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infrastructure
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What is infrastructure
Infrastructure is basic physical and organizational structures needed for the operation of a society or enterprise or the services and facilities necessary for an economy to function.
State of infrastructure in india
India is the seventh largest and second most populous country in the world. A new spirit of economic freedom is now stirring in the country, bringing sweeping changes in its wake. India's democracy is a known and stable factor, which has taken deep roots over nearly half a century. Importantly, India has no fundamental conflict between its political and economic systems. Its political institutions have fostered an open society with strong collective and individual rights.
What is the Government doing
Bharat Nirman Program has been introduced
to provide infrastructure in rural areas
Other schemes such as the Pradhan Mantri
Gram Sadhak Yojana for rural roads, the
Accelerated Rural Water Supply Program for
rural water and sanitation, the Rajiv Gandhi
Vidyukranthi Yojana for rural electrification etc
have been introduced.
About 70% of India's energy generation capacity is from fossil fuels, with coal accounting for 40% of India's total energy consumption followed by crude oil and natural gas at 24% and 6% respectively
Energy conservation has emerged as a major policy objective, and the Energy Conservation Act 2001, was passed by the Indian Parliament in September 2001, 35.5% of the population still live without access to electricity. This Act requires large energy consumers to adhere to energy consumption norms.