Rajeev Chadha, a seasoned PPP and infrastructure expert with more than 38 years of experience, is interviewed in NABCONNECT

about how public-private partnerships can drive rural transformation in India . He argues that rural development works best when projects are designed as cluster-based PPPs that combine roads, irrigation, storage, and digital connectivity, supported by hybrid annuity, VGF, and blended finance models . He also emphasizes balanced risk-sharing, stronger policy support, faster clearances, climate resilience, inclusion of small farmers, and the use of AI, IoT, fintech, and geospatial tools to make rural PPPs more effective