Planning Minister
The government is set to revive an initiative of its predecessor to make regulators of key sectors such as power, telecommunications and railways accountable to Parliament. This move is expected to boost private investments in the infrastructure sector. The planning minister Rao Inderjit Singh has instructed the infrastructure division of the Planning Commission to finalise [...] Continue Reading »
The Narendra Modi government will re-visit the model concession agreements (MCAs) for public private partnership (PPP) projects across the sectors. This will be done in order to move from a cost-plus basis to predetermined rates while awarding contracts. This move is expected to be beneficial for the users because they will not have to end [...] Continue Reading »
