New Delhi, Jan. 31 -- The Economic Survey presented on Friday emphasised that India needs a continued step-up of infrastructure investment over the next two decades to sustain a high rate of growth.

It called for a significant increase in private sector investment across critical infrastructure sectors in line with government capex.

Eco survey highlighted the importance of private participation in areas such as programme and project planning, financing, construction, maintenance, monetization, and impact assessment.

The Survey stressed that while financial market regulators have introduced reforms to stimulate private participation, the current level of private investment does not fully meet the growing infrastructure needs of the coun...