gadkari said the plan involves a minimum investment of rs 1 lakh from every small investor which will be for a specified road project and assured a return of 8 per cent per annumunion minister nitin gadkari on saturday said the government will not take money from foreign investors to build infrastructure projects like roads and instead mobilise funds from small investors willing to put rs 1 lakh for an assured return of 8 per cent per annum the minister said a rs 8000crore project to build road over bridges over railway crossings in towns and cities is also under the works but the announcement will be made after the budget advt gadkari said his department does works of over rs 5 lakh crore a year and added that foreign investors are now making a beeline to invest in indian road projects but clearly stated a lack of interest on his side to engage i do not want to make the rich more richer but will collect money from farmers farm labourers constables clerks and government employees gadkari said addressing an event organised by maharashtra chamber of commerce industry and agriculture gadkari said the plan involves a minimum investment of rs 1 lakh from every small investor which will be for a specified road project and assured a return of 8 per cent per annum with sovereign guarantee as against a 455 per cent earned on bank deposits the investment proposal is pending with capital markets regulator sebi and once their nod is received the same will be launched gadkari said he said over the years many foreign investors like australias macquarie or canadian pensioners have invested in india but now it is essential for us to mobilise funds by ourselves recalling an instance where a foreign investor had declined to invest in a rs 1500 crore masala bond roadshow a few years ago the union minister said now the same entities are making a beeline for investments and added that a few days ago an investor approached him offering to invest up to rs 5000 crore advt i usually give them foreign investors tea and say thank you the union minister said gadkari said the national highways authority of india nhai is raising loans at very competitive rates of 575 or 585 per cent at present and has two banks competing with offers of rs 25000 crore loans at present the minister listed a slew of projects which are being executed including the delhimumbai access controlled expressway which will be open for traffic in a year and asserted that he does not see a crunch for funds in the foreseeable future the delhimumbai expressway will be extended to the nearby jnpt the countrys largest container port as well and a rs 660crore multitier intersection is being planned in panvel he said the projects being carried out will reduce distances travel time pollution and also fuel and help the economy he said gadkari said fuel alternatives like ethanol