The central government's capital expenditure (capex) is expected to slow in the remaining part of FY26 as a large part of the spending was front-loaded in the first half of the fiscal year, highlighted a report by Morgan Stanley.
The IMF in a book -- South Asia's Path to Resilient Growth -- said gradually raising rural access to 90 per cent by 2030 would require about 2.4 million additional km of all-weather roads which is an increase of 39 per cent in road length.