Nitin Gadkari's big announcement, electric vehicles will be available at the price of petrol cars in six months

Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday made a big announcement saying that within six months the prices of electric vehicles (EVs) in the country will be equal to petrol vehicles. Nitin Gadkari said this while addressing the 32nd Convergence India and 10th Smart Cities India Expo.

Construction work of Delhi-Dehradun Expressway nears completion.

He said that the construction work of the 212 km long Delhi-Dehradun Access Controlled Expressway will be completed in the next three months. Also, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said that the government's policy is import substitution, cost effectiveness, pollution free and indigenous production.

Emphasis on EV adoption and infrastructure development

Union Minister Gadkari further said that to make India the third-largest economy, the country needs to improve its infrastructure sector. He said that by building good roads, we can reduce our logistics costs.

The future of the country's economy is very good - Gadkari

Along with this, Nitin Gadkari said that the future of the country's economy is very good and the government is committed to smart cities and smart transportation. He said that we are working on rapid mass transport based on electricity. Nitin Gadkari stressed the need to encourage new technology and innovation to reduce the cost of road construction.