The document outlines India's comprehensive plans for infrastructure development, with a focus on the dam safety program and the introduction of new legislative frameworks for dam safety management. It highlights government initiatives to enhance road transport and renewable energy sectors, along with significant investments aimed at modernizing the railways. Additionally, the Pradhan Mantri Aatmanirbhar Swasth Bharat Yojana aims to strengthen public health infrastructure, with planned investments in health and wellness centers across urban and rural areas.

1. Plans for Infrastructure
Development

2. Infrastructure Sector
Infrastructure sector is a key driver for the Indian economy. The sector is highly
responsible for propelling India’s overall development and enjoys intense focus
from Government for initiating policies that would ensure time-bound creation of
world class infrastructure in the country. Infrastructure sector includes power,
bridges, dams, roads, and urban infrastructure development.

3. Central Water
Commission
(CWC)
In August 2021, the Government of
India, the Central Water
Commission (CWC), government
representatives from 10
participating states and the World
Bank signed a US$ 250 million
project to support the Indian
government’s long-term dam safety
programme and improve safety and
performance of existing dams
across various states.

4. The Dam Safety
Bill, 2019
The Bill provides for the
surveillance, inspection, operation,
and maintenance of all specified
dams across the country. These are
dams with height more than 15
metres, or height between 10
metres to 15 metres with certain
design and structural conditions.

5. Dam Sector
It constitutes two national bodies: the National Committee on Dam Safety,
whose functions include evolving policies and recommending regulations
regarding dam safety standards; and the National Dam Safety Authority, whose
functions include implementing policies of the National Committee, providing
technical assistance to State Dam Safety Organisations (SDSOs), and resolving
matters between SDSOs of states or between a SDSO and any dam owner in that
state.

6. Dam Sector
● It also constitutes two state bodies: State Committee on Dam Safety, and
State Dam Safety Organisation. These bodies will be responsible for the
surveillance, inspection, and monitoring the operation and maintenance of
dams within their jurisdiction.
● Functions of the national bodies and the State Committees on Dam Safety
have been provided in Schedules to the Bill. These Schedules can be
amended by a government notification.

7. Dam
Rehabilitation
and
Improvement
Project
Government of India, with financial
assistance from the World Bank
initiated Dam Rehabilitation and
Improvement Project (DRIP) in April
2012 with an objective to improve
the safety and operational
performance of selected existing
dams along with dam safety
institutional strengthening with
system wide management
approach. It was a State Sector
Scheme with Central component.
The Scheme successfully closed in
March 2021.

8. Dam Sector
● The financial outlay of the Scheme was originally Rs 2100 Cr, which was
revised to Rs 3466Cr in September 2018. The Budget Outlay was revised to
Rs 2642 Cr after surrendering of loan amounting to US$ 101 M during
COVID19. The cumulative expenditure incurred up to March 2021 is Rs 2524
Cr. Loan amounting US$ 304 M has been disbursed by World Bank out of
total loan amounting US$ 316 M.
● Design Flood Review of 250 dams and Dam Safety Review Panel Inspection
of 260 dams were carried out during the initial stage of the Project.

9. Dam Sector
● The Scheme has been able to develop two most important dam specific
technical documents (Emergency Action Plan (EAP), Operation and
Maintenance (O&M) manual) for all DRIP dams which will ensure safety and
operational performance of selected dams; will mitigate the associated
risks with dam failure. Dissemination of EAPs through 101 Stakeholder
consultation programs with participation of about 10000 stakeholders
would help in ensuring disaster resilient dams, and communities.
● The Scheme proposed Dam Instrumentation and Monitoring by providing
Geodetic, Seismic, Hydro-meteorological, and Geotechnical instruments on
need basis for scientific monitoring of comprehensive safety evaluation as
well as integrated reservoir operations at 115 dams located across these
seven States.

10. Dam Sector
The Second Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project (DRIP-2) will
strengthen dam safety by building dam safety guidelines, bring in global
experience and introduce innovative technologies. The project will be
implemented in ~120 dams across Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Kerala, Madhya
Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Odisha, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu,
and at the national level through the CWC.

11. Road Transport
Roads are an important mode of
transport in India. India has a
network of over 6,215,797
kilometres (3,862,317 mi) of roads
as of 31 March 2020. This is the
second-largest road network in the
world, after the United States with
6,853,024 kilometres (4,258,272
mi).

12. Road Transport Highways
In August 2021, Union Minister of Road Transport Highways, Mr. Nitin Gadkari
announced to launch 1,080-km (road construction) projects worth Rs. 25,370
crore (US$ 3.4 billion) in Gujarat under the Bharatmala Pariyojana—the ambitious
road and highways project that aims to build highways from Maharashtra,
Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana and then cover the entire string of
Himalayan territories.

