{"id":1073,"date":"2026-04-06T06:48:31","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T06:48:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/materials.simplycurrentaffairs.com\/?p=1073"},"modified":"2026-04-09T06:48:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T06:48:39","slug":"national-monetisation-pipeline-2-0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/materials.simplycurrentaffairs.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/06\/national-monetisation-pipeline-2-0\/","title":{"rendered":"National\u00a0Monetisation\u00a0Pipeline 2.0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

National Monetisation Pipeline 2.0<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

National Monetisation Pipeline<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  • The National Monetisation Pipeline (NMP) was launched by NITI Aayog<\/strong> in 2021 <\/strong>in collaboration with the concerned infrastructure ministries.  <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • The objective of the programme is to unlock the value in brownfield <\/strong>(existing\/underutilized) public infrastructure assets,<\/strong> targeting Rs 6 lakh crore <\/strong>through leasing to private investors.  \n
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    • NMP achieved 89 per cent of its target<\/strong>, amounting to \u20b95.3 lakh crore.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      Why in News?<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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      • The Government of India has launched the second phase of asset monetisation pipeline <\/strong>of Central ministries and public sector entities – \u2018National Monetisation Pipeline 2.0 (NMP 2.0)\u2019.<\/strong>  <\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • The second phase of the pipeline has been developed by NITI Aayog<\/strong>, in consultation with infrastructure line ministries, based on the mandate for \u2018Asset Monetisation Plan 2025-30\u2019<\/strong> as announced in the Union Budget 2025-26.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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        Asset Monetization:<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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        • Asset\u00a0monetisation\u00a0is the process of\u00a0creating new sources of revenue\u00a0<\/strong>for the government and its entities by\u00a0unlocking the economic value of\u00a0unutilised\u00a0or underutilized public assets.<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • As a concept, asset\u00a0monetisation\u00a0implies\u00a0offering public infrastructure to the institutional investors or private sector\u00a0<\/strong>through structured mechanisms.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Monetisation\u00a0is\u00a0different from \u2018privatization\u2019,\u00a0<\/strong>it signifies\u00a0\u2018structured partnerships\u2019\u00a0<\/strong>with the private sector under certain contractual frameworks.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • In India, the idea of asset\u00a0monetisation\u00a0was first suggested by a committee led by\u00a0economist Vijay Kelkar<\/strong>\u00a0in\u00a02012<\/strong>\u00a0on the roadmap for fiscal consolidation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

          Highlights of NMP 2.0<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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          • The\u00a0five-year asset\u00a0monetisation\u00a0target<\/strong>\u00a0(FY 2026 to FY 2030) under NMP 2.0 has been set at an ambitious\u00a0Rs. 16.7 lakh crore,<\/strong>\u00a0over 2.6 times higher than that under NMP 1.0.\u00a0\n
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            • As regards the target,\u00a0highway<\/strong>\u00a0is\u00a0expected to garner the highest of Rs 4.42 lakh crore, followed by\u00a0power<\/strong>\u00a0Rs 2.77 lakh crore,\u00a0ports<\/strong>\u00a0Rs 2.64 lakh crore and\u00a0Railways<\/strong>\u00a0Rs 2.62 lakh crore over the five-year period.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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              • Asset\u00a0monetisation\u00a0shall\u00a0comprise\u00a0elements<\/strong>\u00a0such as\u00a0transfer of assets for a limited period, divestment of portions of listed entities<\/strong>\u00a0to unlock\u00a0additional\u00a0capital,\u00a0securitisation\u00a0of cash flows<\/strong>\u00a0or\u00a0strategic commercial auctions.\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • An empowered\u00a0Core Group of Secretaries on Asset\u00a0Monetisation\u00a0(CGAM)\u00a0<\/strong>under the\u00a0chairmanship\u00a0of\u00a0Cabinet Secretary<\/strong>\u00a0will continue to\u00a0monitor\u00a0the progress of the Asset\u00a0Monetisation\u00a0programme.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • NITI Aayog noted that NMP 2.0 is expected to\u00a0increase India’s GDP by approximately \u20b940 lakh crore over the next 5-10 years<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                National Monetisation Pipeline 2.0 National Monetisation Pipeline Why in News? Asset Monetization: Highlights of NMP 2.0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1073","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-economy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/materials.simplycurrentaffairs.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1073","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/materials.simplycurrentaffairs.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/materials.simplycurrentaffairs.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/materials.simplycurrentaffairs.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/materials.simplycurrentaffairs.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1073"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/materials.simplycurrentaffairs.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1073\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1076,"href":"https:\/\/materials.simplycurrentaffairs.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1073\/revisions\/1076"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/materials.simplycurrentaffairs.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1073"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/materials.simplycurrentaffairs.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1073"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/materials.simplycurrentaffairs.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1073"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}