Webinar on-Infrastructure Opportunities & Challenges-Developers Angle

Suggestions

• RBI, like central governments of the US & UK, in order to revive the economy should make direct investments in the bonds of the companies. Banks at such times are risk-averse and are not willing to take the leap of faith.
• Authorities should promote investments in infrastructure to the retail long-term investors. They should popularise investments in this sector through the bond market. Banks’ source of capital is also retail deposits which they lend forward, so instead, those retail investors with a long term horizon should be redirected to infrastructure.
• The secret to success in this sector is that companies should focus on projects that they can manage to develop, complete it on time, and deliver quality work. Assessment of projects at the time of the ‘bidding’ is a crucial exercise. Incorrect bidding may endanger the credibility of the company.
• Government expenditure on infrastructure will have a positive impact on all the allied and related industries. It will ultimately boost the economy towards greater heights.
• Technological advancement & automation of toll collection has impacted the style of work positively to a great extent. The timely intervention of technology has made the sector reliable and successful than older generations were reluctant about
• The government should determine, prioritize projects and channelize their attention and focus on their completion. They should concentrate on projects that are nearing the completion and fund them in order to reap benefits out of it. Continuity in projects from inception to timely completion and subsequent operations can be extremely fruitful.
• The resistance that country has shown towards this crisis is remarkable. Ensuring the safety of labor and workers is the prime objective during such times. It is crucial to keep the morale of every worker in the organization high to reduce any type of resistance from them.
• HAM (Hybrid annuity model)model in infra is a riskless opportunity for the lenders with up to 40% participation by the government from the total project cost. It is about time that the notions seeded in the mind of the lenders related to the infra projects evolve and become a little optimistic.
• They should otherwise take the assistance of technical experts to appraise the project in a rightful manner.
• We can turn this crisis into an occasion if we opportunities this time. We can lead India to USD 5 Tn economy sooner, if we correctly spot and create investment options, create the right avenues for flow of foreign capital which will ensure growth, stimulate jobs and shape the overall economy.
• The government has to take a stand, build a proper model of their spending to encourage further spending habits of the sector, industries, and public.

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