FIs to speed up financial closure of power projects
The financial institutions will have to take a collective decision soon to ensure financial closure for at least two or three power projects and put this sector on the growth path, ICICI joint managing director Lalita Gupte said on Thursday.

Autonomy of regulatory bodies should be statutory
There is a need to establish independence of regulatory authorities for infrastructure services through legislative provisions.

Railways open to private funds, not privatisation
The Railways is open to any proposal for private sector participation. The offer was made by Shanti Narain, member (traffic), Railway Board, while addressing a session on `Opportunities for Private Sector in Railways' at the Infranet `99 on Thursday.


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