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Budget 2021: Massive spending commitment for infra; new DFI on the cards

Institution to have Rs 20,000-cr initial capital; Rs 5-trn lending portfolio target in 3 yrs

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Though the DFI will help in infusing liquidity into the hands of infrastructure players, its own fund-raising ability will be guided by what kind of investment it is able to attract.

Jyoti Mukul New Delhi
The creation of a development finance institution (DFI) will meet one of the major demands of the infrastructure sector. This will not be the first time such an institution will be created for meeting the long-term financing needs of the sector. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that a new law will be enacted to create the institution, which will be a provider, enabler, and catalyst for infrastructure financing.

Sitharaman said the government’s National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP) — that lays specific targets — will require a major increase in funding, both from the government and the financial sector. She planned