♦ Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched the second phase of the National Monetisation Pipeline, or NMP 2.0 on 23 February 2026, outlining an estimated asset monetisation potential of Rs.16.72 lakh crore over the five-year period from FY 2026 to FY 2030. The second phase of the asset monetisation pipeline for Central ministries and public sector entities has been developed by NITI Aayog in consultation with infrastructure line ministries, based on the mandate for the ‘Asset Monetisation Plan 2025–30’ announced in the Union Budget 2025–26. 

♦ NMP 2.0 estimates an aggregate monetisation potential of Rs.16.72 lakh crore, including private sector investment of Rs.5.8 lakh crore under the asset monetisation pipeline of Central ministries and public sector entities over the five-year period.

♦ The pipeline was released in the presence of the Chief Executive Officer of NITI Aayog and Secretaries of infrastructure line ministries covered under the programme — Road Transport and Highways, Railways, Power, Petroleum and Natural Gas, Civil Aviation, Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Telecommunications, Tourism, Food and Public Distribution, Mining, Coal, and Housing and Urban Affairs — along with the Secretary of the Ministry of Finance, the Secretary (Law), and the Chief Economic Adviser. Addressing the launch, the Finance Minister complimented ministries and departments of the government and NITI Aayog for achieving nearly 90% of the Rs.6 lakh crore target set for four years under the first phase of the National Monetisation Pipeline, or NMP 1.0.