Despite its rapid growth in various sectors with national development and urbanisation, the Indian infrastructure industry remains in a nascent stage. Beset with long gestation periods, the sector also faces a wide gap between the potential demand of funds for higher growth and the available supply, as lenders have shied away from increasing their exposure to infrastructure. Jitendra Jain and Rajiv Jain write on the elusive solutions to the tricky problem.

The Working Group and Consul­tation Papers, prepared by the Planning Commission, show that the investment requirement in the Eleventh Plan is likely to climb up to Rs 2,263,200 crore and further increase up to Rs 4,549,400 c

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