New Delhi: Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari On Wednesday it rejected the allegation of the opposition that the cut in excise duty on fuel has nothing to do with the recent by-election The result, even as he expressed confidence that greater savings and concern for the environment, would drive more people to switch to electric vehicles and other alternative fuels in the next two years.
speaking in Times Now Summit, Gadkari “Reduction in excise duty is an immediate relief and it was needed. It is wrong to link it with elections. We did it after the bypoll results and not before the election. We have one or the other election every month. If we link all government decisions with elections, we cannot do anything.
Gadkari said that the government is taking several initiatives to reduce the import of crude oil, which is about Rs 8 lakh crore annually. He said that higher ethanol blending in petrol, introduction of flex engine, green hydrogen, BIO-CNG And the entry of electric vehicles will significantly reduce India’s crude oil consumption in the near future and also reduce air pollution.
“If your fuel bill is reduced from Rs 12,000 to Rs 15,000 per month to Rs 2,000 per month for shifting to electric vehicles, won’t you go for it?” He asked. Gadkari also said that the vehicle fuel landscape will change in the next three years and added that after 2-3 years, there will be a “new India and a pollution-free nation”.
On the pace of highway construction, he said the road infrastructure in India will be on par with European countries and the US in the next two-three years as several highway projects are being constructed in the country.
The minister said that the government has started work on the construction of 23 greenfield expressways, including the Mumbai-Delhi expressway. He said the 1,350-km-long Mumbai-Delhi Express Highway will be the longest highway in the world and will reduce the travel time between the two cities to 13 hours.
speaking in Times Now Summit, Gadkari “Reduction in excise duty is an immediate relief and it was needed. It is wrong to link it with elections. We did it after the bypoll results and not before the election. We have one or the other election every month. If we link all government decisions with elections, we cannot do anything.
Gadkari said that the government is taking several initiatives to reduce the import of crude oil, which is about Rs 8 lakh crore annually. He said that higher ethanol blending in petrol, introduction of flex engine, green hydrogen, BIO-CNG And the entry of electric vehicles will significantly reduce India’s crude oil consumption in the near future and also reduce air pollution.
“If your fuel bill is reduced from Rs 12,000 to Rs 15,000 per month to Rs 2,000 per month for shifting to electric vehicles, won’t you go for it?” He asked. Gadkari also said that the vehicle fuel landscape will change in the next three years and added that after 2-3 years, there will be a “new India and a pollution-free nation”.
On the pace of highway construction, he said the road infrastructure in India will be on par with European countries and the US in the next two-three years as several highway projects are being constructed in the country.
The minister said that the government has started work on the construction of 23 greenfield expressways, including the Mumbai-Delhi expressway. He said the 1,350-km-long Mumbai-Delhi Express Highway will be the longest highway in the world and will reduce the travel time between the two cities to 13 hours.
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