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Infrastructure project budgets may exclude land cost

Infrastructure project budgets may exclude land cost

The government could soon give the go-ahead to excluding the cost of land while computing the total cost of infrastructure projects, a measure that will allow more ministries to clear their own projects without going through the time-consuming process of seeking the approval of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs.

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PMO: End row between NHAI, private players

PMO: End row between NHAI, private players

The Prime Minister´s Office (PMO) has asked the road transport and highways ministry to look into the option of setting up a high-powered committee to resolve disputes between private players and National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)

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Govt may amend toll policy soon

Govt may amend toll policy soon

The Union government is likely to take a decision on the practice of toll collection by road developers in the country. The Highways Ministry has suggested to the Union Cabinet to end the toll collection by road developers once the road project of the particular developer comes to an end. The idea is to ensure that developers expedite projects' completion rather than delay construction and keep on collecting toll.

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Govt may amend toll policy soon

Govt may amend toll policy soon

The Union government is likely to take a decision on the practice of toll collection by road developers in the country. The Highways Ministry has suggested to the Union Cabinet to end the toll collection by road developers once the road project of the particular developer comes to an end. The idea is to ensure that developers expedite projects' completion rather than delay construction and keep on collecting toll.