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Nitin Gadkari

Nitin Gadkari is the senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and has been the Minister of Road Transport and Highways since 2019. He is also serving as the Union Minister of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (2014), Shipping (2014 to 2019), Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation (2017 to 2019) and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (2019 to 2021) in the successive Narendra Modi governments. Gadkari was the president of the BJP from 2009 to 2013. He has been a Lok Sabha member from the Nagpur constituency of Maharashtra for the last two terms. In the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, Gadkari won the Nagpur seat by defeating Congress candidate Vilas Muttemwar with a margin of 2,84,848 votes. In the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections, Gadkari retained the Nagpur constituency by defeating Congress candidate Nana Patole with a margin of 2,16,009 votes. Gadkari was the Public Works minister in Maharashtra from 1995 to 1999 and also the Leader of the Opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Council from 1999 to 2005. Nitin Gadkari is again contesting from the Nagpur constituency in the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections 2024.

Nitin Gadkari

Will become super economic power: Nitin Gadkari on PM Modi's package
News | May 13, 2020, 01:10 PM IST
The Union Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Nitin Gadkari spoke on economic package announced by PM Narendra Modi.
Gadkari tells retailers to learn 'art of living' with coronavirus
Business | May 10, 2020, 07:15 AM IST
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday suggested retailers to learn the "art of living" with the coronavirus pandemic while assuring them to look into their demands for MSME status.
COVID-19: Public transport may resume soon with guidelines, says Gadkari
India | May 06, 2020, 07:05 PM IST
Public transport services may resume operations soon and the government is formulating guidelines for safe usage adhering to social distancing norms to check the spread of coronavirus, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Wednesday.

Government to set up panel to give clearances in 3-month time frame for businesses: Gadkari
India | May 03, 2020, 09:40 PM IST
The government will set up a panel to provide necessary clearances needed by businesses within a time frame of three-months in a bid to attract foreign investment in MSMEs, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Sunday.
Nitin Gadkari assures of relief package for MSME sector, says sent recommendations to PM and FM
Business | May 02, 2020, 06:29 PM IST
"We have sent recommendations for a relief package to the Finance Minister and Prime Minister, and I hope it will be announced soon," said Union Minister Nitin Gadkari
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari exlains the steps being taken to contain the spread of COVID-19
News | May 02, 2020, 03:38 PM IST
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari exlains the steps being taken to contain the spread of COVID-19, amid the movement of migrants

Gadkari plans to set 60km per day target for highway construction
Business | Apr 14, 2020, 06:33 PM IST
Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said he plans to set an ambitious target of 60 km per day highway construction to ensure speedy recovery of the economy from the shocks of COVID-19 pandemic.
Gadkari asks India Inc to clear outstanding payments to MSMEs
Business | Apr 14, 2020, 04:03 PM IST
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday asked India Inc to clear huge outstanding payments to micro, small and medium enterprises at the earliest in order to ease the distress in the sector and inject liquidity into market.
Need to convert COVID-19 into opportunity; restart highways construction on war footing: Gadkari
Business | Apr 12, 2020, 05:52 PM IST
Turning 'crisis into opportunity', India needs renewed focus on infrastructure in the wake of the damage caused by COVID-19 and talks are on with state governments to re-start highway construction projects where migrant labourers can be gainfully employed, union minister Nitin Gadkari said.

Toll collection suspended on national highways to ease emergency services amid COVID-19 lockdown
India | Mar 26, 2020, 03:13 PM IST
The government on Wednesday temporarily suspended toll collection on national highways to ease emergency services in view of the coronavirus outbreak. "In view of COVID-19, it has been ordered to temporarily suspend the collection of toll at all toll plazas across India," Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari announced.
Gadkari advocates pink buses for women in cities above population of 1 cr
India | Mar 12, 2020, 03:03 PM IST
Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday advocated introduction of pink buses for women in cities with a population of over 1 crore.
Puducherry CM thanks Centre for conceding plea on highway projects
India | Feb 29, 2020, 04:32 PM IST
V Narayanasamy on Saturday expressed gratitude to Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari for conceding massive highways development projects in the union territory.

Three expressways/green corridors to be completed in 3 yrs; 22 to be built at Rs 3 L crore: Gadkari
Business | Jan 26, 2020, 04:54 PM IST
The government plans to complete three of the 22 expressways and green corridors in the next three years, including the flagship Delhi Mumbai Expressway being built at a new alignment, Union minister Nitin Gadkari has said.
Delhi-Mumbai Express Highway to start soon: Gadkari
India | Jan 24, 2020, 11:15 PM IST
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, said on Friday the Delhi-Mumbai Express Highway would start soon and it would pass from Sohna in Gurugram district.Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, said on Friday the Delhi-Mumbai Express Highway would start soon and it would pass from Sohna in Gurugram district.
USD 5 trillion economy goal difficult, not impossible: Nitin Gadkari
India | Jan 18, 2020, 04:51 PM IST
Gadkari said that the goal can be achieved by increasing domestic production and reducing dependence on imports. He spoke at the 29th International Management Conclave of the Indore Management Association here.

Woman seer’s fast-unto-death for Ganga into second month; govt accused of going back on written word
India | Jan 15, 2020, 06:35 PM IST
The fast-unto-death of Padmavati, a woman seer from Haridwar’s famed Matri Sadan, reached its 32nd day on Wednesday, even as her aides and other seers accuse the government of not honouring its promises made in a letter to the ashram’s head Swami Shivanand on May 4 last year
'Dead assets' sitting on files will be shown exit door: Gadkari's warning to ministry officials
India | Jan 13, 2020, 01:51 PM IST
In a clear warning to "non-performing" officials in the ministry, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday said "dead assets" who neither take decisions nor allow others to work, will be shown the exit door and red-tapism will not be tolerated.
Will ask airlines to give honey sachets in place of sugar: Gadkari
India | Jan 07, 2020, 08:29 PM IST
"I am going to call Air India, IndiGo, SpiceJet and GoAir and also chairperson of the Khadi Gramodyog Commission, and request them to make both the choices available in flights," he said.
Projects worth Rs 50,000 crore underway to decongest Delhi roads: Nitin Gadkari
India | Dec 02, 2019, 04:28 PM IST
The Centre is working on road projects worth Rs 50,000 crore to decongest the national capital and this will help reduce pollution in the city, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said in the Rajya Sabha on Monday. "We are working on road projects worth Rs 50,000 crore for Delhi," he said.
Whoever forms govt in Maharashtra, we will get farmers' work done: Nitin Gadkari
India | Nov 22, 2019, 11:31 PM IST
Irrespective of whose government is formed in Maharashtra, we will get the work done in the interest of farmers, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said on Friday.