Sustainable Infrastructure Growth-The driving wheel of Make in India Project

Make in India, a flagship program of Government of India. It is launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 25 September 2014. Since from the launch of Make in India, FDI inflows of USD 77 billion including an equity inflows of USD 56 billion has been received for the period October 2014 to March 2016. This represents around 44% increase in FDI equity inflows over the same period. This means, there is a tremendous change in production and contribution from secondary sector during that tenor, this legacy will continue at the same pace, only when infrastructure facilities grow with the same proportion. Basic infrastructure such as road, railways, transportation and communication play a vital role in the development of any state/nation. Transportation is a necessity of Make in India project, because it is evident from developed countries that both production and infrastructure have to grow hand on hand, and another part of transportation is easy to access workforce which will be possible only when we have a perfect public transportation system. This paper will give an insight view about sustainable infrastructure growth (transportation) and how it will be a major stakeholder of Make in India project.