Investment Models (PPP) (Industry & Infrastructure).
Syllabus: UPSC Pre GS1: Economic & Social Development; Mains GS3
Infrastructure for UPSC: physical and social infrastructure, capex trends, NIP, PM Gati Shakti, logistics policy, PPP models (BOT, HAM, TOT), NaBFID, PYQs.
On 19 August 2026 the CCEA approved upgrading the Muzaffarpur-Sitamarhi-Sonbarsa section of NH-22 in Bihar to four lanes. The 82.578 km project will be built on Hybrid Annuity Mode at ₹3,590.73 crore. It links the India-Nepal border at Sonbarsa with Muzaffarpur on the East-West Corridor and is planned under PM GatiShakti principles.
UPSC angle: Prelims: HAM.
19 Aug 2026
The Union Cabinet approved an additional Government commitment of ₹30,000 crore to the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF), taking the total to ₹60,000 crore, the Finance Ministry said on 29 June 2026. The money will set up NIIF Infrastructure Fund II, with a target corpus of close to ₹30,000 crore, and back new fund strategies.
UPSC angle: Prelims: NIIF structure. · Mains: financing infrastructure.
29 Jun 2026
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved a new coastal highway from Rameshwar to Paradeep in Odisha on 3 June 2026. It has two packages totalling 160.18 km and a capital cost of ₹8,300.79 crore, built on the Hybrid Annuity Model. It passes through Khurda, Puri, Kendrapada and Jagatsinghpur and should cut travel time by about 2.5 hours.
UPSC angle: Prelims: HAM vs BOT vs EPC.
3 Jun 2026
NHAI has finalised a tentative list of National Highway stretches proposed for monetisation under Toll-Operate-Transfer (TOT) and Infrastructure Investment Trust (InvIT) modes in FY 2026-27, the Ministry said on 28 May 2026. The list does not include assets proposed through Raajmarg Infra Investment Trust (RIIT) for that year. Aim: raise capital from operational highways for further network expansion.
UPSC angle: Prelims: TOT, InvIT.
28 May 2026
The Union Cabinet on 13 May 2026 extended the lease of AAI land to MIHAN India Limited beyond 6 August 2039. MIL can now license Nagpur airport to GMR Nagpur International Airport Limited for 30 years from the operation date. It follows a Supreme Court ruling of 27 September 2024. The target capacity is 30 million passengers a year.
UPSC angle: Prelims: PPP airports.
13 May 2026
Investors want visibility before they commit. A published pipeline is how you get it.
UPSC angle: Prelims: none. · Mains: PPP revival.
6 Jan 2026