Sitharaman unveils Rs 102 lakh cr infrastructure projects

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has unveiled infrastructure projects worth Rs 102 lakh crore as part of National Infrastructure Pipeline
Sitharaman unveils Rs 102 lakh cr infrastructure projects

New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled infrastructure projects worth Rs 102 lakh crore as part of National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP) on Tuesday in an attempt to rejuvenate a sluggish economy. At a press conference, Sitharaman said that the projects have been identified by a task force in line with the announcement made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Independence Day this year when he said that an investment of Rs 100 lakh crore will be made.

"These projects are on top of Rs 51 lakh crore spent by the Centre and the states during the last six years," the minister said. The task force identified the projects in a short period of four months after holding 70 stakeholder consultations. The projects are meant to be implemented over the next five years.

'Challenge is to step-up annual infrastructure investment'

In the past decade (FY 2008-17), India invested about $1.1 trillion on infrastructure. The challenge is to step-up annual infrastructure investment so that lack of it does not become a binding constraint on the growth of the Indian economy, the Ministry of Finance said in an official release.

"This exercise, the first of its kind, is expected to be followed up by a periodical review process.
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NIP will enable a forward outlook on infrastructure projects which will create jobs, improve ease of living, and provide equitable access to infrastructure for all, thereby making growth more inclusive. NIP includes economic and social infrastructure projects," the press release said.

How much does the govt plan to spend on what?

Sitharaman said that the sectors covered under the plan include energy, roads, railways, ports, airports, telecommunication, irrigation, rural infrastructure, agriculture and food processing, education, health and family welfare, sports and tourism and industrial infrastructure. The government plans to invest the biggest chunk of money on energy — Rs 25 lakh crore — followed by roads, where it has lined up projects worth Rs 19 lakh crore. And Railways will see projects worth Rs 14 lakh crore coming up in the next five years.

Here's a breakdown of how much the government is investing in each sector:

Ministry/ DepartmentFY 20-25
Energy
Power1175995
Renewable Energy929500
Atomic Energy154088
Petroleum and Natural Gas194666
Total Energy2,454,249
Roads
Roads1,963,943
Total Roads1,963,943
Railways
Railways1,368,523
Total Railways1,368,523
Ports
Ports100,923
Total Ports100,923
Airports
Airports143,398
Total Airports143,398
Urban
AMRUT, SMART Cities, MRTS, Affordable Housing, Jal Jeevan Mission1,629,012
Total Urban1,629,012
Telecommunication
Telecommunication320,498
Total Telecommunications320,498
Irrigation
Irrigation772,678
Total Irrigation772,678
Rural Infrastructure
Rural Infrastructure410,955
Water and Sanitation361,810
Total Rural Infrastructure772,765
Agriculture and Food Processing Infrastructure
Agriculture Infrastructure54,298
Food Processing Industries1,255
Food and Public Distribution5,000
Total Agriculture and Food Processing Infrastructure60,553
Social Infrastructure
Higher Education118,348
School Education37,791
Health and Family Welfare168,622
Sports7,618
Tourism24,321
Total Social Infrastructure356,701
Industrial Infrastructure
Industries and Internal Trade299,237
Steel8,225
Total Industrial Infrastructure307,462
TOTAL (Rs. Crore)10,250,704
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