Dialogue with Governments, Regulators & Government Agencies
We undertake dialogues with Governments, Regulators and Government Agencies on voluntary basis and on invitation. We fulfill our voluntary advisory role by providing comments on consultative documents to the Government of India, its agencies and regulatory bodies. As far as policy advisory on invitation is concerned, we provide relevant inputs through our position on committee memberships at various levels. An illustrative list of such contributions on invitation is as follows:
Government of India
Planning Commission
- Rakesh Mohan Committee on National Transport Development Policy (Ongoing)
- Working Group on Urban and Industrial Water Supply and Sanitation for the Twelfth Five-Year Plan (Ongoing) Click here
- GoI's High Level Committee on Financing Infrastructure (Ongoing) Click here
- GoI's Task Force on Private Participation in the Power Distribution Sector (Ongoing) Click here
- GoI’s Sub-Group on Infrastructure to Working Group on Savings for the Twelfth Five Year Plan (Ongoing) Click here
- Working Group on Financing Urban Infrastructure for the Twelfth Five-Year Plan (Ongoing)
- Deepak Parekh Committee on India Infrastructure Debt Fund (2010)
- Infrastructure Sector Update to the Planning Commission (2009)
- Raghuram Rajan High Level Committee on Financial Sector Reforms (2008)
- Expert Committee on Ground Water Management and Ownership (2007)
- Expert Committee on Integrated Energy Policy (2006)
Ministry of Power
- Ministry of Power's Task Force on Power Sector Investments and Reforms (2003)
- The Electricity Act 2003
- IT Task Force for Power Sector (2002)
- Expert Group on Settlement of SEB dues and restructuring of SEBs (2001)
- Ongoing consultation with Ministry of Power and CERC
Ministry of Railways
- Comprehensive PPP Policy for Indian Railways (2011)
- Generation and Implementation of Visionary Strategies up to 2025 for Indian Railways (2009)
- Rakesh Mohan Committee Report on Railways (2002)
Ministry of Civil Aviation
- Naresh Chandra Committee Report on Aviation (2005)
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
- Central Road Fund (2001)
- Annuity Scheme for NHDP projects (2000)
Ministry of Communications and Information Technology
- National Telecom Policy 2003
Ministry of Finance
- Advisory Group on the functioning of Irrigation and Water Resources Finance Corporation Limited (IWRFC) (Ongoing) Click here
- Mineral Taxation in India: Current Issues and Way forward (Paper prepared for Finance Commission; 2008)
- Deepak Parekh Committee Report on Infrastructure Financing (2007)
Ministry of Urban Development
- High Powered Expert Committee for Estimating Investment Requirements for Urban Infrastructure Services (2011) Click here
Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation
- Part of the team engaged by Department for International Development (DFID)’s support to Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation (MoHUPA) as effective implementation of support to national policies for urban poverty reduction. (ongoing)
- Assisting MoHUPA in developing the framework for affordable housing (Ongoing)
- Assisting Awas Bandhu (Dept of Housing, Govt. of UP) in rationalizing their land based charges (Ongoing)
Others
- Membership on Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) Central Advisory Committee (Ongoing)
- Comments to India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited (IIFCL) on Take Out Financing Scheme (2010)
- Member of the Research Board of Institute of Urban Transport (IUT)
- Member of the FICCI Climate Change Task Force
State Governments
- Rajasthan Economic Policy and Reforms Council (2004)
- Sukhtankar Committee for Operation and Maintenance for Rural and Urban Water Supply Schemes (2001)
- Godbole Committee on Power Sector Reforms in Maharashtra (2001)
- Karnataka High Level Committee on Escrow Cover to IPPs (2000)
Reserve Bank of India
- Working Group on NBFCs (ongoing)
- Advisory Panel on Financial Stability Assessment and Stress Testing under the RBI Committee on Financial Sector Assessment (2009)
Other Agencies
- World Bank Report on Water (2007)
- CII National Committee on Infrastructure Finance (2007)
- The Group Head–Policy & Chief Economist of IDFC is on the Governing Council and the Managing Committee of CUTS Institute for Regulation and Competition.
