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AKANSH DHULLAIR 3· 2025

Question Q.12GS2GS2

Infrastructure investments are crucial for socio-economic development, as they have a multiplier effect on economy, however, concerns for safety must not be ignored. Discuss in the light of recent events.

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Main Body

Infrastructure suffers to investment in these basic facilities (e.g. roads, railway, digital tech) which provide backbone to economy and indeed in future investment.

Budget 2023 has kept 13.7 lakh crore for capex capital expenditure

Physical InfraInfrastructureDigital Public

Infra

Tech Stack

Infrastructure crucial for socio-economic Development

1SDG 9 recognises value of infrastructure as driver for growth
2Creates public goods to (e.g. Mobile towers in rural areas)

Better access to technology, opportunities

(i.e Bhartnet led to digital drawway)

3Infrastructure leads to jobs
InfrastructureInvestmentExpects

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Demands

(e.g) Constructum, (e.g factory in allied states) to avail

4Development of industrial corridor leads to regional development
(e.g) Plug & Play infrastructureIndustrial corridorFactoryHome

Delhi Turkumani. Industrial Corridor

Multipliers Effect

1It refers to the money created for every ₹1 invested

(e.g) Backroad-Railways 3.5x Forward linkage

(e.g) Coach, mfg multiplies (Economic Survey)

2High multipliers as 1st step related to key industries on.

Safety Concerns not ignored )

Efficiency and task effectiveness should be balanced (e.g Recent wreck cage of bridge in Bhagalpur)

3Backlash on safety harms life of citizens and cause long-term issues
4Reduced trust → low uptake of infrastructure (e.g. Power fault)
5Thus actions won't be economically viable
6Reflect vast of reconstruction and then demolition (e.g Karnataka death)

Safety Concerns can be automatically addressed by reducing scope of every capitalism as often sent seeking leads to quality compromise to safeguard profit. Better quality (social audit) can be undertaken

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Conclusion

Safety Concerns can be automatically addressed by reducing scope of every capitalism as often sent seeking leads to quality compromise to safeguard profit. Better quality (social audit) can be undertaken

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Diagram

Shows infrastructure framework with Physical Infra → Infrastructure → Digital Public Infra and Tech Stack

  • Identifies multiplier effect clearly
  • Uses specific budget figures
  • Links to SDG 9
  • Differentiates between physical and digital infrastructure
  • Addresses the specific multiplier concept with concrete data
  • Balances investment benefits with safety concerns
  • Provides real-world examples of safety failures
  • Suggests solution through social audit and quality control
  • Recognizes long-term impact of reduced public trust

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Topper

AKANSH DHULL

AIR 32025

Subject & Paper

GS2GS2

Topic

Government Policies and Interventions - Design, Implementation and Issues

Government Schemes and Policies

Infrastructure Development

Writing Stats

284

Total words

11

Paragraphs

informative and structured

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