13. Road Transport HIghways
● In July 2021, the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways allocated Rs. 165
crore (US$ 22 million) under Economic Importance and Inter State
Connectivity Scheme (EIC&ISC) for FY22.
● In July 2021, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways granted 162-km
road highway (New NH-365BG), as part of the economic corridor under the
Bharatmala Pariyojana, with an aim to connect Andhra Pradesh and
Telangana via a robust road infrastructure that supports speed of
100kms/hour. The total project cost is Rs. 2,600 crore (US$ 350 million).

14. Road Transport HIghways
● In May 2021, Minister for Road Transport & Highways and Micro, Small and
Medium Enterprises, Mr. Nitin Gadkari stated that the government is giving
utmost priority to infrastructure development and has set a target of road
construction of worth Rs.15 lakh crore (US$ 206 billion) in the next two
years.
● Rs. 1,18,101 crore (US$ 16.20 billion) has been allocated towards road
transport and highway sector.

15. Energy Sector
● In July 2021, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) signed an
investment agreement with Amp Energy India Pvt Ltd. to enable joint equity
investments of >US$ 200 million in renewable energy projects in India, with
the potential for future expansion.
● To encourage rooftop solar (RTS) throughout the country, notably in rural
regions, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy is undertaking Rooftop
Solar Programme Phase II, which aims to install RTS capacity of 4,000 MW
in the residential sector by 2022 with a provision of subsidy.

16. Indian railway network has been
recognised as one of the largest
systems in the world. The Indian
Government is now focused
towards making the network an
investment-friendly sector through
policy reforms. Recently, it has
enabled foreign direct investment
(FDI) in the sector for improving
infrastructure for high-speed trains
and freight trains. In the current
scenario, the private sector is also
looking at investing in rail projects.
Railway
infrastructure

17. Railway Sector(FDI)
The proposal has been cleared by Government for allowing 100 per cent FDI in
railway infrastructure, apart from operations, through automatic route.
Investments or FDI that is being routed through this mode would not require prior
approvals from the Government. Inflows of FDI – in railway related components
– since April 2000 to February 2015 had been around USD 634.27 million.

18. Railway Sector(Foreign Ivestment)
The Government wants to invest USD 120 billion in the next five years for
developing railway services. As India has an advantage in terms of skilled
manpower, as well as large base for manufacturing and consumption base, it
would be a lucrative sector for the foreign investors, the minister opined. In fact,
investment through public-private partnerships has witnessed a surge to INR
5,781 crore or USD 916.04 million.

19. Railway Sector(Global Companies)
Bombardier, TALGO, Hyundai-ROTEM, as well as CAF- have queued in the country
already for manufacturing semi high-speed train, which would be used as faster
travelling mode between cities. This was announced by the railway minister in
the rail budget this year. The approximate cost of these projects would be around
INR 2,500 crore for around 15 train sets. In case, these succeed in Indian market,
more sets would be ordered for consumption. These train sets are mostly
identical to that of bullet trains, wherein the blocks are self-propelled and are not
pulled by locomotive.

20. Railway Sector(Global Companies)
● Bombardier - It is a Canadian Business Jets manufacturer.
● TALGO - High speed Passenger Train manufacturer.
● Hyundai-ROTEM - It is a manufacturer of Rolling stocks like railroads,
plants.

21. Railway Sector(No Privatization)
There has not been any plans to privatise Railways as yet, although, private
participation in terms of strengthening and building rail infrastructure might be
made permissible. With this, private participation for building rail infrastructure
might be one of the focus areas for the ministry this year. Although, no plans
have been made for mobilising private funds for Railways.

22. Pradhan Mantri Aatmanirbhar Swasth Bharat
Yojana (PMANSY)
The Objective of PMASBY is to fill critical gaps in public health infrastructure,
especially in critical care facilities and primary care in both urban and rural areas.
It will provide support for 17,788 rural healt and wellness centres in 10 high
focus states. Further, 11,024 urban health and wellness centres will be
established in all the states.

23. Pradhan Mantri Aatmanirbhar Swasth Bharat
Yojana (PMANSY)
● An outlay of Rs. 64,180 crore (US$ 8.80 billion) over six years to strengthen
the existing ‘National Health Mission’ by developing capacities of primary,
secondary & tertiary care and healthcare systems & institutions to detect
and cure new and emerging diseases.
● This scheme will strengthen 17,000 rural and 11,000 urban health and
wellness centres.
● Setting up integrated public health labs in all districts and 3,382 block public
health units in 11 states.

24. Pradhan Mantri Aatmanirbhar Swasth Bharat
Yojana (PMANSY)
● Establishing critical care hospital blocks in 602 districts and 12 central
institutions.
● Strengthening the NCDC (National Centre for Disease Control) to have five
regional branches and 20 metropolitan health surveillance units.
● Expanding integrated health information portal to all states/UTs.
● Rolling out the pneumococcal vaccine, a ‘Made in India’ product, across the
country.
● Rs. 35,000 crore (US$ 4.80 billion) has been allocated for COVID-19 vaccines
in FY22.

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