• Infrastructure development is critical for economic growth.
  • It provides essential services like roads, railways, ports, airports, and power.
  • It supports industrial development and connects production centers with markets.
  • It facilitates rapid, reliable, and cost-effective transportation.
  • It helps integrate fragmented markets.
  • It can boost aggregate demand in the short run.
  • It feeds into the productive capacity of the economy in the long run.
  • It improves ease of living and provides equitable access to infrastructure.