Perspective - Decoding Budget 2022-23: Power to Infra | 04 February, 2022

In this episode of the Perspective Prog. based on the 'Decoding Budget 2022-23: Power to Infra'. This year's Budget has continued the thrust on infrastructure. There is a sharp increase in the allocations for highways, rural roads, housing, transport, cargo terminals, potable tap water connections and five river-linking projects. The PM Gati Shakti Master Plan for expressways will be formulated in 2022-23 to facilitate faster movement of people and goods. The government has also announced to provide an alternative option to the guideline of seeking bank guarantees for infrastructure projects and replacing them with surety bonds. Infrastructure financing has also been mainstreamed, with particular focus on environment and sustainability, as evident from the budget announcement around green bonds, focus of National Infrastructure and Investment Fund (NIIF) and National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) Fund of funds on the renewables sector.

Guests:
1. Saurabh Sanyal, Secretary, General, PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry
2. M Ramchandran, Former Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development & Housing
3. Shailesh Pathak, Co-Chair, Transport Infrastructure Committee, FICCI

Anchor: Vishal Dahiya

Producer: Amit Srivastava, Sagheer Ahmad

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