By:- Dr Tulsi Raman Sharma Dept of Economics GDC Theog Bharatmala Pariyojna By:- Dr Tulsi Raman Sharma Dept of Economics GDC Theog

Infrastructure development is important for increasing efficiency Bharatmala Pariyojna Investment Manufactuting Competiveness Employment Generation Export Promotion Quality of Life All round development of urban and rural areas Infrastructure development is important for increasing efficiency

Road infrastructure caters to transport Road infrastructure has been the fulcrum of Indian Economy The promotion of all weather, qualitative durable road network assures faster economic and social gains, integration of markets and trade flows India has one of the largest road networks in the World with about 47 lakh km road. Over 60 percent of the total goods 85 percent of the total percentage of the total passenger traffic Road infrastructure caters to transport

The Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna(PMGSY) aims to provide the facility of all weather roads to all the villages by March 2019. Bhratmala Pariyojna is a new umbrella program for the highway sector. The project aimed at integrating many other schemes ,projects and programs to cover 25000 km of roads and bridges. Development of 7000km state road along coastal areas, border areas with special focus on connectivity of non –major ports, roads for backward areas, religious and tourist places Phase-I of the project is being implemented over a five year period of 2017-18 to 2021-22 with an estimated cost of Rs 5,35,000 crore .

Key Features Bharatmala Pariyojna Improving the quality of roads Integrated scheme Segmentation in Phases Multi-Source funding Different categories of road construction Construction on Daily basis Total road(New) construction Total tenure of the program Key Features

Bharatmala Project Category Economic Corridor - 9000 km Feeder route or Inter Corridor - 6000km National Corridor Efficiency Improvement-5000km Border road and International Connectivity -2000km Port connectivity and coastal road - 2000km Green Field Expressway Balance NHDP works 10,000km