Indian Railways Ppt

1. INTRODUCTION

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Economic conditions around the world have been very encouraging. Global growth which as 4.8% in 2005 reached 4.9% in 2006 and is expected to hover around this level in the current year also.While the Chinese economy is growing at around 10% without any signs of slow down, the Indian economy is also continuing to grow at more than 8%. In the coming years, I am expecting that the Indian economy will be booming owing to the heavy demand on infrastructure. Energy sector is growing by leaps and bounds as it is receiving the highest attention of both the State Governments and Central Government.

India has moved from an agrarian economy to a manufacturing economy. The manufacturing sector now contributes around one-fourth of the total GDP and the industrial output has now crossed USD 65 Billion in value.

Global steel production is continuing its growth and the production in 2006 crossed 1.2 billion ton mark. In spite of some control measures adopted by Chinese Government the crude steel registered an impressive growth and has crossed 450 million tons. India is also witnessing a huge growth in steel production and it is expected that steel industry will continue to grow by more than 12% per annum.

Sustainable economic growth of India as well as rest of the world will depend on effective energy planning. Nearly 40% of the world’s energy comes from petroleum. Natural gas contributes to another 20% and these two natural resources account for 60% of the world’s energy. The growth in consumption of oil and natural gas in the past has been such that the consumption has been doubling every 15 years. This trend is likely to continue and will lead to complete depletion of natural resources in next 30 years.

It is significant to note that more than 20% of the world’s total primary energy is consumed...