Advantage India
Robust
Demand
* India is expected to become the world’s third largest construction market by 2022.
* India will require investment worth Rs. 50 trillion (US$ 777.73 billion) across infrastructure by 2022 for a sustainable development in the country.

Attractive
Opportunities
* In November 2021, India, the US, Israel and the UAE established a new quadrilateral economic forum to focus on infrastructure development projects in the region and strengthen bilateral co-operation.
* The initiative ‘Infrastructure for Resilient Island States’ (launched in November 2021) will give India a huge opportunity to contribute to the betterment of other vulnerable countries in the world.

Policy
support
* In Union Budget 2021, to support initiatives such as ‘Housing for All’ and ‘Smart Cities Mission’, the government allocated Rs. 13,750 crore (US$ 1.89 billion) to AMRUT and Smart Cities Mission.
* In March 2021, the Parliament passed a bill to set up the National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development (NaBFID) to fund infrastructure projects in India.

Increasing
Investments
* Huge investments in infrastructure (e.g., Reliance Digital Fibre Infrastructure Trust Investment of US$ 1 billion) have provided momentum to overall PE/VC investments in India.
* Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi announced a Rs. 100 lakh crore master plan for multi-modal connectivity in October 2021, with the goal of developing infrastructure to lower logistic costs and improve the economy.

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