What is the national monetization policy?

To generate interest in investments, and to provide a ready list of assets to the interested investors, a National Monetary Policy was announced with the objective of providing a clear framework for monetisation. You can read about the Make In India – Initiatives, Aims, Advantages & Challenges in the given link.

The Government had stressed that these assets are brownfield assets.Monetization means, for a specific time period, the Government is willing to transfer the revenue rights to private entities. In return those private entities will have to give a commitment of investments in the assets, a share in the revenue and provide money upfront.

Further readings:

1. National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF)- Established for Infrastructure Projects
2. Bharatmala Pariyojana – Features, Challenges, Project Costs & Benefits