Bengaluru, Aug. 31 -- Infrastructure is a critical driver of India's ambition to become a $26 trillion economy. Investments in building and modernising physical infrastructure, aligned with ease of doing business reforms, are essential for enhancing efficiency and lowering operational costs.

To achieve the $5 trillion economy target by 2025, India must accelerate infrastructure development. In the Union Budget 2025-26, the government raised the capital investment outlay for infrastructure to Rs. 11.21 lakh crore, representing 3.1 percent of GDP.

The infrastructure sector is poised for strong growth, with planned investments of around $1.4 trillion by 2025. Under the National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP), substantial capital is being di...