Preface vii List of Contributors xi 1. Anindita Nandy Spatial Disparities in Infrastructure and its Impact on Economic Growth: Evidence from India 1 2. Aditya Kumar Patra Infrastructure Needs in India: An Input-Output Analysis 25 3. Basavaraj S. Benni Infrastructural Development and Regional Disparity-A District-level Analysis 41 4. P. Kiran Kumar and Jayasheela Indian Power Sector-An Overview 56 5. M. Sivarajan Power Infrastructure in India: Performance is yet to Reach Desirable Level 75 6. G.C. Panda The Economics of Infrastructure and Power Sector Reforms 91 7. P. Anbalagan Impact of Infrastructure on Economic Development: A Study of Indian Transport Sector112 8. Nitin Wagale Some Issues in Indian Mobile Telecommunication137 9. L.N. Dash Health, Education and Human Development 158 10. L.N. Dash Financing of Education in India 173 11. L.N. Dash Healthcare Provision in India 186 12. L.N. Dash Financing of Health Infrastructure in India 201 Index 219