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Nitin Gadkari assumes charge as Transport Minister, says India to get world-class infrastructure

  •   Wed, Jun 12 2024 10:29:26 AM

New Delhi, Jun 12 (IANS): Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday said that India will be equipped with world-class, modern infrastructure at an accelerated pace.

He said this while taking charge of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.

Gadkari will be at the helm of his ministry for a record third straight term.

Along with him Ajay Tamta and Harsh Malhotra also assumed office.

Tamta and Malhotra are the Ministers of State (MoS) in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.

"Resuming office as the Minister of Road Transport and Highways, alongside Ministers of State @Shri AjayTamtaBJPJi and Shri @hdmalhotraJi," said Gadkari.

"Heartfelt gratitude to the Hon'ble Prime Minister, Shri @narendramodiJi, for reassigning me this role in Modi 3.0. Under your visionary leadership, India will be equipped with world-class, modern infrastructure at an accelerated pace," Gadkari further said.

During his earlier tenure, the average pace of national highway construction increased by 143 per cent, according to government data.

Gadkari is also credited with launching the Bharat New Car Assessment Programme for the safety rating of passenger cars.

The veteran leader scored a hat-trick by winning the Nagpur Lok Sabha seat with a margin of 1.37 lakh votes.

 
  

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  • martin, bantwal

    Wed, Jun 12 2024

    and with WORLD-CLASS pot holes, any doubt, just travel m'lore to BC road or to suratkal & worst of all we've to pay to ride on these awful worst roads!! gadkari heads one of most corrupt ministry & he did next to nothing to correct it. remember election-bond scam by modi,some co's involved in that modi-scam were infra co's which were building highways,bridges,tunnels & flyovers!!! most of their work was substandard & gadkari knew it but he simply carried on giving them do whatever they wanted.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Raheja Waterfront

    Wed, Jun 12 2024

    I had a feeling they forgot Nitin Gadkari ...

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  • David Pais, Mangalore

    Wed, Jun 12 2024

    We don't need world class infrastructure at the cost of emptying citizens nwallets by imposing heavy G.S.T., Heavy Tollgate Charges on Commuters, Heavy prices on Petrol Diesel and LPG. Spending heavy money on Z Plus.

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  • Mohit, Mangalore

    Wed, Jun 12 2024

    Congratulations Nitinji for your appointment as transport minister. And thanks for putting up the blue print for a world class road network.

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