What might be the major infrastructure of development plans?Discuss them.
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Infrastructure priorities include all-weather roads; round-the-clock availability of power at a stable voltage and frequency; water for irrigation; railways that are not overcrowded, run on time, and do not overcharge for freight; ports with low turnaround time to reduce costs of imports and exports; airports to handle ...
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India’s Eleventh Plan includes strategies and plans for infrastructure development and inclusive growth during 2007 to 2012. The Eleventh Plan’s strategy involves an increase in investment in infrastructure through both the public and private sectors. In the private sector, the strategy is to promote investment directly where feasible or through some form of public-private partnership (PPP). Public investment has been given priority in areas where private participation is unlikely to be forthcoming. Where there is scope for private investment, the aim will be to attract such investment in a transparent manner with clearly defined responsibilities and an open, competitive bidding process. Infrastructure priorities include all-weather roads; round-the-clock availability of power at a stable voltage and frequency; water for irrigation; railways that are not overcrowded, run on time, and do not overcharge for freight; ports with low turnaround time to reduce costs of imports and exports; airports to handle growing air traffic; air services to connect all parts of the country; and telecommunications and broadband connectivity to provide the benefits of the Internet to people all over the country.
underdeveloped and remote parts of the country, where private participation is unlikely to be forthcoming. In areas where there is scope for private investment—the integrated transport system, ports, airports, telecommunications, and power and energy—the aim is to attract private investment or investment through PPPs.
Integrated Transport System
The transport system in India comprises a number of distinct modes and services, notably railways, roads and road transport, coastal shipping and ports, and air traffic. Railways and roads are the dominant means of transport, carrying more than 95 percent of the country’s total passenger and freight traffic. Development of the various transport modes needs to occur in an integrated manner that will lead to the realization of an efficient, sustainable, safe, and regionally balanced transportation system with competitive and nondiscriminatory prices that are adequate to support its progressive development.
Railways
Indian Railways is often referred to as the lifeline of the Indian economy because of its predominance in transportation of bulk freight and long-distance passenger traffic. The railways are an important part of India’s transport infrastructure as they have much higher fuel efficiency than trucks and cars.
Strains and Needs
The key challenge before Indian Railways is to meet the accelerating demand for high-quality services imposed by a vibrant economy and to augment capacity and deploy it optimally through new investment and tariff policies. The Railways need to execute projects and procure assets more rapidly by incorporating best practices in project implementation, production, and procurement of new assets.
Strategies
The government has decided to build dedicated freight corridors in the western and eastern high-density routes involving construction of 7,201km
7,201
km
of new rail tracks along their path. This effort will help decongest the two routes for freight movement and increase the economic potential of remote areas, which will benefit from the reduced cost of transport. It will also provide spinoff benefits in terms of industrial clusters along the new corridors that attract potential investment.
underdeveloped and remote parts of the country, where private participation is unlikely to be forthcoming. In areas where there is scope for private investment—the integrated transport system, ports, airports, telecommunications, and power and energy—the aim is to attract private investment or investment through PPPs.
Integrated Transport System
The transport system in India comprises a number of distinct modes and services, notably railways, roads and road transport, coastal shipping and ports, and air traffic. Railways and roads are the dominant means of transport, carrying more than 95 percent of the country’s total passenger and freight traffic. Development of the various transport modes needs to occur in an integrated manner that will lead to the realization of an efficient, sustainable, safe, and regionally balanced transportation system with competitive and nondiscriminatory prices that are adequate to support its progressive development.
Railways
Indian Railways is often referred to as the lifeline of the Indian economy because of its predominance in transportation of bulk freight and long-distance passenger traffic. The railways are an important part of India’s transport infrastructure as they have much higher fuel efficiency than trucks and cars.
Strains and Needs
The key challenge before Indian Railways is to meet the accelerating demand for high-quality services imposed by a vibrant economy and to augment capacity and deploy it optimally through new investment and tariff policies. The Railways need to execute projects and procure assets more rapidly by incorporating best practices in project implementation, production, and procurement of new assets.
Strategies
The government has decided to build dedicated freight corridors in the western and eastern high-density routes involving construction of 7,201km
7,201
km
of new rail tracks along their path. This effort will help decongest the two routes for freight movement and increase the economic potential of remote areas, which will benefit from the reduced cost of transport. It will also provide spinoff benefits in terms of industrial clusters along the new corridors that attract potential investment.
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