Infrastructural Gap in India: The Pension Fund Option
Keywords:
Global Economy, Infrastructure gaps, Investment, Pension Funds, PPPAbstract
The contribution of infrastructural development in global markets is widely accepted scenario and understood among the policy makers. As there has been a plethora of several technical as well as anecdotal evidences supporting that infrastructural growth having a direct relationship with that of a nation’s economy. India has been constantly under the verge of being dwindled in the global economy, especially due to the infrastructural gaps which appears to be one of persisting problems for several decades.
Pension Funds are acting as a suitable option for investment of Infrastructure as some of the investors are actively pursuing for wider opportunities in sectors. Several countries have adopted and are under different stages of evolution in pension fund investment under Infrastructure. This paper discusses on the existing infrastructural gaps in India and how Pension Funds could facilitate in bridging these gaps to a considerable extent.
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