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August 15th, 2011
Govt to Step Up Investment on Infrastructure

The government will increase investments on physical infrastructure in the 12th Five-Year Plan, starting next year, with special emphasis on connecting remote and rural parts of India through rail and road, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday said. Addressing the nation on Independence Day, Dr. Singh highlighted that investments on creation of infrastructure have gone up by one-and-a-half times as a percentage of the GDP during the last seven years of the UPA government’s rule. Read More