BUILDING THE BACKBONE

THERE WAS MASSIVE UNDER-INVESTMENT IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE SECTOR UNTIL THE RECENT PAST. THE NEED OF THE HOUR IS TO FILL THE GAP.

2018-09-09 - Graphic By Tanmoy Chakraborty Research By Shivani Sharma

$ 4.5 TRILLION

INVESTMENT REQUIRED BY INDIA TILL 2040 TO DEVELOP INFRASTRUCTURE TO IMPROVE ECONOMIC GROWTH

$ 3.9 TRILLION

INVESTMENT IT CAN MANAGE AS PER THE CURRENT TRENDS OUT OF THIS $4.5 TRILLION

39%

SHARE OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND REAL ESTATE SECTORS IN PE/VC INVESTMENTS IN Q1 OF 2018/19

$ 12.5 BILLION

CUMULATIVE FDI INFLOWS IN CONSTRUCTION (INFRASTRUCTURE) ACTIVITIES FROM APRIL 2000 TO MARCH 2018

4.8%

INCREASE IN FREIGHT TRAFFIC, FROM 1.11 BILLION TONNES IN 2016/17 TO 1.16 BILLION TONNES IN 2017/18

` 5.97 LAKH CRORE

TOTAL EXPENDITURE ON INFRASTRUCTURE FOR 2018/19 COMPARED TO THE ` 4.94 LAKH CRORE REVISED ESTIMATE

FOR 2017/18