Contents :- Part I: Infrastructure and Economic Development 1. Infrastructure Development: Issues and Strategies 1-15 2. Infrastructure Upgradation Policy in India 16-34 Part II: Energy Needs, Sources and Management 3. Energy Needs: Challenges, Strategies and Institutional Arrangements 35-47 4. Electricity: Progress, Problems and Reforms 48-64 5. Coal Resources and Utilization65-79 6. Petroleum and Natural Gas 80-107 7. Renewable Energy Sources 108-126 8. Atomic Power for Civil Use 127-133 9. Energy Conservation and Environment 134-142 Part III: Transport Services 10. Importance of an Efficient and Integrated Transport System 143-148 11. Indian Railways 149-161 12. Roads and Road Transport162-178 13. Shipping and Ports 179-193 14. Civil Aviation 194-202 Part IV: Telecommunications, Information Technology (IT), Postal Services, and Broadcasting 15. Telecommunications 203-227 16. IT and IT-enabled Services 228-240 17. Postal Services 241-246 18. Broadcasting Services 247-252 Part V: Special Economic Zones (SEZs) 19. Economics of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) 253-261 20. Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in India 262-272 Part VI: Water Resources and Irrigation 21. Water Resources: Potential and Requirements 273-302 22. Irrigation Schemes 303-320 Part VII: Rural Infrastructure and Services 23. Rural Housing 321-331 24. Rural Electrification 332-336 25. Rural Transport and Communications337-344 26. Rural Water Supply345-354 27. Rural Sanitation and Cleanliness 355-362 Part VIII: Urban Infrastructure and Services 28. Approach to Urban Development 363-380 29. Urban Housing and Slum Clearance/Development 381-401 30. Urban Transport Services 402-417 31. Urban Water Supply 418-423 32. Urban Sanitation, Sewerage and Solid Waste Management 424-428 Part IX: Appendices Appendix 1: National Electricity Policy, 2005 429-453 Appendix 2: Rural Electrification Policy, 2006 454-465 Appendix 3: Recommendations of the Expert Committee on integrated Energy Policy (Chairman: Kirit S. Parikh), August 2006 466-486 Appendix 4: National Telecom Policy (NTP), 2011 487-504 Appendix 5: National Telecom Policy (NTP), 1999505-519 Appendix 6: Broadband Policy, 2004 520-525 Appendix 7: List of Operational SEZs in India 526-532 Appendix 8: National Urban Sanitation Policy 533-566 Appendix 9: Guidelines for Environmentally Sound Management of E-waste, March 2008 567-570 Bibliography 571-578 Index579-590