As per Consultation Paper on the Projections of Investment in Infrastcture during the 11th Plan (2007-2012), the total investment required for the infrastructure sector (at 2006-07 prices) will be of the order of over Rs. 20,18,700 crore (USD 492 billion). The sectoral disaggregates show that 30.5% of the projected investments will be in power sector, 15.4% in roads and bridges, 13,2% in telecommunications, 12.6% in railways, 3.7% in ports, 1.7% in airports and the remaining in sectors like irrigation, gas, storage, water, sanitation etc.
Going further, the Consultation Paper has estimated that the investment requirements during the ten year period 2007-2017 covering the 11th and 12th Five Year Plans would be of the order of USD 1.48 trillion. Private investment is expected to constitute more than 65 per cent of total investment in telecom, ports and airport sectors during the Eleventh Plan. For the power sector, it would rise to 26 per cent and for the road sector to 36 per cent. The shares of public and private investment in total infrastructure investment during the Eleventh Plan are projected to be about 70 per cent and 30 per cent respectively; in contrast with 83 per cent and 17 per cent respectively, during the Tenth Plan
In view of the huge requirement of funds for the sector, the Company is adopting a focused approach, to commence with, by addressing the project from following sectors:
- Roads & bridges, railways, seaports, airports, inland waterways, other transportation projects;
- Power;
- Urban transport, water supply, sewerage, solid waste management and other physical infrastructure in urban areas;
- Gas pipelines
- Infrastructure projects in special economic zones
- International convention centers, other tourism related infrastructure;
- Other infrastructure projects, as may be determined from time to time.
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