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Gadkari calls for enhanced international investment in Infrastructure, MSME sector

Gadkari calls for enhanced international investment in Infrastructure, MSME sector

New Delhi, Aug 12 (UNI) Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways and MSMEs Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday called for increased investment by international institutions and bodies in the Indian Highways and MSME sectors.
He said, automobile and MSME are the two growth engines of Indian economy.
Addressing the Indo-Australian Chamber of Commerce and Womennovator on Trade Investment and collaborations in Road infrastructure and MSMEs, the Minister said, India and Australia are already co-operating in the road safety sector.
He said, this cooperation has provided better designs for roads and awareness opportunities for the public. Under Indian Road Safety Assessment Programme, 21000 km roads have been assessed and about 3000 km road length is under technological upgradation.
He said, better road engineering and increased public awareness has brought about improvement. It is estimated, he added, that these upgradation programmes will bring about 50 per cent reduction in Road accidents.
Mr Gadkari informed that 'our objective is to set out to achieve zero road fatalities by 2030'.
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