Terming India as the best destination for foreign investment with excessive returns, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday entreated European investors to invest in India. He additionally said that the government is promoting clean fuel and working toward running long-distance buses and trucks on LNG, Gadkari said. Apart from LNG, the government’s focus is to take ethanol financial system from the current Rs 20,000 crore to Rs 1 lakh crore, Road Transport, Highways and MSME Minister Gadkari stated while addressing the participants from European Economic Group on ‘Sustainable Transport and MSMEs’ by video conference.
The government is promoting clean fuel and is planning to run long-distance buses and trucks (over 700-800 km) on LNG. Besides the use of LNG, the government has extended its focus on taking ethanol economy to Rs 1 lakh crore from the present Rs 20,000 crore, the Minister added.
Moreover, the Minister told about the plans to develop industrial clusters, including leather, plastic, chemical, furniture and others, along with the Rs 1 lakh crore Delhi-Mumbai Expressway on the pattern of clusters in China. Stating these, he said, it is the opportunity for the investors from Europe to invest in India to get high and safe returns under the present circumstances when the world is battling with the Coronavirus pandemic.
Developing such clusters would reduce logistics prices and convey good returns, he said. India is the best destination for foreign investment with high returns, Gadkari said, adding that the government is tapping investments from various sources apart from the World Bank and Asian Development Bank (ADB) like pension funds, insurance funds and stock market, said the Minister during his address.
Urging the investors to invest, the Minister said, “Invest in India consisting of through JV. It will be secured here as India has strength. India wants liquidity. It has a big market, skilled manpower and is focussing on increasing exports and reducing imports.”
India is not only one of the fastest-growing economies but it is also making processes and functions digital for improved transparency and ease of doing business. Further talking about the highway projects, the Minister said that talks were also on with a Swedish firm for electric highway stretch on Delhi-Mumbai Expressway.
