₹8000 crore to meet working capital requirements of contractors' Mumbai: Covid has not impacted the progress of any national highways projects, Nitin Gadkari, union minister for Road Transport and Highways, said, arguing that his ministry has kept awarding new projects through the pandemic and has helped ease the financial difficulties of developers and contractors, ensuring that work continues smoothly.
The Modi government will spend on infrastructure to help the economy revive post pandemic, Gadkari, who was speaking at week two of a virtual session of the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit, said.“After Covid, we need to spend more on infrastructure.