FM Nirmala Sitharaman holds review meeting on CAPEX for Civil Aviation and Telecommunications



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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has chaired review meetings focused on boosting capital expenditure (CAPEX) and infrastructure development within the Civil Aviation and Telecommunications sectors. The meetings aimed to fast-track project implementation and ensure accelerated infrastructure progress across the country. Discussions covered CAPEX status, upcoming spending targets, and the implementation of National Infrastructure Pipeline projects, with a strong emphasis on increasing capital spending to drive economic growth.

To give a fillip to capital expenditure (CAPEX) and infrastructure progress in the country, Union Minister for Finance Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman chaired review meetings with the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Department of Telecommunications here today. The review meetings were a
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Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, chaired the review meetings.

The review meetings covered the Civil Aviation and Telecommunications sectors.

The main objective was to give a fillip to capital expenditure (CAPEX) and infrastructure progress, and to ensure accelerated infrastructure development.

Discussions included CAPEX status, front-loading of CAPEX, estimated spending targets, expenditure on National Infrastructure Pipeline projects, asset monetization, and projects under PPP and Convergence (Gati Shakti).

The government considers infrastructure projects a priority and will ensure necessary funds are made available for CAPEX, including spending by Central and State Governments, and the private sector.

The Department of Telecommunications was directed to push its CPSE CAPEX, fast-track asset monetization, and coordinate with DIPAM to finalise monetization processes for expeditious implementation of digital expansion plans, particularly in the North-East region.




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