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This notification updates the Harmonized Master List of Infrastructure sub-sectors by including "Large Ships" within the 'Transport and Logistics' category.

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The Ministry of Finance, Department of Economic Affairs, Infrastructure Finance Secretariat (IPP Division), through F.No. 13/1/2025-IPP dated 19th September, 2025, notified an updated Harmonized Master List of Infrastructure sub-sectors (Annexure I) with the approval of the Competent Authority. This updated list incorporates a change to the previous notification dated 11 October 2022 by inserting "Large Ships" into the 'Transport and Logistics' category. "Large Ships" are defined as Commercial Vessels having a gross tonnage of ten thousand or more under Indian ownership and flag, OR Commercial vessels having a gross tonnage of one thousand five hundred or more, built in India and under Indian ownership and flag. The notification also provides detailed definitions for other infrastructure sub-sectors such as Shipyards, Logistics Infrastructure (requiring minimum investments like Rs 50 crore for Multimodal Logistics Park with 10 acres area, Rs 15 crore for Cold Chain Facility with 20,000 sft, and Rs 25 crore for Warehousing Facility with 1 lakh sq ft), Energy Storage Systems (ESS) with a minimum capacity of 200 MW-Hr, Data Centres with a minimum capacity of 5 MW of IT load, Affordable Housing (dwelling units with carpet area not more than 60 sq meters, referencing clause (k) of section 2 of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016), Affordable Rental Housing Complex, and Exhibition-cum-Convention Centres (minimum built-up floor area of 100,000 sq meters). The notification was signed by BALDEO PURUSHARTHA, Jt.Secy.(IPP).

