<h1>India's Infrastructure Needs $1 Trillion; IDFs Like India Infradebt Key to Private Sector Financing.</h1> Infrastructure Debt Funds (IDFs) are crucial for financing India's infrastructure needs, as highlighted by a senior official from the Department of Economic Affairs. With an estimated requirement of one trillion dollars, half of which should come from the private sector, IDFs are positioned as vital instruments for raising funds. India Infradebt Limited, the first IDF under a Non-Banking Finance Company structure, received a CRISIL AAA credit rating, enhancing its competitiveness in the refinancing market. The rating, based on a strong business model and governance, allows Infradebt to secure low-interest, long-term funds for infrastructure projects, including a road project by the Jaiprakash group.