New Road Minister to give priority to improving quality of roads.
Aims to bring in transparency in the Ministry functionings
New Delhi
C P Joshi, who joined as the new Highways Minister said that Improving quality of roads and bringing in transparency in the functioning of Road Transport Ministry would be his top priority.
"Improving quality of roads, bringing accountability and transparency and living up to the expectations of people. These are my priorities," Joshi said after assuming charge of his new portfolio.
He, added that projects related to developing roads in the North-eastern India and Left-wing extremism affected areas, announced by the UPA government earlier, would be expedited.