Investing in India’s Public Private Partnerships

The Indian government has announced a series of measures aimed at attracting foreign investment into the Indian economy and assisting with the restructuring of the nation’s somewhat decrepit infrastructure architecture.

To this end, the government has provided mechanisms that allow for private investment in public schemes, and has advised that the government will participate in the financing of these, typically to the tune of about 30 percent of the required investment, with the balance expected to be generated by the private sector. For the first time, the government has included private investment as a key source of infrastructure financing, as described in India’s 11th Five Year Plan.

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