The moot question is whether good intent has been accompanied by careful planning.
It was always going to be a difficult job. Roads development, battered and bruised by a heavy load of projects awarded in the recent past, remained stalled for various reasons ranging from land acquisition and bureaucratic red tape to a lack of accountability and transparency in the bidding process.
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Finding the Right Road
VOX POP
The Finance Minister has taken a very pragmatic approach and crafted a Budget in a manner which can provide a boost to both infrastructure and manufacturing which will create employment and also augment India´s competitiveness vis-a-vis its peers and at the same time adhered to the Prime Minister´s ´Make in India´ vision
Injecting Hope
A slew of measures to infuse the much-needed cash-flow into the infrastructure sector have been introduced to push growth. And Rs 8 lakh crore of equity is likely to find its way soon in the sector enriching the fund pool. However, missing links like deepening the bond market in the country
Good Days Are Here…
The first 100 days of the Modi government have been encouraging. Now the Centre is firmly moving to mission mode. There´s much that the infrastructure sector can look forward to in the days to come. Let´s look at the various initiatives that the government plans to unroll.
Budget: Leapfrog from infra trampoline
The Union Budget 2014-15 presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has laid an infra tarpaulin and created a mood for growth. An eBiz integrated portal where all ministries would be integrated by December is underway to facilitate business. The allocations are across the spectrum of infrastructure, manufacturing and social sectors.
Modalities for Infrastructure Trust Fund within a month
To accelerate the flow of long-term funds into various projects in areas such as power, roads and ports, the Union Finance Ministry may put in place within a month the modalities for a new structure of the Infrastructure Trust Fund, the Ministry stated. The proposed fund is expected in the nature of REIT (Real Estate Investment Trust), which are prevalent in many countries like Singapore.
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