Don't let asset monetization end up as a Potemkin show
3 years, 3 months ago

Don't let asset monetization end up as a Potemkin show

Live Mint  

Asset monetization is not a new concept in India. With its debt nearing 60% of gross domestic product, India’s government has no option but to look for alternate means of raising capital to fund infrastructure development. While the finer details of the model that India’s government plans to adopt are still unknown, New Delhi has stated that it intends not to sell public assets outright, but to retain ownership. The government could adopt both measures of selling and leasing assets, depending on the nature of each asset and also the associated risk and return, etc. The case of India’s insolvency code shows how weak judicial infrastructure and a poor debt market can pose a challenge to the success of a well-designed law.

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OPINION: Demystifying National Monetisation Pipeline and Why India Needs It
3 years, 3 months ago

OPINION: Demystifying National Monetisation Pipeline and Why India Needs It

News 18  

India’s National Infrastructure Pipeline envisages an infrastructure investment of Rs 111 lakh crore over a period of five years. One of the strategies among them is ‘asset monetisation’ and the government has paved the way for preparation of a National Monetisation Pipeline of potential brownfield infrastructure assets to provide a medium-term roadmap for monetisation and give potential investors a ready …

How the National Monetisation Pipeline works
3 years, 3 months ago

How the National Monetisation Pipeline works

Hindustan Times  

Union minister for finance and corporate affairs, Nirmala Sitharaman, recently launched the asset monetisation pipeline of central ministries and public sector entities: ‘National Monetisation Pipeline ’. The pipeline has been developed by NITI Aayog, in consultation with infrastructure line ministries, based on the mandate for ‘Asset Monetisation’ under Union Budget 2021–22. The Report on National Monetisation Pipeline has been structured …

Asset Monetization a Great Idea, but Govt Must Take These 3 Steps to Ensure It’s a Success
3 years, 3 months ago

Asset Monetization a Great Idea, but Govt Must Take These 3 Steps to Ensure It’s a Success

News 18  

The national monetization plan that envisages the lease of several government-owned properties and infrastructure to private operators is brilliant if considered in isolation. If we are brutally honest with ourselves, then this step could act as the first of many steps towards a general privatization of government assets. However, if the government gets this wrong, the consequences would be disastrous …

Success of Modi Govt’s Asset Monetization Plan Does Not Depend on Political Consensus
3 years, 3 months ago

Success of Modi Govt’s Asset Monetization Plan Does Not Depend on Political Consensus

News 18  

There’s a great deal in a name; that which we call privatization by other name would smell sweet if called ‘asset monetization’. On August 23, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched the asset monetization pipeline of central ministries and public sector entities, said an official press release. “The pipeline has been developed by Niti Aayog, in consultation with infrastructure line ministries, …

Asset monetisation is the only way the country will move forward: Niti Aayog CEO
3 years, 4 months ago

Asset monetisation is the only way the country will move forward: Niti Aayog CEO

India Today  

The government’s ambitious National Monetisation Pipeline plan has been criticised by the Opposition as a move to benefit private players. Amitabh Kant explained how asset monetisation is the only way the country will move forward. Excerpts: Q: The Opposition says it’s about a revenue-strapped government desperately hiving off valued public assets Asset monetisation is nothing new; it’s been going on …

Nirmala Sitharaman interview: ‘Important to back asset creation’
3 years, 10 months ago

Nirmala Sitharaman interview: ‘Important to back asset creation’

Hindustan Times  

Hours after presenting the Union Budget 2021-22, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman spoke to HT’s R Sukumar and Doordarshan’s Ajay Mishra, on some of its key highlights. She discussed the increase in health allocation in the times of the coronavirus disease; said that the privatisation of banks was on the agenda since the government was keen to operate only healthy public …

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