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The link between infrastructure and development is not a once for all affair. It is a continuous process; and progress in development has to be preceded, accompanied and followed by progress in infrastructure, if we are to fulfill our declared objectives of accelerating process of economic development ---V.K.R.V. Rao
INTRODUCTION
The
prosperity of a country depends directly upon the development of agriculture and industry. Both require different facilities. All the facilities and services which help in industrial and agricultural production constitutes collectively the infrastructure of the economy. The development and expansion of these are essential in a country.
INFRASTRUCTURAL FACILITIES
Irrigation Energy Transport Communication Banking, Science Social
and Technology
Overheads
COMMON CHARACTERISTICS OF
INFRASTRUCTURE
often
described (SOC) in
as
Social to
Capital
economics
ALBERT O. HIRSHMAN: SOC is usually defined as comprising those basic services without
CHARACTERISTICS
Infrastructural
investment innovation
development
creates
is
kind
of
for
which
conditions
BASIC FEATURES
Heavy
Provision
planners are fully aware of the link between infrastructural facilities and general economic development and accordingly they give high priority to the rapid expansion of these facilities right from the First Five Year Plan itself The plans have generally devoted 50% of the total outlay for infrastructure development phenomenal increase
Energy
Coal Electricity generated Petroleum Crude Oil Finished Steel Cement MTs MTs MTs 0.4 1.0 2.7 34 39 132 34 50 154 33.5 57 181.4 MTs B Kwh 32 5 413 587 462 663 525 747
1950-51
2004-05
2006-07
2008-09
MTs MTs
73 19
602 384
728 464
833 531
Millions
-NA-
23
272*
353.7
PRODUCTION OF INFRASTRUCTURE
INDUSTRIES
The
infrastructure
industries
are
the
following:
197071 55.8
198081 110.8
199091 264.2
394.5
515.0
704.0
724.0
76.3
Finished steel Crude Petroleum Petroleum refinery products Cement
119.0
226.0
286.0
323.0
450.0
492.0
4.6
6.8
13.5
22.7
31.1
55.3
60.9
6.8
10.5
33.0
32.9
32.0
34.0
34.0
17.1
24.1
48.1
58.5
99.8
156.0
161.0
14.3
18.6
48.8
73.3
106.5
174.0
187.0
According Draft Fifth Year Plan electricity is the most versatile form of energy and provides an important
Given the large scale dependence on lift irrigation for food productivity, food processing and preservation industries, the increase in the power intensive industries such as aluminum, fertilizer, petro-chemicals etc., increasing dependence on electric and the traction for
Targeted 40,245 MW
Achieved 19,015MW
X Plan
XI Plan
41,110MW
78,577MW
21,080MW
TRANSPORTATION
In modern world, transport along with energy is the basic infrastructural requirement for industrialisation and
Specialization and exchange are complementary Transport Infact provides a vital link between centers of
production,
customers
distribution
areas
and
the
ultimately
Rail Transport: the development and expansion of railways has revolutionized the transport system the word over.
Operations begun in 1853- Bombay to Thane 34km Largest in Asia and Second in the World Total network 63,465km(all guage) Electrified network 28percent