What are the eligibility criteria for getting support under the VGF scheme?
(a) The project should be implemented i.e. developed, financed, constructed, maintained and operated for the Project Term by a Private Sector Company to be selected by the Government or a statutory entity through a process of open competitive bidding; provided that in case of railway projects that are not amenable to operation by a Private Sector Company, the Empowered Committee may relax this eligibility criterion. (b) The PPP Project should be from one of the sectors mentioned above (See question 4) (c) The project should provide a service against payment of a pre-determined tariff or user charge.
