quite like the manufacturing and services sectors depend on quality of infrastructure for their competitiveness, our agriculture also will be able to make a difference
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Lessons from JNNURM
By its very definition, the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), launched seven years ago, vowed to rejuvenate our cities. In the process, funds were allocated segment-wise-water supply, transport augmentation, facilities for the poor,
FDI to herald organisation of agri-infra
Multi-brand FDI in retail can be a stepping stone for the rural infrastructure growth, in spite of some mandates that hinder the smooth implementation of the programme.
PURA champion shifted
Under Arvind Mayaram, the Special Secretary and Financial Advisor at the Union Ministry of Rural Development, the amply termed Provision of Urban Amenities in Rural Areas (PURA) took birth
No problem has been reported in land acquisition in our rural infra-structure scheme
Perhaps no other country has as many land-related disputes as India, rendering land acquisition painful. Union Ministry of Rural Development Secretary in the Department of Land Resources Anita Chaudhary...
No problem has been reported in land acquisition in our rural infra-structure scheme
Perhaps no other country has as many land-related disputes as India, rendering land acquisition painful. Union Ministry of Rural Development Secretary in the Department of Land Resources Anita Chaudhary...
Putting infra ducks back in a row
Much has been said about the now popularly termed policy paralysis over the past two years that has led to uncertainty in implementation of and financing to infrastructure sectors. With the single exception of the roads sector, none of the major sectors have met expected growth levels this year.
Go against the grain!
This year starts the Plan for a huge boost from the government to rural infrastructure. Private investors should not look at the immediate size of attractiveness of projects alone, but consider the multiplier effects.
Rural roads: Country roads, take me home
A new opportunity knocks on the doors of private developers, especially those in the second-tier or contractors aspiring to be developers. Rural roads are all set to offer large opportunities this year as the government steps on the accelerator to see projects through,
PPP in rural roads and infra is our aim in 12th Plan
As PURA gains momentum, rural roads are set to rope in private participation through 'bundling' the contracts-mainly, involving longer clusters of roads and of allied activities.
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