Tamilnadu Urban Development Fund (TNUDF)

A Presentation

January 2003

Scheme of Presentation

Introduction• Purpose of the fund• Objectives• Eligible borrowers / sectors• Lending policies and procedures• Project Prototypes

Introduction

A Trust established under the Indian Trusts Act, 1882, by GoTN, ICICI, HDFC and IL&FS with a line of credit from the World Bank

Purpose of the Fund

TNUDF is a trust fund engaged in the development of urban infrastructure in the state of Tamilnadu. This trust was created as part of a restructuring exercise of an existing World Bank credit to the Government of Tamilnadu (GoTN) in September 1996.

Under the World Bank credit of Rs.167 crores, the Municipal Urban Development Fund (MUDF) was set up in 1988 to fund urban infrastructure needs. The fund has been in existence for 8 years and had extended loans of about Rs.200 crores to 74 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) upto September 30, 1996.

Purpose of the Fund

Successful track record enabled GoTN to broaden the scope of the fund so as to attract private capital into urban infrastructure, and facilitate better performing ULBs to access capital markets.

In 1996, GoTN, with the assistance of World Bank, invited three financial institutions namely, ICICI, HDFC and IL&FS to convert MUDF into a full fledged trust, namely TNUDF with a private fund manager to deploy the resources of the trust.

Accordingly, TNUDF was established as a trust under the Indian Trusts Act 1882, and is managed by an Asset Management Company, Tamilnadu Urban Infrastructure Financial Services Limited (TNUIFSL)

Fund Objectives

Fund urban infrastructure projects which improve the living standards of the urban population;

Facilitate private sector participation in infrastructure through joint venture and public-private partnerships;

Operate a complementary window, the GRANT FUND, to assist in addressing the problems of the urban poor.

Eligible borrowers / sectors

Urban Local Bodies (ULBs), statutory boards, public sector undertakings and private corporates are the eligible borrowers of the Fund.

The eligible sectors include water supply, sanitation, solid waste management, roads / bridges, transportation, sites and services and integrated area development

Lending policies & procedures

Eligible items for TNUDF funding• Only for capital expenditure

– Civil works– Services – Goods / Materials

• TNUDF will not fund– Land acquisition costs– O&M expenditure / other revenue expenditure such as salaries etc.

Eligibility Criteria

For ULBs etc.• TE / TR < 1• Annuity / Total revenue < 30%

In case where ULBs fail to meet above criteria, the project specific returns (IRR) should be greater than 18.5% p.a.

For private sector borrowers• Long term debt < 1.5 Net worth• Net fixed assets > 1.5 Long term debt• Average DSCR > 1.5

Security Measures

Special recovery mechanism such as escrow accounts of property tax, water charges etc. and hypothecation of movables are being put in place.

In case of commercial complexes,default option of conversion of upto 40% of loans outstanding into office space is being stipulated.

Commercial and Non-commercialThree fold categorisation indicates on the demand side certain types

of urban infrastructure such as toll bridges, markets and bye-passes can be supported by reliance on project cash flows to service debt.

• Projects such as stand alone commercial complexes and office space which rarely recover debt service from rentals are not worth investing in and do not constitute infrastructure in any real sense.

• Second, environmental infrastructure namely water supply, sanitation and solid waste need a mixture of debt and grant financing and should attempt to recover appropriate user charges.

• Third, other municipal infrastructure such as internal roads, parks, crematoriums etc would have to rely solely on general revenues to service debt.

TNUDF Experience - Project Proto types

TNUDF Experience - Commercial

KARUR BRIDGE• Based on these principles, TNUDF has facilitated the first BOT / Toll

bridge, contracted by an ULB in India at an estimated cost of Rs.16 crores.

• The users of the bridge are freight traffic with the capacity to pay. As the bridge would substantially reduce vehicle operation costs (VOC) and time, cash flows to the operator is expected to be predictable.

• The enabling provisions of Tamilnadu State Toll Act has been amended allowing ULBs to enter into BOT style operation, thus offering the investor a stable regulatory framework.

Toll Fixation Criteria

The tolls are as follows:

Vehicle Type Single Multiple Monthly

Pass (Rs.) Pass (Rs.) Pass(Rs.)

