New Delhi, Sept. 1 -- The Centre has asked Karnataka, Kerala, and Telangana to resolve land, clearance, and coordination hurdles that have slowed progress on infrastructure projects worth more than Rs.10,000 crore.

The push comes as New Delhi places infrastructure at the centre of its growth strategy, with southern India, home to some of India's fastest-growing states, seen as pivotal to sustaining momentum.

The ministry of commerce and industry, in a statement on Monday, said state officials have outlined bottlenecks stalling railway, telecom, and industrial projects at a review meeting chaired by Amardeep Singh Bhatia, secretary in the department for promotion of industry and internal trade (DPIIT).

The session, convened under the Pr...