(a) whether the Government proposes to revise their policy and invite private bidders to participate in the big road projects;
(b) if so, the details and the reasons therefore alongwith the salient features of the new
policy;
(c) whether Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is likely to be permitted in the new policy;
(d) if so, whether it would affect the small private bidders leading to delay in road
development programmes; and
(e) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS (SHRI R.P.N. SINGH)
(a) & (b) The Government policy already provides for private-participation on the public-
private partnership (PPP) basis for the development of the highways, with “Build-Operate and
Transfer (BOT)†as preferred mode of delivery.
(c) There is no proposal under consideration of the Government for any change in the
present regime for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), which permits 100% FDI under the automatic
route for all road development projects.
(d) & (e) Do not arise.