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By outlining concrete policy recommendations on how improving infrastructure could increase agricultural production, exports, and food security in India, the report adds to the body of previous literature in this field. Prior research has only examined one region or has examined specific components like human capital or fertilizer. Yet, rather of focusing on a local level, this study examines national-level infrastructure upgrading. It also employs agricultural production per unit of labor to define agricultural productivity, in contrast to the majority of other research. The majority of research on India's infrastructure and how it relates to industrial growth has been conducted at the national or state level. Obviously, this method sees the state as a homogeneous entity, which it is not. The following conclusions can be drawn from a brief assessment of the prior studies. First, there is disagreement over the relative importance of the infrastructural elements in determining industrial infrastructure. Second, and perhaps more significantly, it demonstrates that relatively few investigations were carried out at the district level and that most research were carried out at the state level. In addition to taking steps to reduce poverty and create jobs, agriculture productivity must be raised to feed the world's expanding population.