Projected Investments in rural Infrastructure in India USD 90 billions in XII Plan

Improvement in rural infrastructure is one of the key indicators for the development of the economy and the Government has launched a special programme, Bharat  Nirman, for up gradation of rural infrastructure, which aims to provide electricity to the remaining 1,25,000 villages and to 23 million households, to connect the remaining 66,802 habitations with all weather roads, and construct 1,65,244 km of new rural roads network, renewing and upgrading existing 1,92,464 km covering 78,304 rural habitations to provide drinking water to 55,067 uncovered habitations, and to provide irrigation to an additional 10 million hectares, besides connecting the remaining 66,822 villages with telephones. Through Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojna (RGGVY), it is plannec to reaching electricity to all un-electrified hamlets and providing access to all rural households . It is estimated that out of the total projected investment of Rs.14,25,210 crore to be incurred by the Centre and the States in the Eleventh Plan, Rs. 4,05,360 crore would be spent exclusively towards improvement of rural infrastructure in accordance with the distribution across sector as indicated below.

Rural infrastructure investment in Eleventh five year plan

Investment opportunities are available for foreign investors in the above sectors.