INDIA –the land of immense opportunities

1. INDIA –the land of immense opportunities B.V.L.Narayana

2. INDIA -some facts • Area-3.3million square KM • Population-1013 million people • GDP—1.1 trillion dollars • Roadways -3.3million KMs • Railways -65000 route kms • Coastline length->7500km • Ports -12 major, 35 minor ports • History- one of the oldest civilization • Languages =15 officially recognized

3. Indian economy • One of the fastest growing • 8-9% year on year-last six years • Rapidly integrating with global economy • India a preferred investment destination • Increasing Indian global investments • Rapidly becoming open and market driven • A vibrant democracy • Highly skilled and educated work force

5. Investments in key sectors

6. INDIA Vision 2020 • GDP growth -8-9% year on year • Quadrupling of real capita income • 4th largest GDP, SME driven economy • Per capita GDP from 153 rank to 100 • Population >1.3 billion • Self sufficient agricultural output • Growing labor force

7. INDIA –Vision 2020 • High growing sectors • Commercial agriculture • Agro industries • Garments, construction, tourism • Fuel and power • Retail and wholesale trade • IT and IT enabled services • Transport and communication • Education, health • Financial services

8. Targets vision 2020

9. ROUTE KMS-64000 Locomotives-8000 Stations -7000 Wagons -210000 Passengers 6900 million Freight 840 million t Employees 1.4 million Revenues 20billion $ Wage bill 9billion $ Surplus 1 billion$ Freight 552 billion TKM Passenger 838 billion PKM Passenger vehicles 50000 INDIAN RAILWAYS- FACTS 2008-09

10. Objectives –eleventh plan- railways • Create adequate capacity to cater to • Long term growth • Medium term growth • Provide improved services • Railways- Capacity expansion will give benefit in 12th plan so • Capacity enhancement through quick yielding investments • Utilize capacity enhancements in rolling stock

11. Challenges in eleventh plan-railways • Double its transport capacity • Reduce unit costs of operations • Improve service levels • To achieve this concentrate on • Investments—strategic capacity expansion • Core business of providing logistic solutions to freight and passenger customers • Institutionalize market responsive pricing and planning policies • Provide cost efficient door to door and customized services

12. Objectives for 11th plan –roads • Develop roads as part of integrated transport system • Expedite NHDP • Removal of deficiencies on high density corridor—NH • Enhance high density corridors—SH and MDRs • Emphasis on express way development • Emphasis on NE connectivity • Rural connectivity • Get resources from private sector

13. Rural road connectivity • Build 146915 km of rural roads • Developed as part of rural development • Now segregated under PMGSY • Now integrated with bharat nirman • Aim to provide connectivity to habitations with 1000 population • Link rural roads with existing network • Provide infrastructure at village level

14. Shipping --perspectives • Rising import and export volumes • Critical for maritime trade • Objective to double our foreign trade • 8.4 million GT– 1.1% of world GT • Tonnage stagnant till 2004-05 • Contributes 2 to 2.5% of GDP • Emphasis on multimodal transportation • Containerization 574 million TEUs by 2015; 6% growth • Ports handle 800 million tonnes -2012

15. Perspectives-airways • Infrastructure development in tenth plan • Modernization of metro airports • new metro airports • Approved plan for modernization of 48 other airports • Facilitation of customs for air cargo • 100% FDI permitted • Liberalization of air service agreements • Objectives in 11th plan • Improve infrastructure • Encourage passenger and air cargo streams • Connectivity to NE

16. PERSPECTIVES--airways • Traffic projections • 13.5% CAGR in tenth plan for international stream of passengers • 21.8% CAGR in tenth plan for domestic stream of passengers • Eleventh plan forecasts( BY 2011-12) • 15.9% international • 19.9% domestic • 540.4 lakh international • 1513.16 lakh domestic • 860.8 thousand tonnes international cargo • 1822.7 thousand tonnes domestic cargo

17. Indian logistics industry • Indian GDP– 1 trillion dollars • GDP will grow at 8% over next ten years • Logistics costs– 14% of GDP • Will reduce to 10% of GDP in next ten years • Value of industry– 140 billion dollars • Transportation costs • 40-45% of total logistics costs • Industry size 56 – 63 billion dollars

18. Opportunities • Growing logistics and Supply chain services • National • International • Due to • Rising trade volumes • Increasing international investments by Indian companies • Increasing foreign investment in India • Increase in manufacturing output

19. Opportunities • Green technologies • Sanitation • Water provision • Cogeneration • Non conventional energy • Sewerage treatment • Retail and distribution • Rural economy expansion with infrastructure • urbanisation

20. Opportunities • Scope for transfers • Technology • Skills • Equipment • systems

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