( CNN ) -- India has long been cited as one of the fastest growing economies in the world , but it has n't always been the most hospitable place for business travelers . Ranked 132 out of 185 on the World Bank 's Ease of Doing Business Index , the country is often viewed as a hassle by executives . Part of the problem is that India has grown faster than its infrastructure . `` Infrastructure that we created for 2020 are already getting filled up by 2012 , '' says Amitabh Kant , the man who is planning to bring India up to speed by 2017 . Kant already revolutionized his country once . The instigator of the `` Incredible India '' campaign , he polished India 's flagging tourism image and turned it into a must-visit destination for the discerning traveler . Marketing aside , the campaign made sure journeying through the subcontinent was met with relative ease . Roads were repaved , landmarks rebuffed and the sector as a whole was trained to work with foreign guests . Today , the country sees 6.8 million overseas tourists annually . Now he is tackling what may be India 's most ambitious infrastructure project to date . The Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor , a $ 90 billion state-run enterprise , will involve connecting the 932 mile stretch between Delhi and Mumbai with new ports , airports , highways and rail links . For Kant , though , the real achievement will be the undertaking 's economic knock-on effect . `` The train opens up a completely new route for India , '' he explains . `` It opens up the heart of six states , and what it does is really drive manufacturing . It creates seven new industrial cities of India , '' he explains . The country has already seen several new cities develop on the outskirts of industry centers . Outside of Delhi , for example , sits Gurgaon , a 30 year old suburb with a GDP that has started to match its next-door neighbor 's . Unfortunately , many key urban features like adequate power and sewage are only just starting to be built . `` The city is doing some retro fitting , '' admits Kant . `` You are seeing power lines coming up , you are seeing drainage and sewage coming up . '' Kant is hoping to avoid this type of scenario with the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor . `` You need to have a very good plan of the backbone of the city you 've created , and then allow the private sector to come in at the appropriate time , '' says Kant . The project may be ambitious , but Kant notes that its supersonic timeframe is necessary given the speed the country 's young population is growing . `` India has a very young population ; the median age is 25 , and the aspirations are very high , '' he explains . `` We have to push for reforms at twice the speed we have been doing . '' Despite the wealth of foreign investment in India , Kant also notes that the drive for change is coming from within the country . India 's middle class is 400 million strong , and Kant reckons that by 2021 it will account for 47 % of the country 's GDP . Many will likely work in cities , and the number is only going to keep growing . `` By 2030 , 350 million Indians are going to get into the process of urbanization , 700 million Indians by 2050 , '' he explains . `` India has to create two and a half Americas . That is the challenge for India . ''
Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor scheme will cost $ 90B . The project is expected to create over 1 lakh jobs and generate a revenue of Rs 10,000 crore per annum. Project seen as necessary as country 's middle class grows . Speed of reform and modernization needs to be faster believes Kant .