Reports indicate that infrastructure firms and lenders to the sector requested the government to set up an independent regulator to deal with uncertain events in the execution PPP projects. Firms and lenders want the proposed regulator to have powers to make the current agreements of the Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects more flexible to deal
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Govt may revamp MCA for road projects
Unconfirmed reports indicate that the government would revamp the model concession agreements (MCAs) for public private partnership (PPP) projects in the highway sector. It may be noted that the existing MCAs have outlived their utility and there are no provisions for addressing emerging problems in many such projects. The
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Port projects fail to attract pvt investment
Reports suggest that the union government is facing difficulty in attracting private investment in port projects. It is learnt that projects in Visakhapatnam, Chennai and Tuticorin Port Trusts have not seen a single bid coming in from the private sector in the last
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Govt takes steps to boost coal output
The union government has envisaged that one of the ways forward to reduce the dependence on imports is to devise a Public Private Partnership (PPP) policy framework with CIL as one of the partners in order to increase the production of coal for supply to power producers and other consumers. Accordingly the Ministry of Coal has set up a Committee to devise a PPP Policy framework with CIL as one of the partners in order to increase production of coal
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Govt panel discusses PPP models in coal sector
On April 9, 2013, a government-appointed committee met for the first time to discuss various public private partnership (PPP) models in the coal mining sector. Union Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal informed this in Lok Sabha recently
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Govt awarded 58 port projects in PPP mode so far
Till March 31,2013, the government awarded 58 port development projects in Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode. Of these, 29 projects have been completed, 16 are at various stages of construction and the remaining 13 were awarded during 2012-
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Assocham urges govt to support aviation sector
Industry body ASSOCHAM urged the civil aviation ministry, the Planning Commission and the RBI to work out a joint and a clear mechanism to give a boost to the aviation sector. In a communication to the government, the chamber raised concern that the sector faces policy and regulatory issues besides lack of finance, especially the equit
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Govt takes steps to accelerate award of road projects
The central government is reportedly taking steps to accelerate award of road projects under public private partnership (PPP) model. As part of this move, the union finance ministry plans to streamline the approval process for road projects, in line with the suggestion of the ministry of road transport and highways
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Govt takes steps to accelerate award of road projects
The central government is reportedly taking steps to accelerate award of road projects under public private partnership (PPP) model. As part of this move, the union finance ministry plans to streamline the approval process for road projects, in line with the suggestion of the ministry of road transport and highways
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Govt to create 280 mn t cargo handling capacity in FY14
Union Shipping Ministry plans to create cargo handling capacity of 280 million tonne (mn t) at major ports in the country mainly through the public-private-partnership (PPP) mode during 2013-14. In 2012-13, the port awarded 32 port projects with a predictable investment of Rs 6,700 crore. Speaking at the 50th National Maritime Day celebrations, Union Shipping Minis