Asset monetisation pipeline: Govt used 4 methods to value Rs 6-trn assets

Experts say estimates should not be used as reserve price during bidding

The government has used four methods to value the assets that it is looking to monetise under its Rs 6-trillion National Monetisation Pipeline (NMP).
 
The value of the assets on the block is indicative that the government is expected to realise either in the form of upfront accruals or by the way of private sector investment, NITI Aayog said in its report. Valuations are essentially estimates, so multiple methodologies are useful to get a range, said Manish Agarwal, infrastructure expert and co-founder of AskHowIndia.org. Diffe­rent valuation methodologies depend on the different assumptions that are being considered for valuing a