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New Delhi, Nov 8 (PTI) : Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said the country is indebted to former prime minister Manmohan Singh for the economic reforms.
\nIndia needs a liberal economic policy with the intention to provide its benefits to poor people, Mr Gadkari said while speaking at TIOL Awards 2022 event.<\/p>\n
The economic reforms started by Mr Singh as the finance minister in 1991 gave a new direction to India as it ushered in a liberal economy, he added.<\/p>\n
“Liberal economy ke karan desh ko nayee disha mili,uske liye Manmohan Singh ka desh reeni hai (The country is indebted to Manmohan Singh for the liberalisation that gave a new direction),” Mr Gadkari said.<\/p>\n
He recalled that he could raise money to build roads in Maharashtra when he was a minister in Maharashtra in the mid-1990s due to economic reforms initiated by the former prime minister.<\/p>\n
Mr Gadkari asserted that liberal economic policy is for farmers and poor people.<\/p>\n
The awards function was organised by a portal ‘TaxIndiaOnline’.<\/p>\n
He also said China is a good example of how liberal economic policy can help in the development of any country.<\/p>\n
To accelerate economic growth, he said India will need more capex investment.<\/p>\n
The road transport and highways minister said the NHAI is also raising money from the common man for the construction of highways.<\/p>\n
Mr Gadkari said that his ministry is constructing 26 green expressways and he is not facing a shortage of money. According to him, the toll revenue of NHAI will soar to \u20b9 1.40 lakh crore by the end of 2024 from \u20b9 40,000 crore per annum currently.<\/p>\n
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