How important is basic infrastructure in securing livelihoods of Adivasis
In general, infrastructures such as all-weather roads, electricity, hospitals and water sources improve the livelihood of citizens. Most existing literature on the relationship between infrastructure and well-being also suggests a positive correlation.
Moreover, multiple World Development Reports have identified infrastructure as an important tool for poverty alleviation. A significant proportion of poverty in backward areas is due to a gap in infrastructure and its deficiency, noted a 2002 study on rural China published in the Journal of Applied Econometrics.
Gaps in infrastructure hampers access to products and markets, which may be seen as the main causes behind poverty, the research noted. Other studies that link poverty with infrastructure in the Indian context have also demonstrated a positive correlation between infrastructure and well-being.