<h1>India's First Infrastructure Debt Fund Series 1 Receives IND AAAidf-mf Rating, Boosting Long-Term Infrastructure Financing.</h1> India Ratings & Research (Ind-Ra) has assigned an IND AAAidf-mf rating to the first Infrastructure Debt Fund (IDF) Series 1 mutual fund schemes launched by IL FS Financial Services Ltd, a subsidiary of Infrastructure Leasing Financial Services Ltd. The announcement was made at an event attended by senior officials, including Dr. Arvind Mayaram, Secretary of the Department of Economic Affairs. These IDFs aim to channel long-term debt into infrastructure projects, supporting India's extensive infrastructure development plans. The initiative follows the government's regulatory framework to facilitate infrastructure financing, as highlighted in the Finance Minister's budget speech for FY12.