- It was set up in 2006 to provide long term debt for infrastructure projects.
- It provides financial assistance to commercially viable projects, which includes projects implemented by public sector company, private sector company; or private sector company selected under Public Private Partnership (PPP) initiative.
- IIFCL raises funds from domestic as well as external markets on strength of government guarantees.
Following sectors projects are eligible for financing from IIFCL:
- Power;
- Warehouses;
- Gas pipelines;
- Cold storage chains;
- Fertilizer Manufacturing Industry
- Infrastructure projects in Special Economic Zones;
- International convention centres and other tourism infrastructure projects;
- Road and bridges, seaports, railways, airports, inland waterways and other transportation projects.
- Urban transport, water supply, sewage, solid waste management and other physical infrastructure in urban areas.