Car/Jeep/Van 10 15 300

LCV, Tractors 25 35 1050

Trucks 30 45 1350

Bus 30 60 1800

Multi-axle trucks, Cranes,

Earth-moving machines & 50 -- --

similar heavy vehicles

MADURAI BYE PASS

• Madurai the second largest city in Tamilnadu, is a Corporation with an area of 51.82 sq.kms and a population of 9.4 lacs (1991 census). It is a major commercial and religious centre in the Southern region, linking important trade and tourist flows within Tamilnadu.

• The scheme is the construction of a 2 lane Inner Ring Road (IRR) of 27.2 kms between Kanyakumari Road and Melur Road; for which land acquisition has been completed. The IRR would also include construction of 2 Railway Over Bridges (ROB), one each at Ramnad road and Tirunelveli road, and a high level bridge across the Vaigai River.

TNUDF Experience - Commercial

MADURAI BYE PASSMadurai replaced its traditional borrowings in the form of long term loan by its own debt paper. Madurai is the first municipal corporation in Tamil Nadu, which has issued debentures for its project refinancing viz., the Inner Ring Road. The servicing of the bonds would be met out of the toll collections arising out of the traffic on the road. This issue resulted in a flat cost saving of about 2.50 to 3.00 percentage points to the corporation.

TNUDF Experience - Commercial

Madurai Toll Collection (All Fig Rs in Lacs)

S. No Months Amt days/ Mt Avg daily Avg Mt

1 Nov -00 35.31 30 1.18

2 Dec 40.47 31 1.31 37.89 (for Nov-Dec)

3 Jan-01 42.23 31 1.36

4 Feb 41.54 28 1.48

5 March 43.03 31 1.39

6 April 45.62 30 1.52

7 May 43.71 31 1.41 44.67 (for April-May)

8 June 43.20 30 1.44

9 July 52.17 31 1.68

10 Aug 49.25 31 1.59 50.71 (for July-Aug)

Total 436.54 304 1.44 43.65 (Avg over 10 mts)

Analysis :

Total Collection till date 436.54

No. of Days 304 days

Avg. Daily Collection 1.44 lacs

Avg. Monthly Collection 43.65 lacs

Avg. Collection in Nov - Dec 00 37.89

Avg. Collection in April-May 01 44.67 17.9% Increase

Avg. Collection in July-Aug 01 50.71 13.5% Increase

Rites Projected Collect. - 31st March 01 458.0 FY 2001

Actual Collection till March 01 202.6

Avg Collections for the 5 mts ended March 01 40.5

Achivement as a % of projections 44.2%

Rites Projected Collect. p.m in 2001 80.15 FY 2002

Avg Collections till date pm in 2001 46.79

Achivement as a % of projections 58.4%

Trend Analysis

TNUDF Experience

Commercial - Madurai Bye pass

TNUDF ExperienceLoan Grant Blending - Storm Water Drain in Valasaravakkam

SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS• Conversion of Municipal Solid Waste into

Organic Manure (50 tpd plant)• Supply of pay contract between ULB and Private

Sector operator at Rs.3.50 pt + lease rentals• Pressure / Incentive for the ULB to keep the

streets clean.

TNUDF Experience - Commercial

TNUDF Experience

Public - Private Partnerships

ALANDUR MODEL• 15,000 Households out of 17,000 have

contributed Rs.5000/- per household representing one third of Project Cost of Rs.34 crores.

• Initial tariff in Alandur fixed at Rs.150 per house per month.

• Private Participation in that the private sector has invested equity in the STP.

TNUDF Experience

Public - Private Partnerships

ALANDUR MODEL

Vision

TNUDF would position itself as a strategic intermediary linking capital markets with Urban Infrastructure needs.

Positive performance during the plan period, achievement of lending targets, high repayment rates and quality infrastructure would demonstrate a track record enabling market access for the Fund.

Capacity building activities, financially disciplined ULBs and strong project pipeline are enabling factors. Preparation includes rating of TNUDF risk assessment of ULBs, setting up a credit enhances, revenue intercepts etc.

Resources

1) As a part of its vision raising exercise, TNUDF raised Rs.110.05 crores from the capital market during September - November 2000, by way of issue of unsecured non convertible debentures of Rs.1,00,000/- each. This is the first non-guaranteed, unsecured bond issue by a financial intermediary in India, with urban municipal cash flow as its base.

