After criticising Bengaluru infrastructure – pothole-ridden, garbage-strewn roads for days on end, Biocon founder Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw offered to fund the development of 10-15 roads in the city. Her initiative to improve the city’s infrastructure and waste management drew praise from Rajya Sabha MP P Chidambaram . He lauded her effort while pointing out the key challenge in public works and suggesting a potential governance model.

“I noted with interest Mrs Kiran Mazumdar Shaw’s offer to fund the development of some roads in Bengaluru. A great offer! Congratulations!” said Chidambaram on X (formerly Twitter).

He emphasised that the main issue in public works is not the lack of money but execution. “But, the problem with our public works is not the lack of public money; the problem i

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