Government to create 50 lakh jobs in highways, shipping: Gadkari
Updated: Jul 09, 2015 05:16:27pm
New Delhi, Jul 9 (KNN) The Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways and Shipping, Nitin Gadkari today said that the government will provide jobs to at least 50 lakh people in highways and shipping sectors where it plans to undertake massive projects worth Rs 6 lakh crore.
“We have decided to do work worth Rs 5 lakh crore in road sector and 1 lakh crore in shipping sector. In the next five years we will ensure employment to at least 50 lakh youth in the country,” said Gadkari on the sidelines of the National Conference on Highway Equipment.
He said both the sectors have started looking up and the Modi government has already awarded projects worth Rs 1 lakh crore.
Earlier, Gadkari, during the National Conference on Highway Equipment said that the ministry’s target is to expedite the construction of national highways in the country.
He said that all steps should be taken to develop new technologies and equipment so as to bring down the cost of construction and improving the quality of road infrastructure. He emphasised upon innovation, entrepreneurship and technology in order to develop modern infrastructure.
Equipment should be manufactured in India itself so that the cost of construction can be reduced as well as the Prime Minister’s vision of ‘Make in India’ can also be fulfilled. The joint venture can also be taken up with the foreign partners wherever feasible, he added.
He called upon the industrialists to impart skill development training to the local youth in their regions so that the local population can also participate in the socio-economic development of that area.
Gadkari also said that the inland waterways should be developed to reduce the cost of transportation which is about one fifth of the cost as compared to other modes of transportation. (KNN Bureau)
“We have decided to do work worth Rs 5 lakh crore in road sector and 1 lakh crore in shipping sector. In the next five years we will ensure employment to at least 50 lakh youth in the country,” said Gadkari on the sidelines of the National Conference on Highway Equipment.
He said both the sectors have started looking up and the Modi government has already awarded projects worth Rs 1 lakh crore.
Earlier, Gadkari, during the National Conference on Highway Equipment said that the ministry’s target is to expedite the construction of national highways in the country.
He said that all steps should be taken to develop new technologies and equipment so as to bring down the cost of construction and improving the quality of road infrastructure. He emphasised upon innovation, entrepreneurship and technology in order to develop modern infrastructure.
Equipment should be manufactured in India itself so that the cost of construction can be reduced as well as the Prime Minister’s vision of ‘Make in India’ can also be fulfilled. The joint venture can also be taken up with the foreign partners wherever feasible, he added.
He called upon the industrialists to impart skill development training to the local youth in their regions so that the local population can also participate in the socio-economic development of that area.
Gadkari also said that the inland waterways should be developed to reduce the cost of transportation which is about one fifth of the cost as compared to other modes of transportation. (KNN Bureau)
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