In a bid to develop India’s infrastructure, improve economic growth and community well being, the Global Infrastructure Hub (GI Hub) in its report titled 'Global Infrastructure Outlook' has said that the country will need investments to the tune of around $4.5 trillion by 2040. It also noted that this will make India the second largest infrastructure market after China.
The report has stated that the significant demand for infrastructure investment in India over the next 25 years is likely to be driven by increasing income levels and economic prosperity. It also noted that if the sustainable development goals (SDGs) are to be accounted, the country is projected to require an additional $888 billion by 2030 to provide universal household access to electricity and water. In absolute terms, it explained that the total investment needed to meet the SDGs is greatest in India, a total of $1.3 trillion of investment is needed by 2030, more than China, which is $ 257 billion.
As per the report, the cost of providing infrastructure to support global economic growth and for closing the infrastructure gaps is forecast to reach $94 trillion by 2040, with a further $3.5 trillion needed to meet the UN SDGs of access to drinking water and electricity by 2030, bringing the total to $ 97 trillion. The firm, which conducted an intensive study of 50 countries and seven industry sectors, also found out that by 2040, the global population will grow by 25% touching almost 2 billion people. Adding further, it said that rural to urban migration continues with the urban population growing by 46%, triggering massive demand for infrastructure support.
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