poor.
Despite COVID-19 pandemic, the Modi government ensured that students don't lose their academic year, Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank said.
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