Private capital should play a much larger role in India's infrastructure development: Rajkiran Rai, MD & CEO, NaBFID

NaBFID MD and CEO Rajkiran Rai highlighted that India requires infrastructure investments of nearly Rs 770 lakh crore over the next 20 years, with private capital needing to play a much larger role. NaBFID's sanctioned book stands at about Rs 3.5 lakh crore with an outstanding book of Rs 1.15 lakh crore, aiming to scale to around Rs 4.5 to 5 lakh crore with current capital. Urban infrastructure alone needs about Rs 370 lakh crore, while around 65 percent of the portfolio is concentrated in transport and energy sectors, with renewables being the largest component.