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
Govt extends deadline to fulfill contractual obligations by up to 6 monthsThe Expenditure Department, under the ministry, had in February said that COVID-19 outbreak in China would be considered a 'force majeure' ...
19 May, 2020, 08.08 PM IST
Experts urge India to review PPP model for infra projectsIndia needs to make the PPP model more transparent, so it gives better return to investors, said Sanjiv Nanda, Member, Board of Trustee of ...
24 Nov, 2017, 02.53 PM IST
PAC wants PPP projects under CAG, to sound out audit watchdogThe private sector has so far been resisting the move but the committee's argument is that since public money is being spent even in PPP pr...
21 Apr, 2016, 03.59 PM IST
Finance Ministry expects PPP projects to top 2,000-mark in few yearsFinance Ministry today said the number of PPP projects, which are mostly in the infrastructure sector, will cross 2,000-mark in the next fe...
24 Dec, 2015, 03.02 AM IST
NITI Aayog suggests national public-private partnership policyIn the Union Budget 2015-16, the government had announced setting up a new entity, namely 3P India to provide support to mainstreaming PPP ...
24 Jul, 2015, 05.01 PM IST
Economic Survey 2015: PPP model needs revamp to revive private sector interestFor example, in port and airport concessions, the bidder offering the highest share of gross revenue collected to the government is selecte...
27 Feb, 2015, 04.42 PM IST
Does public-private partnerships in coal mining have potential to provide value for money?Development of coal mining projects of CIL through PPP aims to add about 60-70 million tonnes per annum capacity in the next five years.
01 Jul, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
Government mulling new PPP platform to give big push to infrastructure developmentDiscussions have begun on creating a 'resolution panel' in line with global practices as the government looks to breathe new life into PPP ...
18 Jun, 2014, 09.13 AM IST
Stalled PPP infrastructure projects likely to get a renegotiation clauseThe Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs had in July directed Planning Commission to come up with a proposal for strengthening the PPP reg...
14 Oct, 2013, 03.56 AM IST
Draft bill for speedy resolution of PPP disputes soonPrime Minister Manmohan Singh had in May asked the Commission to prepare a draft bill for speedy resolution of issues related to public con...
22 Sep, 2013, 01.46 PM IST
Economic Survey 2013: Flexibility needed in PPP arrangement to rebid projectsCalling for caution against PPPs, Economic Survey said there should be flexibility in arrangements in order to recall contracts from underp...
27 Feb, 2013, 05.47 PM IST
- Evolve better contracts for PPP
There is a glaring lacuna in the PPP model that needs to be speedily rectified.
29 Apr, 2011, 05.04 AM IST
- Pvt cos outside RTI purview: Planning Commission
The Planning Commission has rejected the Central Information Commission's suggestion to bring public-private agreements (PPP) under the amb...
04 Mar, 2011, 05.04 AM IST
- Raise a toast to T3!
Delhi airport's new terminal T3 set new global benchmarks.
05 Jul, 2010, 03.41 AM IST
- Inability to fix returns frustrates public-private tie up
Infrastructure development in the country would require a massive investment of Rs 14,50,000 crore ($320 billion) during the 11th Plan peri...
06 Dec, 2006, 02.26 AM IST
- Expressway for core projects, no Cabinet nod for NHDP-V
To kickstart (PPP) projects in highways, shipping and a host of other infrastructure sectors, the government is set to cut down the multi-l...
29 Nov, 2006, 01.42 AM IST