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Infrastructure sector is the essence of any economy due to the fact that it accelerates economic growth, reduces poverty and attracts foreign investment. In India considerable investment is made in infrastructure sector especially in transportation, communications and utilities, agriculture, warehousing. The huge contribution by the Government to infrastructure sector has made Indian economy the most promising emerging economies of the world. Infrastructure financing involves heavy financial investment and carry heavy risks due to escalated costs, project delays and reduced returns. In this paper an attempt had been made to study the growth of infrastructure financing in India over a period of time. Secondary data was collected from official sources and was analysed using growth rate, regression analysis, correlation and time series analysis.