A good infrastructure is backbone ofdevelopment ofany area and to arrange finance for it is a daunting skill. Infrastructure financing is a complex matter to discuss as the cost & benefits associated with it have an impact ofthe larger section ofeconomy. Infrastructure development is indispensable to reducing poverty, boosting growth and addressing broader development goals. This paper discusses the issue ofinfrastructure financing during the year 2012-17 in three parts; Firstly, it investigates the requirement of finance for developing the infrastructure of the country along with sources offinance available to meet this requirement. The second part is based on identification of the gap that exists in funding required to build the infrastructure of the nation. Thirdly, upon realising the fact that there is a gap in funding to meet the infrastructure goals, we have tried to identify measures through which this gap can be bridged