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==INFRASTRUCTURE STATISTICS - 2010==

Infrastructure Statistics is one of the most important sector for any country. Given
the crucial role of infrastructure in promoting inclusive and sustainable socioeconomic
development, quality infrastructure statistics is very much essential for
informed decision making in many spheres, the important ones being the following:

(i) Planning and policy making

Quality statistics are essential for effective planning, monitoring and evaluation of
infrastructure projects and for optimal allocation of scarce resources among the
competing projects to achieve the desired plan objectives of inclusive and sustainable
economic development.
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(ii) Business promotion

Decisions regarding industrial diversification to new areas and new markets and
investment in infrastructure are to be based on up-to-date and reliable micro-level
and macro-level data. Business houses can get these data either through the conduct
of specialized surveys, which re very costly, or from the existing data sources of the
Government, research institutions, business associations, etc.