Infrastructure Development Index: An Analysis for 17 Major Indian States

• Completion date जनवरी., 2001
• Sponsor ICSSR
• Project leader A.L. Nagar
• Focus

  This paper proposes a method to compute a composite measure of infrastructure development by combining the available services of physical infrastructure. The value of the infrastructure development index (IOI) for 17 major Indian states for the period 1990­9J to 1996-97 is estimated. Also obtained are the weights to be attached to different physical infrastructural services. The telecommunication services turn out to be the most dominant among the chosen physical infrastructure services, followed by the transportation sector and availability of energy/power services. A positive relationship is seen between the 101 and per capita net state domestic product .