Economic Policies

EQUATIONS Response to National PPP Policy, 2011 (Draft) announced by the Department of Economic Affairs

Letters and Submissions
The Ministry of Finance issued the draft National PPP Policy, 2011 on September 27th and had invited comments/suggestions by October 15th. EQUATIONS has submitted it comments from the point of view of tourism. There are 5 key inadequacies/issues that need to be addressed: inadequate review for the need for PPPs, inadequate impact studies on PPPs, PPPs are driven by economic interests and returns on investment, impacting the access of under-privileged to basic services like health and education,clubbing of all tourism projects as public purpose being problematic as many of the PPP projects are in the high-end sectors and finally lack of basic documentation on the outcomes of existing PPP projects. While highlighting these issues, the comments also propose specific changes that need to be made in the text of the policy.
Geographies
India

EQUATIONS is a research, policy, and advocacy organisation working on tourism and development issues in India. Our work has focused on the economic, environmental, social, cultural, political and administrative impacts of tourism particularly on people living in and around tourism destinations. We collaborate closely with organisations and peoples movements, to influence people-centered forms of tourism & policies that ensure significant local benefits and take into account the negative impacts of an unbridled growth of tourism.

 

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