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The Bill is a first-of-its-kind initiative of the Kerala government. The main objective of this Bill is to create an enabling environment and to facilitate private sector participation in upgrading, developing and expanding the physical and social infrastructure in the State of Kerala. This Act shall apply to all projects of a value exceeding rupees 10 crore implemented by a public agency. The government plans to constitute the Kerala Infrastructure Development Board with the Chief Minister as chairman and a chief executive officer will also be appointed. A Public Private Participation (PPP) unit shall be established by the Board to assist the Board and manage all activities related to policy, technical, legal and such other matters related to PPP projects. The functions and powers of the Board will be to (1) act as a nodal agency to the government; (2) formulate polices related to the sectors specified in Schedule I of the Bill; (3) designate the public agency which shall implement a project; (4) scrutinize, evaluate, prioritize, and finalize the scope and structure of the projects having concession period of more than 20 years and/or of value more than Rs 200 crores and recommend to the government for its implementation.