Budget 2018: Will infra industry get an allocation boost from FM Jaitley?

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It's far believed that funding in India’s infrastructure enterprise would yield extra impact if all associated projects are deliberate and added at the same timeline. this is seen as key to the fulfillment mainly of business corridors and nodes being planned. beneath the Sagarmala initiative, ports at the moment are being integrated with roads, railways, and coastal business zones/SEZs. devoted freight corridors can be a key component, although there appears to be constrained progress after the primary corridors.

enterprise general and % observe the existing state of affairs of the infrastructure area, key problems facing it, and what the enterprise desires from Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in the upcoming Union price range 2018-19.

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integrated making plans and shipping of projects
  • Investments in infrastructure would yield more impact if all related projects are also planned and delivered on the same timeline
  • This will be key to the success of Industrial Corridors and Nodes being planned
  • Under the Sagarmala initiative, ports are now being integrated with roads, railways and coastal industrial zones/ SEZs. Dedicated Freight Corridors could be a key component of this approach
Revival of private investment
  • Despite the Hybrid Annuity Model has restarted PPP in National Highways, hurdles to large-scale private investment remain
  • Both Banks and Developers are still financially constrained
  • Project pipeline outside the road sector appears to be limited
  • The promise of opening up Railways to private investment in a range of activities is still to translate into projects
  • In Airports, investment opportunities have not emerged, and there is no model to attract private investment into regional airports
Pricing of infrastructure
  • Uncertainty in pricing is still key concern for commercial financiers.
  • In Airports, key orders of AERA are under legal challenge; the amendment of TAMP’s role in Ports is in abeyance
  • Tolls on roads are occasionally disrupted; Railway Development Authority not operationalised; metro tariff determination through Fare Fixation Committee still to be gain credibility.
What industry wants
  • Sector specific mechanism to fast-track addressing of financial stress. This should include addressing large amounts under dispute
  • NIIF could play a catalytic role in furthering the secondary market, as well as creating new opportunities for channeling private investments.
  • Single-window approach for clearances in highway projects, and digitisation of revenue records.
  • Use of technology in collecting user-charges and monitoring performance, to minimize disputes
  • Revival of PPPs through recommendations in Kelkar Committee report, as also by opening up new sectors. Use of HAM model with strong counter-party; and leveraging existing cashflows, where user-charges are predictable

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