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Context: India suffered serious economic contraction due to the COVID lockdown. However, Atmanirbhar Swasth Bharat policies in the health sector can check a possible second wave and fuel a robust recovery.
Latest Report:
Can India maintain its high growth rate beyond the statistical bounce-back from a low base in 2021-22 in the coming decade?
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Infrastructure:
Steps Taken: ● The Centre’s decision to invest heavily in urban mass transit systems since 2014 has led to the rapid expansion of such services. Starting from an estimated length of 380 km in Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai and Mumbai in 2014-15, over 500 km of metro rail systems are under construction in 40 large cities of India. ● The resolution of financial problems of blocked PPP projects and smooth land acquisition process has increased the pace of construction of national highways from 3,330 km per year during 2009-20014 to nearly 9,450 km in 2020-21. ● Starting with only 10 MW of solar power in 2010, India has installed nearly 35 GW of solar power by 2020. This has been propelled by economic reforms which drove solar power prices down from Rs 17 per unit in 2010 to Rs 2.44 per unit in 2020. |
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