Budget in charts: Infrastructure and Investment

1 Feb 2024 , 03:08 AM

Three major economic railway corridor programs will be implemented. These are energy, mineral and cement corridors, port connectivity corridors, and high traffic density corridors. The projects have been identified under the PM Gati Shakti for enabling multi-modal connectivity. They will improve logistics efficiency and reduce cost.

FDI inflows during 2014-23 was USD 596 billion, twice the inflows during 2005-14. For encouraging sustained foreign investment, we are negotiating bilateral investment treaties with our foreign partners, in the spirit of ‘first develop India’.

Improvement in Physical Infrastructure, expansion of existing airports and comprehensive development of new airports under UDAN scheme are other focus areas. Promotion of urban transformation via Metro rail and NaMo Bharat is also on the cards.

Increase in Capital Expenditure

Doubling of FDI Inflow

Improvement in Physical Infrastructure