Casting Light On The National Monetization Pipeline

There has been significant progress in recent times in increasing investments in the infrastructure sector through various programmes and initiatives. Recently, India has announced the National Monetization Pipeline (NMP: Vol. I¹ and II²) on August 23, 2021, which proposes in monetizing INR 6 lakh crore worth important National Government assets from (4 years) Financial Year 2022 - 2025 by leasing these assets on a long - term basis to private players. In order to meet the government's asset monetization objectives, this roadmap was launched in Budget 2021-22 by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and developed in line with Niti Ayog, it's Vice Chairmen and its Union of Secretaries.