Two statements are given, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R):
Assertion (A) As private investment is given a greater role in economic development, considerations of regional equity get a boost.
Reason (R) Private investors generally want to invest in already developed States where the infrastructure and other facilities are better.

(A) is false but (R) is true

Since the era of liberalisation (i.e., since the 1990s) there is concern among policy makers, politicians and scholars about increasing inter-regional economic and infrastructural inequalities. As private investment (both foreign and Indian) is given a greater role in economic development, considerations of regional equity get diluted. This happens because private investors generally want to invest in already developed States where the infrastructure and other facilities are better.