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Capex to touch Rs 11.11-trn target this fiscal
Capital expenditure was Rs 5 lakh cr in FY22
New Delhi: The Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government has consistently increased its expenditure towards infrastructure building over the last five years and aims to achieve the Rs11.11 lakh crore capex target set for the current fiscal, Minister of State (MoS) for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary said on Friday.
The government’s capital expenditure increased from over Rs5 lakh crore in 2021-22 to Rs11.11 lakh crore in 2024-25. “The focus of the Modi Government is on building infrastructure. India’s road, air and rail connectivity has improved considerably over the last 10 years,” Chaudhary told reporters here. He further said that keeping in mind the goal set by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make India a developed nation by 2047, the government has been making budget allocations and will continue to do so in the upcoming Budget for 2025-26. As per NITI Aayog’s ‘Vision for Viksit Bharat @ 2047’ document, India should strive to elevate itself to high-income status by its centenary of independence. India must aim to become a $30 trillion economy with a per capita income of $18,000 per annum by 2047. To achieve this target, India’s GDP would have to grow nine times from today’s $3.36 trillion, and the per capita income would need to rise 8 times from $2,392 per annum currently, it said.
