Govt to create portal to help developers to tackle hurdles stalling large infra projects

19 Jun 2013 Evaluate

To speed up the implementation of large infrastructure projects, the government is creating a new platform for India Inc to directly tackle hurdles stalling big infra projects. The cabinet secretariat is reportedly launching a portal where corporates can upload basic details about their projects and the specific government clearances at the state or central levels. With this move, the firms can directly manage' their paperwork with ministries and state governments. The decision is being taken in view of private investment not showing any improvement, gripped in red tape six months after the Cabinet Committee on Investments (CCI) was formed.

Further, to remove issue like discussing each project with multiple departments as per the traditional approach, it has been proposed that cabinet secretariat would facilitate intensive and focused tripartite discussions involving the ministry 'sponsoring' a project and the one whose nod is necessary for its implementation. 

Recently, the government has set up a special cell in cabinet secretariat to expedite pending projects and Finance Minister P Chidambaram said that the cell would strive to expedite 241 projects worth Rs 7 lakh crore, out of total stalled investment plans of Rs 10.5 lakh crore. According to him if all goes according to the plan mooted by the cell, around Rs 1 lakh crore of investments could get off the ground over the next three months.

The government has identified the development of infrastructure as a most critical condition to boost the economy’s growth. For the 12th Five Year Plan (2012-17), the government has set the $1-trillion investment target for the infrastructure sector. 

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