Centre allows big funds to bid for BOT highway projectsIndia's Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is opening build-operate-transfer road projects to large institutional investors. This poli...
11 May, 2026, 03.51 PM IST
Venture capital and pension funds can now participate in highway PPP projectsNew government policy now permits financial entities like venture capital and pension funds to bid for highway projects. This move aims to ...
11 May, 2026, 12.21 PM IST
India clears path for big funds to bid directly for road projectsIndia has opened the door for pension and sovereign wealth funds to directly bid on greenfield toll-road projects, aiming to boost private ...
11 May, 2026, 05.30 AM IST
Road ministry raises construction timelines for NH projects to up to six yearsThese normative construction periods will be applicable for all national highway projects to be bid out either on engineering, procurement,...
06 Apr, 2026, 06.45 PM IST
Road ministry to compensate for price hike and volatility in commodity prices to contractorsHighway contractors will now receive payments monthly. The government has shortened the price adjustment period to one month. This aims to ...
02 Apr, 2026, 02.29 PM IST
BOT snub: Rs 22,000 crore highway projects fail to attract bidsPrivate companies are shying away from four major highway projects totaling ₹22,000 crore. Concerns over contract terms, especially dispute...
24 Mar, 2026, 12.55 AM IST
Govt tweaks Build Operate Transfer agreement to share risks and rewards with contractors'New Delhi: The Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, announced modifications to the Build Operate Transfer road pr...
25 Feb, 2026, 12.27 AM IST
New build-own-operate road projects have equitable risk and reward sharing: Nitin GadkariThe Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways announced modifications to the BOT road project concession agreement, aiming for equitab...
24 Feb, 2026, 09.38 PM IST
Highway developers urge NHAI to tweak BOT agreement modelRoad developers are urging the NHAI to amend model concession agreements for BOT projects, focusing on restructuring termination payments a...
17 Oct, 2025, 11.17 PM IST
NHAI to offer Rs 44,000 cr worth of BOT road projects in FY25; PPP mode may return to fast laneThe National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) plans to offer 15 road projects valued at Rs 44,000 crore, covering 900 km, under the build...
19 Jun, 2024, 05.00 AM IST
Developers should bid prudently for BOT projects: Transport secretaryUnder BOT, the developer arranges the funds for the project, collects toll from it for the agreed concession period, and then transfers the...
18 Jul, 2022, 12.40 AM IST
BOT revamp on cards: To bring investors in, govt may ease exit clause in highways sectorThe construction period will be de-linked from the concession period, making it easier for companies to sell completed assets. In BOT proje...
28 Aug, 2020, 05.30 PM IST
Government's road projects find the going tough in first halfThe government’s road projects awarding bodies, NHAI and Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, have awarded just 268 km of road projects...
06 Dec, 2018, 07.54 AM IST
Road Transport and Highways Ministry to take decisions on projects to expedite delivery: CCEAThe above development comes in the wake of highways projects worth Rs 1,80,000 crore stalled on account of various reasons.
27 Aug, 2014, 08.41 PM IST
- Concerns on fund infusion led to under-performance of Gammon Infrastructure stock
The under-performance of the stock of Gammon Infrastructure over the last three months can be attributed to low earnings visibility and cas...
05 Jul, 2012, 10.10 PM IST
- More bidders, high cost to trim return on BOT projects: Crisil
Aggressive bidding & higher premium being quoted by developers for new toll road projects on BOT basis are expected to bring down average r...
28 May, 2012, 07.21 PM IST
- Government working on reviving EPC mode of road bidding
The roads ministry is working on reviving the EPC mode of road bidding where projects will be awarded outright and official role will be re...
11 Aug, 2011, 05.12 AM IST