Current Economic Scenario

Global slowdown – beginning of a Power shift away from West Temporary brakes in Indian Growth story – High Inflation,

Political uncertainty Investments cut-backs, Project postponement &

Cancellation

Business Imperatives - Money is scarce – Precise prioritization Not Just Doing Projects right but doing Right Projects Very little Margin for error – High efficiency in Project

Execution Budget extremely tight – Do more with less & Do it faster Expediency to manage complexity in Project Finance & Cash

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Advantage India

Indian Demography relatively young – 50 crore population below age of 20.

Dependency ratio 66% currently which will decline to 55% in next 15 yrs – i.e Population in working age group to increase by 22 crores.

Macro-economically speaking - More working people – more savings rate – more investment or capital formation – Higher GDP growth in the coming years.

Creation of 22 crore new jobs in next 15 years – Imperative challenge

Notwithstanding temporary slow-down – our Economy has no option but to simply race ahead

Demographic Dividend

Approximately 220 Million population will reach employable age in forth Coming years.