2) The terms of the issue are as follows:

Size of the issue Rs.110.05 croresTenor 5 yearsCoupon 11.85% p.a.Interest payment Half yearly on May 7th and November 7th

Redemption In Five equal annual instalmentCredit Rating LAA+(SO) by ICRA Ltd.,

Way Forward - Water Sanitation Fund

• Urban Infrastructure, especially water and sanitation investments require long term debt on account of externalities over time and space, severe fiscal constraints on the supply of equity from State and local Governments for new investments and substantial low income population constraining the ability to pay for high financing costs.

• Consequently, the need to link city infrastructure financing requirements with domestic capital markets is well understood.

• Debt finance is a pre-requisite for undertaking essential civic investments, and in the long run, domestic savings through capital markets would have to be, predominant source of supply.

• The need for an institutionalised mechanism to raise low cost funds for water and sanitation is clear cut with the US Bond Bank as a potential model.

WAY FORWARD

Linking Markets & Cities with Intended Use Plans

• Creation of a revolving fund by GoI - States

• Tax concessions for municipal bonds by GoI

• Structure a statutory framework to manage the fund

• Borrowing eligibility criteria to be established

• Project implementation procedures including rational & quick procurement

• Framework for tariff setting - through a democratic process

• Fixation of rational levels of upfront contribution by the community / local body

• Capacity building for the raters/Merchant Bankers

Resources – Water and Sanitation Pooled Fund

• A Pooled entity namely, a Trust called Water and Sanitation Pooled Fund (WSPF) has been registered.

• The initial contribution of the trust is Rs.10,000/-

• Objective is to link civic financing needs with the capital market

Resources – Water and Sanitation Pooled Fund

The terms of the issue are as follows:Issue Water and Sanitation Pooled Fund

Tenor 15 years

Put / call option At the end of 10th year

Redemption In 15 equal annual instalments

Interest payment Annually in diminishing balance

Face Value of a Bond Rs.1,00,000/-

Credit Rating AA (SO) by ICRA, Ind AA (SO) by Fitch Ratings

Guarantee 50% of the principal guaranteed by USAID and GoTN has undertaken to top up the shortfall through interception of State Finance Commission Devolution

Debt Service Reserve Fund Rs.6.90 crores to be invested in highly secured and liquid investments in the name of Bond Service Fund.

Resources – Water and Sanitation Pooled Fund

Sector Rs. (crs)Banks 30.25

Provident Fund Trust 0.16

  30.41

The subscribers include Banks and Provident Fund Trust. The sectorwise subscription of the bonds is as follows:

Resources – Water and Sanitation Pooled Fund

LIST OF POOLED PROJECTS      Rs. In lakhs  

S.No. Particulars Project Cost Loan amt Loan

      Sanctioned Disbursed

  Water Supply Schemes:      

1 Ambattur Municipality 336.56 67.32 67.32

2 Tambaram Municipality 182.00 109.20 109.20

3 Madhavaram Municipality 325.00 195.00 105.75

4 Rajapalayam Municipality 85.00 51.00 51.00

  Adjacent Urban Areas - AUA      

5 (I) Alandur Municipality 427.00 403.00 403.00

6 (ii) Pammal Municipality 378.00 357.00 357.00

7 (iii) Ankapathur Town Panchayat 188.00 178.00 178.00

8 (iv) Ullagaram Town Panchayat 298.00 281.00 281.00

9 (v) Porur Town Panchayat 579.00 547.00 547.00

10 (vi) Maduravoyal Town Panchayat 146.00 138.00 138.00

11 (vii) Valsaravakkam Town Panchayat 189.00 179.00 179.00

12 (viii) Meenambakkam Town Panchayat 17.00 16.00 16.00

         

  Under Ground Drainage:      

13 Madurai Corporation 1407.00 500.00 325.00

    4557.56 3021.52 2757.27

TNUDF - Institutional Positioning

PAPER ONERESERVE FUND MODEL

STRUCTURESimplified Flow of Funds

For Reserve Model Pooled Financing

SovereignGovt.

TransferPayments

SovereignGovt.Grant

ReserveFund

RevenueIntercept

Pooled FinancingAuthority

Local Govt.Project

Investors

Trustee

BondsLong term

Principal & InterestPayments

If necessary

If necessary

Local Govt.Project

Local Govt.Project

Local Govt.Project

Local Govt.Project

FundsMarket Rate