I am delighted to be here today to inaugurate the CII annual meeting for 2013. I have always believed that both government and business have to be partners in writing the story of development of this ancient land of ours, and CII has been a greatly valued partner over the past many years.
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Action: Bric by bric
The Cabinet Committee on Investment is moving steadily in the direction of unwinding gridlocks. After the last meeting this month with banks P Chidambaram has initiated them to highlight the funded projects which are stuck due to clearances. The banks have moved with alacrity and their first such meeting took place in Bangalore hosted by Canara Bank
Action: Bric by bric
The Cabinet Committee on Investment is moving steadily in the direction of unwinding gridlocks. After the last meeting this month with banks P Chidambaram has initiated them to highlight the funded projects which are stuck due to clearances. The banks have moved with alacrity and their first such meeting took place in Bangalore hosted by Canara Bank
Restructuring should not be considered anathema
Although banking sector stress may have 'bottomed out', as he puts it, India's infrastructure sector remains vulnerable to risks, both inherent and external. Corporate restructuring should not be thrown out the window as a solution for problems that are extraneous to a project.
Project finance: Time for calculating the risks
Employing probabilistic risk models could provide an objective basis of evaluating and tracking risks as they wax and wane through the project stages. Infrastructure projects are all about taking calculated risks, but before taking the risks, one needs to calculate them well,
Airports: A Holistic approach needed
In order to cater to its significant growth potential, India will need more airports, increased capacity at existing ones and supporting infrastructure, finance and human resources.
If the economy gets robust, we would require 200 more airports in the country
Towards creating a better infrastructure in the country, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) is working hard to connect smaller towns with major cities.
We are quite confident of the underlying value of our assets
We are just taking out money from where we think we have got the maximum and putting it into projects which we think has potential, says Parmit Chadha, CEO, Strategy and Corporate Development, GMR Infrastructure
Airports: Spreading its wings
India is likely to be the fastest growing aviation market in the world in the next 20 years. Thus, there is a need to adopt a new proactive mindset which does not wait for current infrastructure to become saturated before planning for expansion,

