Gadkari gets ₹4 lakh royalty per month from YouTube for lecture videos

The Transport Minister made these remarks while reviewing the progress of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in Bharuch

September 18, 2021 11:48 am | Updated 11:50 am IST - Bharuch (Gujarat)

Nitin Gadkari

Nitin Gadkari

Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on September 18, 2021, said he gets ₹4 lakh every month as royalty from YouTube, as viewership of his lecture videos posted on the platform has increased during the pandemic period.

While reviewing the progress of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway (DME) in Bharuch, Mr. Gadkari further said his Ministry has started rating road construction contractors and consultants.

During COVID-19times, the Road Transport and Highways Minister said, he did two things.

"I became a chef and started cooking at home andgiving lectures through video conference. I delivered more than 950 lectures online, including lectures to foreign universities students, which were uploaded on YouTube.

"Viewership of my YouTube channel increased and YouTube now pays me ₹4 lakhper month as royalty," he said.

Mr. Gadkari, who is known for his frank views, said that in India, those who do good work, don't get appreciation.

The Minister also emphasised on the importance of network of modern- and high-quality roads for economic development and creating employment opportunities.

He said that in Gujarat, 423 km of road is being constructed at ₹35,100 crore.

Mr. Gadkari added that under this expressway, 60 major bridges, 17 interchanges, 17 flyovers and eight road over bridges (ROBs) will be built in the state.

The Minister said 33 wayside amenities are also proposed to be built on this expressway to provide world-class transport facilities as well as create employment opportunities in the state.

During this visit, Mr. Gadkari inspected the place where the world record for the fastest road construction in a day was set in February 2021.

He also inspected an iconic bridge built across the Narmada river near Bharuch. The two-km-long extra-dosed cable span bridge will be India's first eight-lane bridge to be built across the expressway.

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