NEW DELHI:
The proposed modest increase comes against the backdrop of the government targeting a big increase in private investments into the highway sector in projects being awarded under the build-operate-transfer (BoT) toll model.
Also, the railways will continue implementing existing projects with a focus on capacity augmentation and safety measures that will not require any additional capital. Meanwhile, the spending on manufacturing new generation trains such as Vande Bharat would be made in a staggered manner that reduces the pressure on capex in a particular year.
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