Question

Write the types of infrastructure.

Answer 1

Types of Infrastructure: Infrastructure on the basis of the activities included in the infrastructure is categorised into two parts.

(i) Economic Infrastructure: Infrastructure, which is mainly related to energy, transport and communication, is called economic infrastrcuture. Railways roads, ports, airports, dams, power stations etc., are kept under economic infrastructure. They have an important place in the economic development of a country therefore they are also called basis economic facilities.

(ii) Social Infrastructure: Social infrastructure is helpful in the development of human resource and in human capital formation. Eductaion, health and medical facilities are included in it as its main parts. These make efficient, skilled and healthy manpower available to the society. It improves the working capacity of the manpower due to which the production in the primary and secondary sectors increases rapidly. As a result of it the economy grows rapidly.