Gadkari applauds Indian engineers’ role globally.
The Minister for Road Transport and Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari has said that Information Technology holds the key to providing transparent and effective governance in the country.
Gadkari was speaking at INFOCOM 2017 organized by ABP Group and Federation of Indian Micro and Small & Medium Enterprises in New Delhi 14 July 2017.
Commending the role played by Indian engineers and software experts worldwide Gadkari said that “if we wish to build and maintain a competitive edge over the world, we need to leverage technology to get the maximum returns from our assets.”
The Minister has also offered the Road Transport & Highways Ministry two lakh kilometres of highways for laying optic fibre and oil and gas pipes.
This, he said, could earn the Ministry some revenue that can be further utilized for constructing and maintaining roads. fii-news.com
