Correct Answer : Nitin Gadkari
* Nitin Gadkari (Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways) has inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of 33 National Highway projects in Raipur, Chhattisgarh worth Rs 9,240 crore.
* These road projects will ease the connectivity of Chhattisgarh with the states of Odisha, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh.
* The road network connects the backward areas with the developed areas of the state and cultural and tourist places..
Source : PIB