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                                                         roject    Consultancy     `400cr in 2012-13 to `1400
                                                         Services include pre-     crores in 2024-25, is involved
                                                         project, project execution   in all key areas of the service.
                                                         and post-project support,   Sanjeev Gupta explained: “We
                                                         covering  functions  such   have three verticals, viz., power,
                                                 Pas project identification        infrastructure and resources. Infra
                                                 & evaluation; environmental       projects are influenced by a few
                                                 impact assessment, development    factors that include environment,
                                                 or sourcing of technologies;      trade, technology, international
                                                 preparation of feasibility reports,   policies, history, politics,
                                                 market studies; designing of      population and economics. In the
                                                 projects, equipment procurement   very initial stages, the project is
                                                 & erection; engineering design    identified and the government
                                                 services, project management      entity appoints a reputed, vocal,
                                                 services,    architectural   &    program management consultant
                                                 construction engineering services   to help draft policy decisions.
                                                 and project commissioning,        Once the policy is framed, pre-
                                                 operations & maintenance, as      feasibility work is carried out.
                                                 published in a report.              “This stage determines the
                                                   According to research, the      advantages and disadvantages,
                                                 India engineering services market   whether the project is socially
                                                 generated a revenue of USD        viable and the investment
                                                 149,403.6 million in 2023 and is   recoverable. The government will
                                                 expected to reach USD 254,015.8   have some broad estimation of
                                                 million by 2030, growing at a     time, cost and quality.
                                                 CAGR of 7.9% from 2024 to           Pre-feasibility study includes
                                                 2030. In terms of revenue, India   understanding how many houses
                                                 accounted for 4.6% of the global   will get impacted, whether approval
                                                 engineering services market in    will be given if close to a forest
                                                 2023 and is touted the fastest    area, if there are feeding or nesting
                                                 growing regional market in Asia   grounds by the riverside etc.
                                                 Pacific.
                                                                                     Based on the study, the viability
                                                   One of the giants in the        of the project is established. Once
                                                 area of infra consulting, Tata    done, it goes into the feasibility
                                                 Consulting Engineers Limited,     stage where a detailed project
                                                 whose turnover increased from     report (DPR) is prepared. After







                                                     Smart cities are not meant
                                                     to make profits, they are
                                                     a social welfare project
                                                     made to improve the life
                                                     of the people. TCE has
                                                     the maximum smart city
                                                     projects in India.
                                                     – Sanjeev Gupta





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