PRESENTATION ON PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP (PPP) IN NATIONAL HIGHWAYS By SECRETARY,

1. PRESENTATION ON PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP (PPP) IN NATIONAL HIGHWAYS By SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS GOVT. OF INDIA Conference of Chief Secretaries on PPP in Infrastructure 20th May, 2006

2. EXISTING ROAD NETWORK IN INDIA Road Category Length Percentage (km) (%) Expressways 200 - National Highways (NHs) 65,600 2% State Highways (SHs) 1,37,700 4% Major& other District Roads 7,25,425 21% (MDRs/ODRs) Rural & other Roads 24,62,100 73% • TOTAL 33,91,025 100% • Roads carry 85% of passengers & 61% of freight traffic • Less than 2 % length of NHs but carry 40% of traffic

3. Major Initiatives for Highways Development • CRF revamped to create dedicated fund • National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) created and made functional • National Highways Development Project (NHDP) launched • Requisite legislative and legal provisions made for facilitating PPP in road sector

4. NHDP Phases I,II,III

5. Future Phases for NHDP Mostly through Public Private Partnership

6. ROAD PROJECT FINANCING • Budget • Normal • Dedicated Fund (Cess on Petrol/Diesel) • Lending from International Institutions • World Bank • ADB • JBIC • Public Private Partnership • BOT (Toll) • BOT (Annuity) • SPV with equity from NHAI • Market Borrowings

7. INCENTIVES FOR PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION • Road Sector has been declared as an Industry. • 100% tax exemption in any consecutive 10 years out of 20 years. • Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) up to 100%. • Provision of Capital Subsidy up to 40% of the project cost to make projects viable. • Provision of encumbrance free site for work, i.e. Government bears expenses for land and pre-construction activities. • Easier external commercial borrowing norms • Exemption of Capital gains tax for the bonds issued by NHAI. • Duty free import of high capacity and modern construction equipments. • NHAI Equity upto 30%.

8. Potential Advantages to the Government in PPP • Encourage private investment in the infrastructure sector. • Reducing public direct spending. • Public budget could be used in other priority areas and projects, such as education and social programmes. • Risks are allocated to the party, which is best suited to handle it. • Introduce innovation and increased efficiency from the private sector. • Involvement of experienced and creditworthy sponsors and commercial lenders, guaranteeing project viability. • Tapping of advanced technologies and expertise with possible capacity building of contractors and consultancy firms. • Development of local capital market. • Right sizing of public institutions. • Better road services to users and early delivery.

9. BOT (Toll) Projects • Concessionaire’s Responsibilities: • DBFO (Design, Engineering, Financing, Procurement, Construction, Operation & Maintenance) • Concessionaires rights • Demand, collect and appropriate the users fees (toll) • Concessionaire’s Risk: • Financing, Construction, Partial Traffic Risk, Operation & Maintenance.

10. BOT (Annuity) Project • Concessionaire’s Responsibilities : Design, Engineering, Financing Procurement, construction and Maintenance • Concessionaire’s Risk : Financing, Construction and Maintenance (No Traffic risk) • Award Criteria: Minimum Annuity Payment over Fixed Period.

11. Summaryof BOT Toll based Projects Though allowed upto 40% the overall grant was 7.6%

12. Summary of BOT (Annuity) based Projects

13. HIGHLIGHTS OF NEW MCA • Partial guarantee of traffic risk to the Concessionaire. • Concessionaire’s interest protected in competing roads. • Performance standards of the highways clearly spelt out. • Provision for change in scope, if any, required during construction and operation period included. • Utilities to be relocated by the Concessionaire but it will be excused from failure in case of delay by owning agencies. • Focus on road User’s safety • Users fee charges, revision thereof and concession to local traffic clearly spelt out. • NHAI has to provide land free from all encumbrances. NHAI to bear cost of all pre-construction activities. • Risks are allocated to the party, which is best suited to handle it. Contd…

14. HIGHLIGHTS OF NEW MCA (contd.) • Lowest subsidy/grant quoted by the bidders towards viability gap funding or earliest premium quoted by the bidder is the basis for award. • Force Majeure conditions and relief to the party under such conditions clearly spelt out. • Strong dispute resolution mechanisms. • BOT bids are invited for 6 lane with 20 years concession period. However, exist option exists for Concessionaire and the NHAI after 8 years if not interested for 6 laning. In such case, concession shall be terminated after four laning with 12 years concession period.

15. State Support Agreement • Provide applicable permits to the Concessionaire • Assist access to infrastructure facilities and utilities • Erect no barriers to interrupt free flow of traffic • Assist in regulation of traffic • Police assistance in the form of Highways Petrol Parties • Not to undertake any act which violates • State to pay claims on any breach • No competing facility within 8 years

16. Institutional Strengthening • COI headed by PM. • COS to resolve inter-ministerial issues and problems. • Restructuring of NHAI to be a multidisciplinary body. • Planning, standardization and quality assurance (PSC) cell • Project appraisal Group/cell headed by Financial Analyst, and supported by Transport Economist, Transport Planner. • Human Resource (HR) cell • Monitoring cell • Sensitization to PPP

17. Role of State Govt. in National Highways BOT Project State Support Agreement - Pre-requisite for success of PPP Land Acquisition Utility Shifting – Speedy action Forest Clearance NOC from State Pollution Control Board Development of 2-lane Highways and levy of user fee

18. Infrastructure Improvement

19. Jaipur- Kishangarh – Service Road

20. Thank You