New Delhi, July 3 -- The NDA government has kept infrastructure development as one of its prime goals on the road to becoming Viksit Bharat by 2047. In an interview withMint, road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari said good infrastructure will help the country bring in capital investments and industrial development. Investments will create jobs, boost exports and raise the growth of the economy. "It (investments) will also help the GDP to cross $5 trillion mark and (India) become the third-largest economy globally," Gadkari said.

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Frankly speaking, infrastructure is very important for the progress of any country, and it is a great pleasure for me that after 2014, Narendra Modi has taken charge as Prime Minist...