An Analysis of Public Private Partnership (PPP) Policies in South Asia

South Asia comprises of eight countries that includes Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. It is the most populous and backward region in different world indicators. The region is rich in human and material resources but is not capable in eradicating poverty, malnutrition, hunger, illiteracy, unemployment, gender imbalance and rural-urban disparities. It faces shortage of basic needs like healthcare, education, safe drinking water and sanitation as the government have limited budgetary amount. There is also shortage of private partners due non-liberal policy and monopoly of government sectors. To harness the potential of private sectors, PPP has been widely recognized and gaining ground in the recent past for all round development of South Asia. In this paper, an analysis has been made about PPP policies for infrastructure development in South Asia. After a brief introduction, the initiative taken by South Asian countries in framing PPP policies and guidelines and an analysis of PPP policies have been discussed