Minister Of Road Transport & Highways Emphasizes On Reducing Logistic Costs Below 10% For Making Retail Market More Competitive

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari emphasized on reduction of logistic costs below 10% for makingretail market more competitive and boosting economic growth. Addressing the inaugural session of M&M & IIM Ahmedabad MPOWER Series he said that the government is focusing on integrated infrastructure development through the announcement of the National Infra Pipeline and Gati-Shakti programs. He said it has been planned to construct 25,000 kilometers of National highways within the next 2 years. The Minister said under the National Infrastructure pipeline program, a roadmap of 2,800 projects has been planned with a length of over 1 lakh kilometers. He said flagship Bharatmala pariyojana has planned development of 34,800 km of highways connecting major urban and economic centers throughout the nation.
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First Published: Oct 08 2021 | 3:13 PM IST
