Skilled construction workers must be elevated
India cannot become a global infrastructure powerhouse merely by importing machines. Machines are assets; skilled workers denote capability.
Accordingly, the DFI will be formed with a seed capital of Rs 20,000 crore.
India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. (Photo by Prakash SINGH / AFP)
To give a push to infrastructure creation and reviving the economy, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday proposed to set up a Development Financial Institution (DFI).
The Finance Minister proposed to create the DFI — National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development (NaBFID) — via a parliamentary bill.
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Accordingly, the DFI will be formed with a seed capital of Rs 20,000 crore.
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According to the FM, the DFI is expected to give a massive lending push worth around Rs 5 lakh crore till the next three years.
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