Performance of Infrastructure Sector in India
(2004-2005 to April-August, 2008-2009)

Sector

Unit

Financial Year

Year-on-Year Variation
(%)

2004-
05

2005-
06

2006-
07

2007-
08

2008-
09*

2006-
07

2007-
08

2008-
09*

Power

BU

587.4

617.5

662.5

704.5

300.0

7.3

6.3

2.2

Coal

MT

377.3

401.4

425.0

450.5

171.6

5.9

6.0

7.3

Steel

MT

42.2

46.8

52.5

55.2

22.9

12.2

5.2

4.3

Cement

MT

133.6

147.8

161.7

174.3

74.9

9.4

7.8

5.6

Fertilizers

MT

15.4

15.5

16.1

14.7

5.9

3.3

-8.6

-1.5

Petroleum

i) Crude Oil

MT

34.0

32.2

34.0

34.1

14.0

5.6

0.4

-0.9

ii) Refinery

MT

127.1

130.1

146.6

156.1

67.8

12.6

6.5

4.8

iii) Natural Gas

MCM

31763

32205

31747

32274

13890

-1.4

1.7

5.4

Roads : Up-Gradation of National Highways

i) NHAI

Kms.

-

727

636

1683

990

-

-

108.0

ii) NH(O) & BRDB

Kms.

1388

1883

1686

1897

418

-

-

-37.6

Railways (Revenue Freight Traffic)

MT

602.8

667.2

728.8

794.2

336.0

9.2

9.0

8.6

Cargo Handled at Major Ports

MT

383.7

423.6

463.8

519.2

221.6

9.5

11.9

8.4

Civil Aviation

i) Export Cargo Handled

Lakh Tonnes

4.35

4.67

4.84

5.20

2.31

3.6

7.5

7.7

ii) Import Cargo Handled

Lakh Tonnes

2.75

3.19

3.81

4.56

1.97

19.4

19.7

6.3

iii) Passenger Traffic at International Terminals

Lakh Nos.

149.3

168.4

188.8

211.3

90.2

12.1

11.9

7.9

iv) Passenger Traffic at Domestic Terminals

Lakh Nos.

238.1

302.6

405.5

488.8

191.0

34.0

20.6

-5.2

Telecommunications

i) Additional in Switching Capacity

Lakh Lines

67.1

124.8

96.0

71.6

31.1

-23.0

-25.4

54.7

ii) Telephone Connections

Lakh Nos.

69.6

155.5

125.0

224.0

101.1

-19.6

79.2

33.8

iii) Cell Phone Connections

Lakh Nos.

148.7

281.7

522.3

722.3

332.8

85.4

38.3

24.9