Road Minister Nitin Gadkari introduced the Bill in the Lok Sabha; the Motor Vehicle (Amendment) Bill 2016 will be taken up for discussion and passing in the winter session of Parliament
The minister suggested that the ministry can share 50% of the cost incurred in providing skills
He urged the professionals to bring their innovations and technologies to India in key sectors of the economy
Gadkari assured entrepreneurs from the US all possible assistance in making the ease of doing business a hassle-free process
Gadkari has asserted that inland waterways is also one of the important subjects in India
He said the government is very soon going to implement the Sagarmala project
Gadkari said every year more than 150,000 people die in five lakh road accidents
During his meeting with US Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx, Nitin Gadkari will discuss evival of roads and highways sector in India
Gadkari said studies all over the world have recognized the surge in infrastructure development in India
He said that the NDA Government's initiatives have been receiving a positive response from countries across the world
India has envisaged around $50-60 billion foreign investment for infrastructure and another $100 billion towards industrial development
The minister will be looking for widening and deepening the scope of Indo-US cooperation in innovative technologies for improving highway development
Roads Minister Nitin Gadkari will meet top American officials during his week-long visit aimed at attracting billions of dollars in FDI
He will visit Oracle and Bloom Energy and later attend a community reception organised by the Overseas Friends of BJP
The total number of persons killed in road accidents increased by 4.6% from 1,39,671 in 2014 to 1,46,133 in 2015
Road accidents have emerged as a major problem globally, and more so in India where almost 5 lakh accidents occurred last year
Overspeeding accounts for over 62% road accident deaths
However, he said the government is confident of bringing down road fatalities by 50% in a year's span
He said there is a fair chance of failure in every field but to what extent a field can be allowed to intervene with the other is still debatable
Project will connect 70-km stretch from Dhaula Kuan in Delhi to Manesar in Haryana to decongest NCR