Act Number: 17

Act Name: The National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development Act, 2021

Year: 2021

Enactment Date: 2021-03-28

Long Title: An Act to establish the National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development to support the development of longterm non-recourse infrastructure financing in India including development of the bonds and derivatives markets necessary for infrastructure financing and to carry on the business of financing infrastructure and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Ministry: Ministry of Finance

Department: Department of Financial Services

Section 4: Purposes and objectives of Institution.
    (1) The Institution shall have developmental and financial objectives as set out in sub-sections (2) and (3).
     (2) The developmental objective of the Institution shall be to co-ordinate with the Central and State Governments, regulators, financial institutions, institutional investors and such other relevant stakeholders, in India or outside India, to facilitate building and improving the relevant institutions to support the development of long term non-recourse infrastructure financing in India including the domestic bonds and derivatives markets.
     (3) The financial objective of the Institution shall be to lend or invest, directly or indirectly, and seek to attract investment from private sector investors and institutional investors, in infrastructure projects located in India, or partly in India and partly outside India, with a view to foster sustainable economic development in India.
    
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