Infrastructure ministries list assets for monetisation

18 Mar 2021 CW Team

Sources told the media that alongside these core sector assets, the plan includes:

Divestment of the equity stake of Airports Authority of India (AAI) in the joint ventures that operate the Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Hyderabad airports.

Awarding 150 passenger trains to private players.

Leasing out stadiums such as the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in the national capital.

The Niti Aayog is in the process of preparing a National Monetisation Pipeline for FY21-24 and has asked ministries to identify and share information on the assets to be included in the pipeline. A core group of secretaries for asset monetisation met last month to discuss the shortlist of assets identified for monetisation in 2021-22.

While the government has been planning asset sale for over two years now, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the broad contours of the asset monetisation pipeline in the budget for 2021-22.

Other than these, eight ministries and several others may be included to undertake the asset monetisation exercise. Some potential ministries that may be included are the Ministry of Coal, Ministry of Mines, Ministry of Tourism and the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.

Asset Monetisation Plan
Ministry	Target (Rs in crore)	Asset Details
Telecom	Rs 40,000	Telecom assets of BSNL, MTNL and Bharatnet
Road Transport and Highways	Rs 30,000	Road length of over 7,000 km
Railways	Rs 90,000	50 stations, 150 private passenger trains
Civil Aviation	Rs 20,000	13 airports of AAI AAI's stake in Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Hyderabad airports
Shipping, Ports and Waterways	Rs 4,000	Over 30 berths
Power	Rs 27,000	Transmission assets of Power Grid
Petroleum and Natural Gas	Rs 17,000	Pipelines of GAIL, IOCL and HPCL
Youth Affairs and Sports	Rs 20,000	Sports stadia

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Also read: Understanding the asset monetisation push

Also read: Union Cabinet clears new divestment policy

The government is planning to monetise assets under various ministries to meet the target of raising around Rs 2.5 lakh crore through asset sales and has listed eight ministries for the programme so far, which include—road transport and highways, power, petroleum and natural gas, telecom, sports, shipping ports and waterways, civil aviation, and railways. Sources told the media that alongside these core sector assets, the plan includes: Divestment of the equity stake of Airports Authority of India (AAI) in the joint ventures that operate the Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Hyderabad airports. Awarding 150 passenger trains to private players. Leasing out stadiums such as the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in the national capital. The Niti Aayog is in the process of preparing a National Monetisation Pipeline for FY21-24 and has asked ministries to identify and share information on the assets to be included in the pipeline. A core group of secretaries for asset monetisation met last month to discuss the shortlist of assets identified for monetisation in 2021-22. While the government has been planning asset sale for over two years now, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the broad contours of the asset monetisation pipeline in the budget for 2021-22. Other than these, eight ministries and several others may be included to undertake the asset monetisation exercise. Some potential ministries that may be included are the Ministry of Coal, Ministry of Mines, Ministry of Tourism and the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.Asset Monetisation PlanMinistryTarget (Rs in crore)Asset DetailsTelecomRs 40,000 Telecom assets of BSNL, MTNL and BharatnetRoad Transport and HighwaysRs 30,000 Road length of over 7,000 kmRailwaysRs 90,000 50 stations, 150 private passenger trainsCivil AviationRs 20,000 13 airports of AAI AAI's stake in Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Hyderabad airportsShipping, Ports and WaterwaysRs 4,000 Over 30 berthsPowerRs 27,000 Transmission assets of Power GridPetroleum and Natural GasRs 17,000 Pipelines of GAIL, IOCL and HPCLYouth Affairs and SportsRs 20,000 Sports stadia Image Source Also read: Understanding the asset monetisation push Also read: Union Cabinet clears new divestment policy

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