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-19092025-266250 EXTRAORDINARY PART I—Section 1 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 250] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2025/BHADRA 28, 1947 MINISTRY OF FINANCE Department of Economic Affairs Infrastructure Finance Secretariat (IPP Division) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 19th September, 2025 F.No. 13/1/2025-IPP: — With the approval of the Competent Authority, an updated Harmonized Master List of Infrastructure sub-sectors (Annexure I) is hereby notified. The new list incorporates the following change to the notification dated 11 October 2022: i. "Large Ships" is included in the Harmonized Master List of Infrastructure sub-sectors by insertion of a new item in the category of 'Transport and Logistics', with a footnote defining Large Ships. BALDEO PURUSHARTHA, Jt.Secy.(IPP) Annexure-I Updated Harmonized Master List of Infrastructure Sub-sectors +-----+-------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+ | Sr | Category | Infrastructure sub-sectors | | No | | | +=====+=========================+=============================================================+ | 1 | Transport and Logis tics| • Roads and bridges | | | | • Ports¹ | | | | • Shipyards² | | | | • Large Ships³ | | | | • Inland Waterways | | | | • Airport | | | | • Railway track including electrical & signalling | | | | system, tunnels, viaducts, bridges | | | | • Railway rolling stock along with workshop and | | | | associated maintenance facilities | | | | • Railway terminal infrastructure including stations and | | | | adjoining commercial infrastructure | | | | • Urban Public Transport (except rolling stock in case of | | | | urban road transport) | | | | • Logistics Infrastructure⁴ | | | | • Bulk Material Transportation Pipeliness | +-----+-------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+ | 2 | Energy | • Electricity Generation | | | | • Electricity Transmission | | | | • Electricity Distribution | | | | • Oil/Gas/Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) storage facility⁶ | | | | • Energy Storage Systems (ESS)⁷ | +-----+-------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+ | 3 | Water and Sanitation | • Solid Waste Management | | | | • Water treatment plants | | | | • Sewage collection, treatment and disposal system | | | | • Irrigation (dams, channels, embankments, etc.) | | | | • Storm Water Drainage System | +-----+-------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+ | 4 | Communication | • Telecommunication (fixed network)⁸ | | | | • Telecommunication towers | | | | • Telecommunication & Telecom Services | | | | • Data Centres⁹ | +-----+-------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+ | 5 | Social and Commercial | • Education Institutions (capital stock) | | | Infrastructure | • Sports Infrastructure¹⁰ | | | | • Hospitals (capital stock)¹¹ | | | | • Tourism infrastructure viz. (i) three-star or higher | | | | category classified hotels located outside cities with | | | | population of more than 1 million, (ii) rope ways and | | | | cable cars | | | | • Common infrastructure for Industrial Parks and other | | | | parks with industrial activity such as food parks, textile| | | | parks, Special Economic Zones, tourism facilities and | | | | agriculture markets | | | | • Post-harvest storage infrastructure for agriculture and | | | | horticultural produce including cold storage | | | | • Terminal markets | | | | • Soil-testing laboratories | | | | • Cold Chain ¹² | | | | • Affordable Housing ¹³ | | | | • Affordable Rental Housing Complex¹⁴ | | | | • Exhibition-cum-Convention Centre¹⁵ | +-----+-------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+ ¹ Includes Capital Dredging ² "Shipyard” is defined as a floating or land-based facility with the essential features of waterfront, turning basin, berthing and docking facility, slipways and/or ship lifts, and which is self-sufficient for carrying on shipbuilding/repair/breaking activities. ³ "Large Ships” means Commercial Vessels having a gross tonnage of ten thousand or more, which are under Indian ownership and flag, OR Commercial vessels having a gross tonnage of one thousand five hundred or more, which are built in India and are under Indian ownership and flag. ⁴ "Logistics Infrastructure” means and includes Multimodal Logistics Park comprising Inland Container Depot (ICD) with minimum investment of Rs 50 crore and minimum area of 10 acres, Cold Chain Facility with minimum investment of Rs 15 crore and minimum area of 20,000 sft, and/or Warehousing Facility with investment of minimum Rs 25 crore and minimum area of 1 lakh sq ft. ⁵ Includes Oil, Gas, Slurry, Water supply and Iron Ore Pipelines ⁶ Includes strategic storage of crude oil. ⁷ Includes dense charging infrastructure and grid scale Energy Storage Systems (ESS) with a minimum qualifying capacity of 200 MW-Hr, provided that ESS is not being established on merchant basis. ⁸ Includes optic fibre/wire/cable networks which provide broadband / Internet. ⁹ Data Centre housed in a dedicated/centralized building for storage and processing of digital data applications with a minimum capacity of 5 MW of IT load. ¹⁰ Includes the provision of Sports Stadia and Infrastructure for Academies for Training/Research in Sports and Sports-related activities. ¹¹ Includes Medical Colleges, Para Medical Training Institutes and Diagnostics Centres. ¹² Includes cold room facility for farm level pre-cooling, for preservation or storage of agriculture and allied produce, marine products and meat. ¹³ "Affordable Housing" is defined as a housing project using at least 50% of the Floor Area Ratio (FAR)/Floor Space Index (FSI) for dwelling units with carpet area@ of not more than 60 square meters. ¹⁴ “Affordable Rental Housing Complex” means a project to be used for rental purpose only for urban migrant/poor (EWS/LIG categories) for a minimum period of 25 years with basic civic infrastructure facilities such as water, sanitation, sewerage/ septage, road, electricity along with necessary social/commercial infrastructure and the initial rent fixed by Local Authority/ Entities based on local survey of surrounding area wherein the project is situated. Project means a listed project having at least 40 Dwelling Units of double room or single room or equivalent Dormitory Units or a mix of all three in any ratio but not more than one third of total built up area under double bedrooms units. Dwelling Units (DUs) means a unit comprising of double bed room with living area, kitchen, toilet and bathroom of up to 60 square meters carpet area@ or single bed room with living area, kitchen, toilet and bathroom of up to 30 square meters carpet area@. Dormitory Units means a set of 3 Dormitory Bed with common kitchen, toilet and bathroom in 30 square meters carpet area@ meaning 10 square meters carpet area per Dormitory Bed. @ "Carpet Area" shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in clause (k) of section 2 of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016. ¹⁵ "Exhibition-cum-Convention Centre” is defined as Exhibition and Convention Centre Projects with minimum built-up floor area* of 100,000 square metres of exclusively exhibition space or convention space or both combined. * Built up floor area includes primary facilities such as exhibition centres, convention halls, auditoriums, plenary halls, business centres, meeting halls etc. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. GORAKHA NATH YADAVA

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