According to information provided to Parliament on Monday, the monetization of infrastructure assets worth
more than 1.62 lakh crore rupees will take place during the current fiscal year.
Monetization
In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Pankaj Chaudhary claimed Rs 97,000 crore worth of public assets were monetized in the past fiscal year.
The government proposed last year a Rs 6 lakh crore National Monetization Pipeline (NMP) to unlock value in infrastructure assets across sectors, ranging from electricity to road and rail, in four years till 2025. This year’s new goal is approximately 67.5% higher than the 97 crores earned during Fiscal Year (FY) 22.
Key transactions include Highway Toll Operate Transfer based PPP Concessions, NHAI’s Infrastructure Investment Trust, PowerGrid InvIT.
yearly accruals from mineral and coal blocks auctioned in FY21-22, and private investment in the rebuilding of railway colonies.
Revenues from six airports leased on PPP mode and private investment from port terminals bid out on PPP mode.
Monetizplok,ation
He continued, “Different transactions are planned for FY22-23, including highway TOT bundles and InvIT future rounds, redevelopment of sports stadiums, operational electricity generating & transmission assets, leasing of airports through PPP, PPP projects at different port Trusts, development of silos and warehouses, monetization of tower assets, and mining assets.”
This is the value that asset owners are anticipated to obtain during the monetization process. Indicative value refers to the value that may be realized through accruals or through private sector investment.
In FY 2022-2025, the NMP asset pipeline is estimated to be worth Rs 6.0 lakh crore.
It represents 14% of the proposed outlay for Centre under NIP (Rs 43 lakh crore). According to estimates, the top 5 sectors account for 83% of the pipeline’s value
It is estimated that the government will raise about 6 lakh crores through NMP.
