Practice areas

As adviser, appraiser or implementation partner.

Public–Private Partnerships

Drafting and review of PPP policy frameworks and model concession agreements; structuring of individual projects including risk allocation and payment mechanisms; viability gap and value-for-money assessment; and building the institutional capacity of PPP cells at national and state level.

Public Finance and Fiscal Policy

Fiscal architecture and rules-based frameworks; expenditure review and public financial management reform; the design of intergovernmental transfers and devolution formulae; and strengthening of budget institutions, classification systems and reporting.

Financial Sector Reform

Regulatory architecture and the mandates of supervisory bodies; financial inclusion policy and delivery channels; and the design, restructuring and capitalisation of development finance institutions and specialised lenders.

Infrastructure and Project Finance

Structuring of debt facilities for infrastructure and power-sector projects; credit, security and repayment structures to financial close; and the application of new financing models in partnership with government and large corporates.

Investment Promotion

Foreign direct investment policy and sectoral entry conditions; investor facilitation frameworks and single-window institutions; and diagnostic work on the sub-national investment climate, including regulatory burden and clearance processes.

Green and Climate Finance

Design of climate finance instruments and the fiscal treatment that supports them; transition financing frameworks for carbon-intensive sectors; and blended finance structuring, including the use of concessional capital alongside commercial funds.

Skills Development

Institutional design for sector skill councils and qualification frameworks; training-market design covering provider accreditation, financing and assessment; and the architecture of employment-linked programmes, including placement and outcome verification.

Engagement models

Three contracting routes.

Individual expert assignments

Dr. Mayaram is engaged directly as an individual consultant, or nominated as a key expert on a proposal led by another firm. Selection follows the client's rules for individual consultant selection.

Firm-led assignments

The LLP contracts as lead or sub-consultant and fields a team against the terms of reference, with staffing drawn from the practice areas above and from associated specialists.

Consortium partnership

The firm acts as Indian partner to international consulting firms bidding on India and South Asia assignments, providing local presence, counterpart access and sector knowledge.