NITI Aayog invites bid for infrastructure project pipeline

NITI Aayog will soon firm up the list of infrastructure projects to be monetised over the next five years. The government think-tank has invited bids for preparation of the Infrastructure Projects Pipeline and suggesting innovative project and financing structures for accelerated development of infrastructure in the country through private sector investment.

“The list is to be prepared on the basis of assets or land parcels proposed by the concerned central ministries and such assets as identified by the consultant,” the Aayog said in the request for proposal (RFP) document floated to invite bids from technical consultants.

The exercise is expected to be complete in five months. The asset classes and land parcels may include highways, railways, power, petroleum and natural gas, civil aviation, ports, warehousing and storage, urban infrastructure including housing and transport, coal and mines and telecom.


The idea is to formulate a list of infrastructure assets and land parcels identified by central ministries, departments and central public sector enterprises for monetization during the five-year period of 2025-26 to 2029-30.

The consultant will also be expected to duly estimate the likely upfront or periodic revenue that can be realised from such monetisation and the investment by the private sector into such projects.

“Besides, the consultant will be expected to identify asset classes including assets and land parcels that can be undertaken for development or upgradation or operation and maintenance through private participation,” it said.

“Monetisation potential to be the estimate of either the private investment that can be attracted for the subject development or the net present value (NPV) of the premium to be received by the authority, for each class of identified assets,” it added.