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New Delhi February 20, 2014:-The Twelfth Five Year Plan (2012-17) has projected an investment of  Rs. 55,74,663 crore over the Plan period in infrastructure defined to include electricity, renewable energy, roads & bridges, telecommunications, railways, mass rapid transit system, irrigation (including watershed), water supply & sanitation, ports (including inland waterways), airports, storage and oil & gas pipelines sectors. About 48 per cent of this investment is expected from the private sector.


 In a written reply in the Lok Sabha today the Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs & Planning Shri Rajeev Shukla said though investments in social sectors primarily fall within the domain of the State Governments, some initiatives have been taken in various States to attract private investment in health and education sector. Since the subject is new, various models are being developed to attract private investment in the health and education sectors and it will take some time for the system to evolve. The Central Government has approved a scheme for setting up 2500 Model Schools under PPP mode to supplement the efforts of State Governments.  

 

The sector-wise Eleventh Plan investment projections and anticipated investment during Plan at 2006-07 prices crore Rupees are as given below:

Sectors

Projected investment

Anticipated investment

 
 

Electricity (including non-conventional electricity)

6,66,525

6,45,835

 

Roads and Bridges

3,14,152

3,61,822

 

Telecommunications

2,58,439

3,09,271

 

Railways (including mass rapid transit system)

2,61,808

1,95,340

 

Irrigation (including watershed)

2,53,301

1,95,688

 

Water Supply & Sanitation

1,43,730

1,84,059

 

Ports (including inland waterways)

87,995

35,536

 

Airports

30,968

29,282

 

Storage

22,378

14,203

 

Oil & Gas pipelines

16,855*

50,730

 

Total

20,56,150

19,35,058

 

            * Projection pertains to gas pipelines only.