Indian Railway Finance Corporation Limited is an India-based financing arm of the Indian railways. The Company operates through the Leasing and Finance segment. The Companyâs principal business is to borrow funds from the financial markets to finance the acquisition / creation of assets, which are then leased out to the Indian Railways as finance lease. The Companyâs main business is to finance the acquisition of rolling stock assets, leasing of railway infrastructure assets, and lending to other entities under the Ministry of Railways (MoR). It uses a leasing approach to fund Indian Railways' Rolling stock and project assets. It lends funds to MoR and other Railway Entities in order to fuel their growth plan. It also provides loans to Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) and IRCON. It raises funds from various sources, including term loans and bonds from domestic and international market.
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