Indian government focuses on infrastructure development

Apart from resolving infrastructure bottlenecks, the Indian government plans to set up 100 'smart' cities, which involves upgrading the infrastructure in existing tier 1 and tier 2 cities, and setting up new urban clusters to manage the pace and quality of urbanisation. That was one of the key ideas of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's election campaign . 

These cities will have facilities like availability of underground parking, adequate digital connectivity, smart power grids, piped gas networks, adequate public transport and environmentally-friendly surroundings to enhance quality of life.

According to a report by the McKinsey Global Institute in 2010 (Urbanisation in India), in the next 20 years India could have 68 cities with a population of more than one million - up from 42 in 2010, notes Barclays.