A Study on Public Infrastructure Deficits in India?s Urban Landscape
Abstract: As India urbanises rapidly, its cities face widening public infrastructure deficits across transport, water supply, waste management and housing, with direct consequences for residents' quality of life. This paper synthesises secondary data from government reports, institutional datasets and peer-reviewed literature to examine infrastructure deficits in three major Indian metropolitan cities - Bengaluru, Delhi and Mumbai - and their documented association with citizens' psychological well-being. Comparative indicators, including air quality, waste generation, water demand-supply gaps and traffic congestion, are presented alongside a thematic review of published research linking commuting stress, water insecurity, air pollution and housing overcrowding to adverse mental-health outcomes in urban India. Findings indicate that infrastructure deficits are systemic rather than isolated, driven by rapid, unplanned urbanisation and fragmented governance, and that these deficits carry a measurable psychological cost that existing policy frameworks largely overlook. The paper concludes by recommending integrated, data-driven urban planning and highlights the need for future primary research combining infrastructure indicators with validated psychological measures.
Keywords: Quality of life, Urban Growth, Civic Issues, Local Governance, Sustainable Planning, Bengaluru
How to Cite?: Prathiksha Mohan, Dr. Shivanand, "A Study on Public Infrastructure Deficits in India?s Urban Landscape", Volume 15 Issue 10, October 2026, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 285-287, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=SR261004182114, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/SR261004182114