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Dhruvaksh Saha is a policy reporter, currently tracking developments in transport, infrastructure, and the economy, focusing chiefly on policy and sectoral movements in highways, railways, maritime economy, mass transport, and economic policy planning at NITI Aayog.
Dhruvaksh Saha is a policy reporter, currently tracking developments in transport, infrastructure, and the economy, focusing chiefly on policy and sectoral movements in highways, railways, maritime economy, mass transport, and economic policy planning at NITI Aayog.
The Railways' overall annual freight rose 16% in 2021-22, to an all-time high of 1,278.8 mt
"Even today, logistics cost is considered to be 13-14 per cent of India's gross domestic product, which is higher than other countries," Modi said.
With localised lockdowns and restrictions on mobility, highway construction growth in the country has now fallen to a five-year low