New Delhi: The government on Wednesday cleared a Rs 15,000-crore foreign direct investment (FDI) proposal of Anchorage Infrastructure Investment Holding Ltd, a subsidiary of a Canada-based pension fund, for the investment in the infrastructure sector.
The Cabinet Committee of Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the FDI proposal specifically for the purpose of investment in infrastructure and the construction-development sectors. These may include transport and logistics, along with downstream investment in the airport sector and aviation-related businesses and services.
The investment also includes the transfer of a share of Bangalore International Airport Limited to Anchorage, and investment of Rs 950 crore in Anchorage Infrastructure Investment Holding Ltd by the 2726247 Ontariao Inc, an official statement said.
The 2726247 Ontariao Inc is a wholly-owned subsidiary of OAC, which is the administrator of OMERS, one of Canada's largest defined benefit pension plans. The investment will be a major boost to the infrastructure and construction sector and also to the airport sector. It will considerably substantiate the Government of India's plan to develop the world-class airport and transport-related infrastructure through private partnership, it said.