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Budget 2024: Anticipating growth in India's infrastructure landscape

Last month, Moneycontrol reported that the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has requested a budgetary allocation of Rs 3.25 lakh crore for FY 2024-25, marking a 25% YoY increase

January 22, 2024 / 16:31 IST
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The industry anticipates heightened government emphasis on safety and timely infrastructure upgrades in the country.

The government is set to announce the interim budget on February 1, primarily as a vote-on-account ahead of the upcoming general elections in April-May 2024. Industry stakeholders are keenly awaiting the FY2025 target for government's capital spending, a pivotal factor for economic growth.

At the recently concluded Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted his vision for the growing infrastructure sector, expressing the government's goal to attract significant investments. These remarks suggest the possibility of policies and incentives in the Interim Budget 2024 to foster substantial growth in the infrastructure space, said analysts.

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Last month, Moneycontrol reported that the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has requested a budgetary allocation of Rs 3.25 lakh crore for FY 2024-25, marking a 25 percent YoY increase. This move aims to minimise market borrowings for the National Highways Authority of India in the upcoming financial year.

In the FY24 budget, the finance minister allocated around Rs 10 lakh crore for infrastructure capital expenditure, a 33 percent increase from the previous year. The industry anticipates heightened government emphasis on safety and timely infrastructure upgrades in the country.