Section 5: In the principal Act, in section 6, for clause (b), the following clause shall be substituted, namely

“ (b) financial assistance, either one time or in installments, not exceeding twenty percent of the cost of the project ;”.

6. In the principal Act, in section 7, for the words “ No concession agreement”, the words, figures and letter “Subject to the provisions of section 10A, no concession agreement” shall be substituted.

7. In the principal Act, in the section 8,-

(1) in sub-section (1), for the words and figures “direct negotiation as provided in section 10”, the words, figures and letter “inviting comparative bids as provided in section 10 or by direct negotiation as provided in section 10A” shall be substituted;

(2) in sub-section(2), for the words “ competitive bidding “, the words “competitive bidding, inviting comparative bids” shall be substituted.