Asset monetisation target for states may be set at Rs 3 trillion

Central ministries given a target to monetise assets worth Rs 2.5 trn over 3 years

The national asset monetisation pipeline may set a target of Rs 3 trillion for states to monetise their assets over the next four to five years. States are being nudged by the central government and the NITI Aayog, and are being made aware of mo­dels they can use to monetise assets. They are toll-operate-transfer, operate-maintain-transfer, infrastructure (infra) investment trusts, and real estate investment trusts, said a top government official.

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman recently chaired a workshop on asset monetisation, briefing state governments on the benefits of asset monetisation. The national asset monetisation pipeline framework, being prepared by CRISIL Infrastructure