The government is mulling ways of offering financial and other incentives in a bid to reduce fatalities on highways.
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Electronic toll system on the cards
India is expected to save at least Rs 86,000 crore annu-¡ally after the electronic toll collection (ETC) system becomes operational across India, according to Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari.
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Biofuel output to be enhanced
The Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Nitin Gadkari said that the government would take all efforts to remove hurdles in the increased production and usage of biofuels in the country.
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Revival of Goa shipping industry
Union Minister of Shipping Nitin Gadkari announced a series of measures to help revive the shipping industry in Goa and for the development of the Mormugao Port.
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Mum-Goa concrete highway
Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways said that his ministry has decided to construct a concrete four-lane road on the Mumbai-Goa national highway.
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Rs.2 lakh crore for Swachh Bharat Mission
The Union Minister of Rural Development and Drinking Water and Sanitation, Nitin Gadkari said that Swachh Bharat Mission will be converted into a mass movement to make India an open defecation free country in five years.
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Railroad connectivity for major ports
The government plans to work towards directly connecting all 12 major ports with railroads and start a roll-on-roll-off service to transport vehicles easily from factories
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Changes made in MGNREGA
To mitigate drought and drought like situation and scarcity, Union Rural Development Minister Nitin Gadkari has ordered that 50 per cent
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Cargo ports to come up
To reduce dependence on roads for cargo movement and to reduce the costs, JNPT will be setting up satellite ports at Wardha, Aurangabad and Surat, according to Union Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari.
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Concrete Plan!
The Modi Governments initiative to build all new highways using concrete in place of bitumen, has brought cheer to road sector experts as well as the cement industry. But contractors are worried about their future business prospects.