2.4. State legislation for PPP Projects

State

Framework for PPP

Objective

Andhra Pradesh

The Andhra Pradesh Infrastructure Development Enabling Act, 2001

Facilitate greater private sector participation in infrastructure projects

Assam

The Assam Policy on Public Private Partnership in Infrastructure Development

Bring in private sector investment under the PPP mode as the preferred approach to infrastructure project development

Bihar

The Bihar Infrastructure Development Enabling Act, 2006

• To promote rapid development of physical and social infrastructure in the State

• To attract private sector participation in the designing, financing, construction, operation and maintenance of infrastructure projects in the State

• Provide comprehensive legislation to reduce administrative and procedural delays, identify generic project risks

Goa

The Goa Policy on Public Private Partnership

To provide a framework to develop projects under the PPP framework and facilitate development of projects under it - this applies to all PPP projects sponsored by the Government or PSUs or Statutory Authorities

Gujarat

Gujarat Infrastructure Development Act (1999) (amended in 2006)

To facilitate greater private sector participation in financing, construction, maintenance and operation of infrastructure projects

Karnataka

The Karnataka Infrastructure Policy, 2007

To augment and expedite infrastructure development through active private sector participation

Orissa

The Orissa PPP Policy, 2007

To create a conducive environment to utilise the efficiencies, innovativeness and flexibility of the private sector to provide better infrastructure and service at an optimal cost

Punjab

The Punjab Infrastructure Development and Regulation Act, 2002

To enable partnership of the private sector and public sector, in the development, operation and maintenance of infrastructure facilities through financial sources other than those provided by the State budget.

Rajasthan

The Rajasthan Infrastructure Development Fund

To facilitate and fund development of projects under a PPP framework. The fund was set up with an initial corpus of US$500,000, contributed by financial institutions and the State Government.

West Bengal

The West Bengal Policy on Infrastructure Development through Public Private Partnership, 2003

To address the need to mobilise private sector investment in infrastructure development and evolve policy guidelines for the purpose.

Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu Infrastructure Development Act, 2012

To facilitate private sector participation in development of infrastructure projects.

See also http://www.pppinindia.com/pdf/state_ppp_initiatieves_compendium.pdf for more information

In addition to the above, some States have enacted laws and guidelines for procurement. For instance, Karnataka has enacted a specific law that governs the procurement process in the State viz. Karnataka Transparency in Public Procurement Act, 1999 and Rules, 2000.