Page 2 - Infrastructure Spending

Atmanirbhar Kisan: FM Sitharaman allows mandis to access Agri Infra Fund

Cess might not pinch the pocket much as it could be offset by cut in customs duty

Ease fiscal deficit, look at higher spend for future: Assocham President

Infra spending has thrice the desired impact, govt's Rs 111 trn National Infrastructure Pipeline should be speeded up, says Vineet Aggarwal

Govt infuses Rs 5,298 cr into IIFCL to boost infrastructure spending

This infusion has increased the paid-up equity share capital of IIFCL to Rs 9,999.92 crore against the authorized share capital of Rs 10,000 crore.

National Infra Pipeline final report doesn't account for Covid-19 slowdown

Copy-pastes optimistic statements from interim report but removes GDP projections

Cut in taxes, infra spending will help revive Indian economy: Anil Agarwal

Besides spending on building infrastructure, the government should focus on exploiting natural resources the country has and look at stake sale in most PSUs, said the mining baron

Preparing for an infrastructure push

The NIP Task Force has asked for a 21 per cent increase in government spend on infrastructure in 2020-21

Over Rs 300 cr invested in airport infra in FY20, surge in domestic fleet

In an official statement, the aviation ministry also said while as many as 10 airports commenced operations in 2019, 335 routes have been awarded, covering 33 aerodromes during the year

Govt needs to forget fiscal prudence to revive demand: Shriram Transport MD

'the government should be little on the expansionary mode for two years', said Umesh Revankar, MD and CEO, Shriram Transport Finance

Plan ready for Rs 100-trn investment in infra, Rs 50-trn in Railways: Goyal

The Centre has chalked out a plan envisaging an investment of Rs 100 lakh crore in the infrastructure sector over the next five years, Union Minister Piyush Goyal said on Wednesday. "The investment will transform availability and quality of infrastructure at airports, roads, highways, railways, ports... All infrastructure-related sectors (aviation, shipping, electricity, and oil & gas) are going to see a huge thrust in the next five years," Goyal said. The railways and commerce & industry minister said that "Rs 100 lakh crore in the next five years is not a small amount". He said the railways has drawn up a 12-year plan entailing an investment of Rs 50 lakh crore. "Rs 50 lakh crore in 12 years is an unheard of investment spree that the railways is planning. Obviously, the government cannot put in this kind of money so we will have to engage the private sector. We will have to work closely through the public-private partnership model," Goyal said at the India International ...

Stimulus package is a well-designed boost for economy: Chandrajit Banerjee

This is indeed a comprehensive package which shows that the finance ministry has been keeping its ears close to the ground

India must double infra spending, harness private investment: Eco Survey

To achieve the target of $10 trillion economy size by 2032, a robust and resilient infrastructure system is required, supported by adequate private investments

US, Europe combined infra spending less than China's

Western nations put less money into roads and bridges now than they did before the global financial crisis

Metal tycoons get sheen back on Budget's infra spending push

Vedanta, the nation's biggest producer of base metals, predicts aluminum sales growth to rebound to nine per cent in the year starting April 1, and copper to five per cent