Infrastructure contributes to economic development both by increasing productivity and by providing amenities which enhance the quality of life. The Planning Commission has estimated that investment in infrastructure - defined broadly to include road, rail, air and water transport, electric...

The growth of the infrastructure sector in India has been relatively slow compared to that of the industrial and manufacturing sectors. Energy shortage, inadequate transportation network, and insufficient water supply system have caused a bottleneck in the country’s economic growth. The...

The study assesses the extent to which the India program, is meeting the Bank's objective of mainstreaming participatory approaches, in project preparation, and design. From a variety of social, and natural resource management sectors, ten projects were selected, appraised during 1990 and 1998,...