Table 7.
Challenges anticipated post lockdown (by rank).
| Type of Factor | Key Operational Challenges Anticipated Post lockdown | Average | Category A | Category B | Category C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demand | Lack of market demand | 2.58 | 2.17 | 2.82 | 2.86 |
| Delayed payments by the client | 4.73 | 4.93 | 5.00 | 4.25 | |
| Low asset utilisation pushing up fixed costs | 6.30 | 6.86 | 5.55 | 6.30 | |
| Loan repayments | 6.61 | 7.03 | 5.82 | 6.86 | |
| Royalty/revenue share obligations to concessioning authority | 7.47 | 6.57 | 7.73 | 8.55 | |
| Supply | Availability of drivers/helpers | 3.87 | 4.30 | 3.68 | 3.48 |
| Fleet readiness post lockdown | 5.45 | 5.73 | 5.73 | 4.83 | |
| Availability of working capital | 5.64 | 6.33 | 5.82 | 4.63 | |
| Higher cost of services, both internally and vendor services | 5.99 | 6.57 | 5.05 | 6.13 | |
| Unavailability of rakes | 7.54 | 7.28 | 7.32 | 8.15 | |
| Meeting statutory requirements (national & state) | 7.84 | 7.67 | 7.50 | 8.43 |