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MISSION 06 / INDIA 2047

Infrastructure — Reliable and resilient foundations

Improve transport, energy, logistics and climate resilience.

Illustration of Infrastructure mission
The mission in brief

What India must achieve

Infrastructure creates value when projects are delivered well, integrated across modes and maintained over time.

Prioritize multimodal freight corridors; transparent project tracking; resilient energy and water systems; lifecycle maintenance budgets.

Our 2047 direction: Improve transport, energy, logistics and climate resilience. Progress should be measured through outcomes experienced by people and businesses, not announcements alone.

Three challenges to solve

1. Project delivery

For infrastructure, this is a system-level constraint. The mission proposes documenting a comparable baseline across states, identifying the institutions responsible and testing solutions before nationwide expansion.

2. Logistics costs

For infrastructure, this is a system-level constraint. The mission proposes documenting a comparable baseline across states, identifying the institutions responsible and testing solutions before nationwide expansion.

3. Resilience

For infrastructure, this is a system-level constraint. The mission proposes documenting a comparable baseline across states, identifying the institutions responsible and testing solutions before nationwide expansion.

Priority solutions

1. Multimodal transport

Develop a practical intervention around multimodal transport, starting with stakeholder mapping, a clearly defined target population, implementation costs and independent measurement. Compare approaches across Indian states and relevant international peers before recommending scale-up.

2. Better project management

Develop a practical intervention around better project management, starting with stakeholder mapping, a clearly defined target population, implementation costs and independent measurement. Compare approaches across Indian states and relevant international peers before recommending scale-up.

3. Climate-smart assets

Develop a practical intervention around climate-smart assets, starting with stakeholder mapping, a clearly defined target population, implementation costs and independent measurement. Compare approaches across Indian states and relevant international peers before recommending scale-up.

Roadmap to 2047

2026–2030 Establish transparent baseline and test targeted interventions in infrastructure.
2030–2040 Scale independently evaluated approaches through public-private collaboration.
2040–2047 Track outcomes, address remaining gaps and update the strategy with evidence.

Outcomes to track

  • Freight transit time
  • logistics performance
  • electricity reliability
  • project delays
  • maintenance backlog.

Proposed first pilot

Develop an open dashboard for a selected freight corridor using public project and service data.

Evidence and further reading

The linked sources provide context; the mission recommendations are independent editorial proposals, not endorsed by the sources.

Read the detailed research brief →