Task Force identifying sectors that require funding;Sitharaman

The task force set up by the government to boost investments in infrastructure projects is in the process of identifying sectors requiring funding from the Centre, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said here on Tuesday, while stressing the need to speed up spending.

"Government spending has to be speeded up to boost consumption. The best spending (by government) will be on infrastructure.

We have (already) announced Rs 100 lakh crore and that is the amount, which I think has to be speeded up for infrastructure related projects", she said.

Sitharaman was briefing reporters on 'Furthering India's development - 100 days of Bold initiatives and decisive actions of the Government of India.'