India Infrastructure Report 2013/14
About IDFC Foundation:
IDFC Limited (formerly Infrastructure Development Finance Company Limited) was incorporated in 1997 as
India’s first specialised infrastructure-financing intermediary in order to address the growing requirements of the
various infrastructure sectors. IDFC’s mandate was to lead private capital flows to commercially viable infrastructure
projects. Having successfully played its role in promoting private investment in infrastructure over the last 16 years,
IDFC would now enlarge its footprint in the financial services sector after receiving ‘in-principle’ approval of the
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to set up universal banking operations. In keeping with its mission of ‘being the leading
knowledge-driven financial services platform, creating enduring value, promoting infrastructure and nation building,
in India and beyond’, IDFC has been carrying out its development agenda under the rubric of the IDFC Foundation.
IDFC Foundation is a wholly-owned subsidiary of IDFC Limited and a not-for-profit company within the meaning
of Section 8 of the Companies Act, 2013. IDFC Foundation, since its inception, has been involved in policy advocacy
and research, programme support, capacity building and community engagement programmes. IDFC Foundation’s
activities are aimed at promoting inclusive growth, creating livelihood opportunities for the rural population and
executing corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives.