{"id":256994,"date":"2022-11-08T21:58:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-08T21:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/?p=256994"},"modified":"2022-11-08T21:58:00","modified_gmt":"2022-11-08T21:58:00","slug":"country-is-indebted-to-him-nitin-gadkaris-praise-for-manmohan-singh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2022\/11\/08\/country-is-indebted-to-him-nitin-gadkaris-praise-for-manmohan-singh\/","title":{"rendered":"“Country Is Indebted To Him”: Nitin Gadkari’s Praise For Manmohan Singh"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Nitin Gadkari asserted that liberal economic policy is for farmers and poor people. (FILE)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said the country is indebted to former prime minister Manmohan Singh for the economic reforms.<\/p>\n

India 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,<\/em>uske liye<\/em> Manmohan Singh ka desh reeni hai<\/em> (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 Rs 1.40 lakh crore by the end of 2024 from Rs 40,000 crore per annum currently.<\/p>\n

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