Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Sunday said the BJP-led government has created an employment-generating economy in the coun൲try.
Speaking at an event in Nagpur city of ꧟Maha༒rashtra, Gadkari referred to a road project being constructed to connect Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri, and the automobile industry.
"We have created an employment-generating economy in the country. I am constructing a road project (worth) Rs 12,000 crore connecting Badrinath꧟, Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri.”
“The (Uttarakhand) chief minister told me that the number of tourists visiting these places got doubled. Earlier, the Yat༺ra to these places u༒sed to go on for only six months, but now roads are accessible throughout the year," said the Minister of Road Transport & Highways.
He said people in passenger traffic, tourism, restaurants, hoteling, buses, railways 🔯and aviation—all got businesses because the footfall has gone up at these places.
"Automobile industry in the country is Rs 7.50 lakh crore, 4.50 crore people got jobs. This industry gives the highest GST to t๊he Central and state governments. I will double the industry's size in the next five years to Rs 15 lakh cror🌞e. All automobile brands in the world are coming here," Gadkari added.
- With PTI Input
