2. Physical infrastructure facilitates growth
through its backward and forward linkages.
Energy
Transportation
Tele communication
Science and technology
3. Energy – Coal, Electricity, oil & non-
conventional source.
Transport- Roadways, Waterways,
Airways.
Telecommunications- Post, telephones.
Banking, finance and insurance
Science and technology
Social overheads- health and education
4. Keeps economy Moving
Like transports facilities
Promotes economic Development.
Steel, building, power generation
Helps in Poverty reduction.
Road, electricity, water supply,
communication facilities
5.
6. Coal and lignite
Major source of energy in India and its
reserves at present are found to be quite
adequate lasting for 100 years.
Its reserves were estimated at about
240.75 billion tonnes as on Jan. 2003
The total annual production of coal was
about 382.61 billion tonnes in 2004-05
Lignite was 30.34 million tonnes.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11. Source 1950-51 1990-91 2004-05
Coal and lignite
(in million tonnes)
32.30 225.50 412.95
Crude Oil
(in million tonnes)
0.3 33.0 23.0
Electricity
(in billion kwh)
6.6 289.4 680.0