Addressing a function in Rajsamand district, Gehlot said the government was spending Rs 750 crore on construction of state highways and has recently approved Rs 200 crore for road repairing works.
The chief minister was speaking at the foundation-laying ceremony of (four) lane conversion of national highway-8 from Gomti intersection in Rajsamand to Udaipur.
Union road transport and highways minister C P Joshi was also present at the function.
The chief minister said the government had taken several initiatives and schemes for the upliftment of the poor and underprivileged and for the welfare of 'aam admi', according to an official.
Joshi said the government was developing road network in the country in Public Private Partnership mode.
He said 2,000 km of 10,000 km long new national highways would pass through Rajasthan.
