India has to be energy-exporting country says Union Minister Nitin Gadkari.

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said that the government has to transform the country from an energy-importing country to an energy-exporting country.

Speaking at an event organized at the National Automotive Test Track – Natrax in Pithampur, Madhya Pradesh, he said that India is constantly promoting alternative energy sources.

Describing hydrogen as the fuel of the future, he said that the government and many automobile companies are working in this direction.

Highlighting the importance of the automobile industry in the country’s economic growth, Mr. Gadkari said that this sector has also provided more than 4.5 crore jobs so far.