March 08, 2026 11:02 am (IST)

Make this your homepage

News

Iranian drone strike near Dubai Intl. Airport's terminal forces emergency flight suspensions | 26-year-old Hindu man killed after Holi altercation with Muslim neighbour in Delhi’s Uttam Nagar; four arrested | Zohran Mamdani defends wife amid scrutiny over her 'support' for Palestinian cause | Explosions rock club in Kolkata’s Paikpara, locals claim bombs were stored inside | Iran conflict: White House says US could achieve ‘Operation Epic Fury’ objectives in 4–6 weeks | Sensex, Nifty tumble as global tensions and Dow selloff rattle Indian markets | Two IAF pilots killed as Su-30MKI fighter jet crashes in Assam | 'Who is the US to permit?': Congress slams Modi govt over Trump administration’s waiver on India’s Russian oil purchase | US makes surprise move: India gets 30-day waiver to buy Russian oil amid global supply crisis | India edge England by 7 runs in thriller to reach T20 World Cup 2026 final

Gadkari calls Union Budget "forward looking"

India Blooms News Service | | Jul 11, 2014, at 01:16 am

#Nitin Gadkari calls Union Budget "forward looking"

New Delhi, July 10 (IBNS): Transport and Rural Development Minister Nitin Gadkari welcomed the Union budget as "forward looking" and expressed his satisfaction in the allocation of funds to the Ministry of Road Transport, Highways & Shipping as well as the Ministry of Rural Development.

Briefing the media, Gadkari said that the budget will give a fillip to the infrastructure development in the country.

Proposals worth Rs 37,880 crores have been made in the budget, to be invested in National Highways development as well as that of the state roads. This includes Rs 3000 crores for the North eastern region.

In the Ports Sector, 16 new projects are proposed with a focus on connectivity. Special Economic Zones will be developed in Kandla port and the JNPT Mumbai. The budget has indicated that Inland water Navigation will be of high priority for the government.

A project named 'Jal Marg Vikas' will be implemented in the river Ganga between Allahabad and Haldia over a stretch of 1620 km. This will enable commercial navigation of vessels having the capacity of up to 1500 tonnes. The project will be completed over a period of six years at an estimated cost of Rs 4200 crores.

Gadkari hailed several budget proposals which will accelerate the integrated development of rural areas.

He said that all these measures show the government's commitment towards the holistic development of the country.

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented his maiden Union Budget in the Parliament on Thursday.

Support Our Journalism

We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism

IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.

Support objective journalism for a small contribution.

India
International

Related Images

In Images: Prez Murmu attends the 9th International Santal Conference at Darjeeling Mar 08, 2026, at 02:47 am

In Images: Mamata Banerjee holds dharna in Kolkata over SIR issue Mar 06, 2026, at 06:25 pm

Mamata Banerjee joins grand Holi celebration in Kolkata — Watch the festive moments Mar 03, 2026, at 05:05 pm