Power, irrigation, roads, railway, post office, education, health and banking are studied under basic infrastructure. From the point of view of Relative Development Index of infrastructure, Rajasthan stands at the 14th position.
Following is the condition of basic infrastructure in Rajasthan :
i. The sources of power in Rajasthan are Kota thermal plant, Suratgarh thermal plant, Dholpur gas thermal plant, Mahipan Light Scheme, Wind, thermal, bio-mass, Bhakra, Beas, Chambal and Satpura Interstate Partnership Projects and projects like Singrauli, Rihand, Dadri and various other schemes. By the end of 2014, Rajasthan’s power generation capacity was 4371.61 Megawatt, in which 5405.30 Megawatt capacity comes from the self-owned projects and the remaining comes from central projects, wind power and solar power projects. Per capital consumption of power in Rajasthan was 927.40 Kilowatt per hour in 2011 -12, which is quite low from Gujarat’s 1663.20.
ii. By the end of December 2014, the estimated length of roads in Rajasthan is expected to be 59.90 km per 100 sq. km area, whereas the national average has been estimated at 148 km.
iii. In 2013, the length of railway tracks in the state was 5871.65 km in which 4801.18 km was broad gauge, 983.71 km was meter gauge and 86.76 km was narrow gauge.
iv. In 2011, literacy rate was was 66.1%, for males it was 79.2% and for females it was 52.1%.
v. The birth rate per thousand of Rajasthan is lower than than that of India. There is no difference in the mortality rate. But the child mortality rate in Rajasthan is higher as compared to India.
vi. The condition of Rajasthan is satisfactory in context to banking facilities. In June 2014, in Context to the number of banks per year population, Himachal Pradesh was at the 1st place, with Rajasthan not lagging much behind in this context in India.
