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India requires Rs 845-880 lakh crore investment between 2023 and 2047 to catch up with China's infrastructure development and financial progress. The plan entails expanding highways by 1.6 times, quadrupling port capacity, and doubling the railway network. Additionally, 20,000 km of elevated tracks and 4,500 km of bullet train corridors are to be laid. Vande Bharat trains will be increased to 4,500, and an indigenous anti-collision system, Kavach, will be implemented. Urban infrastructure will receive 56% of the investment, including the establishment of a 5,000 km mass rapid transit system across 75 cities. Finance Commission and Centrally Sponsored Schemes will drive governance, planning, and financial reforms for urban local bodies.