Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today launched the second phase of the asset monetisation pipeline of Central ministries and public sector entities in New Delhi. The second phase of the pipeline has been developed by NITI Aayog, in consultation with infrastructure line ministries, based on the mandate for the ‘Asset Monetisation Plan 2025-30’ as announced in the Union Budget 2025-26. The National Monetisation Pipeline 2.0 estimates aggregate monetisation potential of 16.72 lakh crore rupees, including private sector investment of 5.8 lakh crore rupees under the asset monetisation pipeline of Central ministries and public sector entities, over the five-year period from Financial Year 2025-26 to Financial Year 2029-30.
In her address, Ms Sitharaman complimented all the ministries and departments of the Government and NITI Aayog for meeting nearly 90 per cent of the target of six lakh crore rupees set for four years in the implementation of the National Monetisation Pipeline 1.0. She said NMP 2.0 is aligned with the mission of achieving Viksit Bharat through accelerated infrastructure development, and it has the potential to fuel India’s growth momentum. Ms Sitharaman observed that the NMP 1.0 was the first of its kind of pipeline at a large scale, and best practices learnt by the authorities concerned should be leveraged in NMP 2.0. She underscored that the learnings and experiences of NMP 1.0 will serve as a guide to ensure that resources and opportunities are optimised to achieve results in a time-bound manner. The Finance Minister exhorted all the departments to focus on process simplification and standardisation so that monetisation becomes a seamless experience. Highlighting the significance of asset monetisation, the Union Finance Minister said NMP enables recycling of productive public assets, thereby unlocking resources for reinvestment in new projects and capital expenditure. She noted that this approach facilitates efficient mobilisation of funds for CAPEX in public assets while minimising the budgetary outgo of the Government.
The National Monetisation Pipeline 2.0 was released in the presence of the CEO, NITI Aayog and the Secretaries of infrastructure line ministries, along with the Secretaries of the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Law and the Chief Economic Adviser.
