"The Public Private Project Appraisal Committee (PPPAC) and the Empowered Committee both chaired by Economic Affairs Secretary cleared 6 road projects and 1 ports sector project with estimated project cost totalling Rs 9,672.12 crore," a finance ministry statement said today.
Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das tweeted: "Quick clearances given".
These include 4 National Highway projects, one each in the state of Maharashtra and Himachal Pradesh and two projects in the state of Uttar Pradesh and one port sector project in the state of Goa cleared by the PPPAC.
Under the VGF government support is provided to the infrastructure projects to make them viable and bankable.
The meeting of the PPPAC was held yesterday.
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