Overview
- The projection was delivered at FICCI’s Higher Education Summit and is a government forecast carried by PTI, not an independently verified market outcome.
- He cited farmer earnings of about Rs 45,000 crore from corn‑based ethanol as a benefit of the blending programme.
- He detailed hydrogen highway trials funded at roughly Rs 500 crore for five consortia on ten routes, with nine refuelling stations and 37 vehicles.
- He set a goal for India’s automobile industry to become the world’s largest within five years, noting growth from Rs 14 lakh crore to Rs 22 lakh crore during his tenure.
- He said a programme aims to use all segregated solid waste in road construction by 2027 to advance circular‑economy goals.