<p>New Delhi: Prices of electric vehicles (EVs) will be equal to those of petrol vehicles in the country within six months, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Wednesday.</p>.<p>Addressing the 32nd Convergence India and 10th Smart Cities India Expo, Gadkari further said the construction work of the 212-km Delhi-Dehradun access-controlled expressway will be complete in the next three months.</p>.<p>"Within six months, the cost of electric vehicles will be equivalent to the cost of petrol vehicles," he said.</p>.Centre to announce new toll policy soon, will give reasonable concession to consumers: Gadkari.<p>The minister said the government's policy is import substitute, cost-effectiveness, pollution-free and indigenous production.</p>.<p>To make India the third-largest economy, the country needs to improve its infrastructure sector, the Union minister said.</p>.<p>"By making good roads, we can reduce our logistics cost," he added.</p>.<p>Gadkari asserted that the future of the country's economy is very good and the government is committed towards smart cities and smart transport.</p>.<p>"We are working on mass rapid transport on electricity," he said.</p>.<p>Gadkari emphasised on the need to encourage new technology and innovation to reduce cost of road construction.</p>
<p>New Delhi: Prices of electric vehicles (EVs) will be equal to those of petrol vehicles in the country within six months, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Wednesday.</p>.<p>Addressing the 32nd Convergence India and 10th Smart Cities India Expo, Gadkari further said the construction work of the 212-km Delhi-Dehradun access-controlled expressway will be complete in the next three months.</p>.<p>"Within six months, the cost of electric vehicles will be equivalent to the cost of petrol vehicles," he said.</p>.Centre to announce new toll policy soon, will give reasonable concession to consumers: Gadkari.<p>The minister said the government's policy is import substitute, cost-effectiveness, pollution-free and indigenous production.</p>.<p>To make India the third-largest economy, the country needs to improve its infrastructure sector, the Union minister said.</p>.<p>"By making good roads, we can reduce our logistics cost," he added.</p>.<p>Gadkari asserted that the future of the country's economy is very good and the government is committed towards smart cities and smart transport.</p>.<p>"We are working on mass rapid transport on electricity," he said.</p>.<p>Gadkari emphasised on the need to encourage new technology and innovation to reduce cost of road construction.</p>