Infrastructure System in Madhya Pradesh :

Physical infrastructure like road and transport, irrigation, power, telecommunication etc contributes to economic growth through generation of income and employment and social infrastructure consisting of education, health, housing and financial infrastructure like banking and insurance contributes to the process of growth through generation of human capabilities and capacity building.

Physical infrastructure :

Transport : Madhya Pradesh has 73,311 km of roads, of which 60,000 km are surfaced. It has 4,286 km of national highways, 8,728 km of state highways, 10,817 km of major district roads (MDRs), and 48,590 km of other district roads (ODRs)/village roads. The road network is 45 km/100 sq km in Madhya Pradesh (National average is 75 km per 100 sq km).

Power : Madhya Pradesh has total installed power generation capacity of 8,539 MW, which comprised 4,582.9 MWunder state utilities, 3,525 MW under central utilities and 216.1 MWunder the private sector. Coal-based thermal power and hydro power contribute around 51.4% and 38.7% to the total installed capacity, respectively. Balance generation capacity is based on nuclear and renewable energy sources. The present average energy consumption per capita in the State is 580.34 kWh.

Telecommunication : The state has a tele-density of 40.4 (telephone connections per 100 populations). The state has about 2560 telephone exchanges with 28.6 million telephone connections. Urban infrastructure Under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), 22 projects have been sanctioned for urban centres such as Bhopal, Indore, Jabalpur and Ujjain. Projects for water supply, solidwaste management and urban transport have been identified for development under the JNNURM. 50% of the population is connected to sewage network in major cities. Water supply: The average per capita supply of water in major cities such as Indore is around 80 litres per day. Under the JNNRUM, cities are planned to achieve per capita water supply of 135 litres per day between 2015 and 2021. 

Urban infrastructure :

Under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), 22 projects have been sanctioned for urban centres such as Bhopal, Indore, Jabalpur and Ujjain. Projects for water supply, solidwaste management and urban transport have been identified for development under the JNNURM. 50% of the population is connected to sewage network in major cities. Water supply: The average per capita supply of water in major cities such as Indore is around 80 litres per day. Under the JNNRUM, cities are planned to achieve per capita water supply of 135 litres per day between 2015 and 2021.

Social infrastructure :

Education Sector : Madhya Pradesh had a literacy rate of 70.6 %. The state has about 159 engineering colleges, 139 management institutes and five medical colleges.

Health Infrastructure:

The healthcare services network of Madhya Pradesh comprises 50 district hospitals (13,400 beds), 333 community health centres, 1,155 primary health centres and 8,659 sub-centres. The total number of in-patient beds in Madhya Pradesh (excluding medical colleges) was 26,971.

                        The state is seeking to attract more investments in future, with a fast improving infrastructure, peaceful industrial climate, and progressive industrial policies based on incentives. At the same time, it is also aspiring to revitalize the traditionally rich handloom, khadi and village handicraft and sericulture industries as well as develop agri- food processing and herbal processing industries (considering the state’s abundant non timber forest produce). The state’s energy requirement is currently dependent on conventional energy sources-thermal and hydel, with a total installed generation capacity of 8539 MW available for the state. The state has accorded priority to the promotion of renewable energy, particularly solar energy to reduce the energy shortage and ensure sustainable development. The state offers viable sites having potential for production of more than 5.5 kWh/sq. m. for installation of solar based power projects.