Summary
India needs to invest more than 1.4 trillion dollars (Rs 100 lakh) crore in infrastructure to achieve the goal of becoming a five trillion dollar economy by 2024-25, according to the Economic Survey 2019-20 tabled in Parliament on Friday.
The survey emphasised that investment in infrastructure is necessary for growth. Power shortages, inadequate transport and poor connectivity affect overall growth performance. Since the provision of adequate infrastructure is essential for inclusive growth, India recently launched the National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP) for 2020-2025.
"The NIP is expected to enable well-prepared infrastructure pr......