FM Sitharaman Highlights Record Capital Investments & Infra Push At CII GCC Summit

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, speaking at the CII GCC Business Summit in Visakhapatnam, highlighted India’s massive infrastructure and capital investment push. She revealed that capital investment has doubled from 1.7% of GDP in 2013–14 to 3.2% in 2024–25, with effective capex reaching 4.1% of GDP. Over the past decade, India has operationalized 88 new airports, laid 31,000 km of rail tracks, doubled port capacity, expanded metro networks, and extended the national highway network by 60%. States have also benefited from ₹3.6 lakh crore in 50-year interest-free central assistance, boosting their own capex growth. Sitharaman also underlined reforms under Digital India, including SPICE+ for company incorporation and CPACE for faster corporate exits.