The Budget, according to Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari, would push the nation toward "Aatma Nirbharta" (Self-reliance) and ensuring that development touches all facets of society. The budget would boost our energy sector, cut imports, and provide India with modern infrastructure. 

According to him, infrastructure and productive capacity investments have a major beneficial effect on growth and employment. Private investments are expanding again following the pandemic's pause. He continued by saying that the Highways section of the Union Budget for 2023–24 has been given a larger budget of Rs 2.70 lakh crore.

The Network Planning Group (NGP), established under the PM Ghati Shakti programme, is the gateway for projects involving an investment of more than Rs 500 crore that are part of the PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan. Nitin Gadkari said that this budget will reach sections and citizens of society especially the youth, women, farmers, OBCs, SCs, STs.