Abstract
Identifying and Addressing Critical Issues in the Indian Construction Industry: Perspectives of Large Building Construction Clients
Highlights
Construction activity is an integral part of a country’s infrastructure and industrial development
Each focus group consisted of eight participants and was facilitated by a chairman and a designated recorder assisted in noting down the key points discussed and the principal findings emerging from the brainstorming
There is no time for considering alternative design concepts or technologies, let alone optimize even the selected one. This grave shortfall is confirmed by the observations of Iyer and Jha (2006), who identified owner’s inadequate project formulation in the beginning, as one of the critical failure factors contributing to under-performance of Indian construction projects
Summary
Construction activity is an integral part of a country’s infrastructure and industrial development. The Indian construction industry is one of the oldest and the second largest economic sector in the country next to agriculture providing large scale employment. Construction activity in India was confined to buildings and basic transportation infrastructure. The need for accelerated industrial, real estate, and infrastructure development laid the foundations for revitalizing architectural, engineering, and construction services. In this respect, the evolution of the Indian construction industry is similar to the general pattern in some other post-colonial economies. While initially driven by the government, private companies have gradually increased their share and contributions to the Indian construction industry.
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