NHAI plans to turn to retail investors to meet monetisation target

29 Jul 2022 CW Team

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) intends to allow retail investors access to its upcoming infrastructure investment trust (InvIT) and is also exploring ways to permit this class of investors access to its toll-operate-transfer (TOT) projects in the future.

It is envisaged that this will enable the company to reach its fiscal year 2019 asset monetisation objective of Rs 200 billion.

InvITs are collective investment vehicles akin to mutual funds that allow individual and institutional investors to invest directly in infrastructure projects and receive a small return on their investment.

Retail investors' interest in road projects has increased, according to the NHAI, and depending on how successfully InvIT with retail investors goes, TOT projects and BOT (build-operate-transfer) projects might be made available in the future as well.

Also read:
Bihar minister asks NHAI to extend Purvanchal Expressway to Bhagalpur
55 km of the Western Ring Road may be built by NHAI

Infrastructure Urban

31 Oct 2025

ORSL and IIT Roorkee Join Hands for Biomass and Biochar Research

Organic Recycling Systems (ORSL), a leading Indian clean-tech company pioneering sustainable waste valorisation and circular economy solutions, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee (IIT Roorkee) to collaborate on cutting-edge research in biomass valorisation, biochar development, and advanced environmental technologies.The collaboration combines the industrial expertise of ORSL with the research excellence of IIT Roorkee’s Department of Hydro and Renewable Energy (HRED) to accelerate innovation in renewable energy, circular economy m..

CMPDI installs bio-toilets to boost sanitation and hygiene

The Central Mine Planning and Design Institute (CMPDI), a subsidiary of Coal India Limited under the administrative control of the Ministry of Coal, has installed six modern bio-toilets equipped with bio-digesters and water tanks across various locations in Ranchi. The initiative was carried out under the ongoing Special Campaign 5.0, underscoring CMPDI’s commitment to cleanliness and sustainable sanitation. This effort forms part of a nationwide drive to enhance hygiene standards and improve efficiency in public offices. It aligns with the Government of India’s Swachh Bharat Mission and ..

PM Modi unveils Rs 12.19 billion projects in Kevadia

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stones for development projects worth Rs 12.19 billion in Kevadia on the eve of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s 150th birth anniversary. The projects include the Birsa Munda Bhavan—an iconic centre dedicated to Bhagwan Birsa Munda—a residential complex for GSEC and SSNNL employees, the first phase of the hospitality district, and a Bonsai Garden. During the visit, the Prime Minister also flagged off a fleet of electric buses in Kevadia, an initiative aimed at providing comfortable and sustainable transport facilities for v..