Narendra Damodardas Modi (born 17 September 1950) is an Indian politician serving as the 14th and current Prime Minister of India since 2014. He was the Chief Minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014 and is the Member of Parliament for Varanasi. Modi is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a Hindu nationalist volunteer organisation. He is the first prime minister outside of the Indian National Congress to win two consecutive terms with a full majority and the second to complete five years in office after Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Covid-19: Govt to accelerate highway construction, settle pending claims, arbitrations, says Gadkari
Road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said that highways construction needs to be increased up to two-three times to kick start economic growth.
Infrastructure building, including waterways, power, transport and communication, needs to be doubled in order to bring back liquidity in the market, amid the crisis due to the outbreak of covid-19 in the country, Gadkari said, addressing senior industry members of FICCI via video conference.
The government had announced a three-week lockdown to contain the chain of spread of coronavirus, beginning March 25, which led to suspension of all economic activity.
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