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INFRASTRUCTURE
New India's Infrastructure

Developing at a Fast Pace

In the past due to a lack of coordination among the departments, the projects used
to get stuck or delayed. Changing this thinking, since 2014, the central government
has taken steps towards becoming the world's biggest economic superpower by
building world-class infrastructure. Thinking of multimodal connectivity with a holistic
approach, the Central Government has prepared a network of infrastructure for all
sectors including highways, rural roads, waterways, airways, railways, and metro,
which work together at many levels for the convenience of the common man...so that
the dream of a developed India with state-of-the-art infrastructure comes true...

n recent years, the development of state-of-the-art connectivity and IT infrastructure in the digital age.
infrastructure in India has resulted in seamless Earlier, projects used to get stuck due to a
Iconnectivity and a boost to the economy. lack of coordination between the departments.
The last 9 years have witnessed expansion and Sometimes someone would dig a road, someone
improvement of connectivity. The daily average would lay a water pipe. In such a situation, the
of highway construction has reached an all-time government implemented the Pradhan Mantri
high. Rapid construction of roads in rural areas has Gati Shakti Yojana to coordinate between all the
made access to remote areas easy. Indian Railways departments and to prevent delays in projects.
has also expanded capacity on a large scale. A Pradhan Mantri Gati Shakti National Master
record has also been made in the construction and Plan is proving to be a revolutionary initiative in
operation of airports. Today metro is not limited providing world-class infrastructure today. It will
to metro cities only. During the tenure of Prime provide a new impetus to India's economic activity
Minister Modi, metro rail projects have reached and progress for many decades to come. Along
27 cities in the country. Better infrastructure and with improving connectivity, PM, Gati Shakti
connectivity are proving to be game-changers for has also brought employment opportunities for
the economy. There is also an emphasis on digital crores of citizens.

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