Overview

With an objective of addressing common issues relating to all forms of infrastructure and to formulate considered industry opinions, the Bombay Chamber has merged the three committees that existed till September 2011 i.e. Shipping Transport & Logistics Committee, Power & Energy Committee and Civil Aviation (which was earlier a part of the Tourism, Culture and Entertainment Committee) into broad mandate of the Infrastructure Committee. The new ‘Infrastructure Committee’ will address issues concerning all stakeholders including Maritime, Railways, Road, Civil Aviation, Logistics, Power, Housing and Realty, Civic infrastructure. 

The committee will consist of five verticals:

(a) Urban Civic Infrastructure (comprising Civic Amenities),

(b) Civil Aviation,

(c) Shipping, Surface Transport & Logistics (comprising Maritime, Rail-Road Connectivity and Logistics),

(d) Housing & Realty (comprising affordable housing, rental market and open space development) and

(e) Power & Energy.

The committee as well as the verticals within shall have the “Corporate sector” as an important component and stakeholder. The committee shall also look at issues facing the “common public” as “end-users of various

Facilitate competitive environment and address critical issues for effective planning and holistic development of Infrastructure across all sectors.

Over a two-year horizon, the Committee wishes to:

• Influence Union Government’s policy for the Indian industry to be globally competitive, through studied and well researched strategy papers

• Provide a platform to facilitate interaction between different stakeholders
  

• Prepare representations on critical issues based industry deliberations and address the concerns of constituent members
  

• Proactively engage with Regulators in matters concerning the Infrastructure (including State and Municipal Authorities)