Underinvestment in Indian Railways - Budget & Economic Survey

Q.  Underinvestment in Indian Railways has led to

1) Congestion
2) Strained Capacity
3) Poor Services
4) Weak financial health of railways
5) Below potential contribution to economic growth

- Published on 06 Aug 15

a. 2, 3, 4, 5
b. 1, 2, 3, 4
c. 2, 3, 4
d. All of the Above

ANSWER: All of the Above
 
This has effectively led to railways ceding significant share in passenger and especially freight traffic to the road sector. Conceptually, there is a strong case for channeling resources to transport infrastructure in India given the widely known spillover effects of transport networks to link markets, reduce a variety of costs, boost agglomeration economies, and improve the competitiveness of the economy, especially manufacturing which tends to be logistics-intensive.

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