National Infrastructure Pipeline Explained

The National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP) is a group of social and economic infrastructure projects in India over a period of five years with an initial sanctioned amount of . The pipeline was first made public by the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi during his 2019 Independence Day speech.^{[1] [2]}

Real time data and details related to NIP can be found online at the India Investment Grid website which was launched in August 2020.^{[3] [4]}

Task force report

The task force headed by Atanu Chakraborty, the economic affairs secretary in the finance ministry, on National Infrastructure Pipeline, in May 2020, submitted its final report to the Finance Minister. Important recommendations and observations made:

• Investment needed: over the next five years (2020-2025) to build infrastructure projects and drive economic growth.
• Energy, roads, railways and urban projects are estimated to account for the bulk of projects (around 70%).
• The Centre (39 percent) and state (40 percent) are expected to have an almost equal share in implementing the projects, while the private sector has 21 percent share. Aggressive push towards asset sales.
• Monetisation of infrastructure assets. Setting up of development finance institutions.
• Strengthening the municipal bond market.

The task force has recommended setting up of the following three committees: Committee to monitor NIP progress and eliminate delays. Steering Committee at each Infrastructure ministry level to follow up on the implementation process. Steering Committee in DEA for raising financial resources for the NIP.^{[5] [6]}

India Investment Grid

In August 2020, the Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs launched the India Investment Grid website which provides "Information on large-scale government infrastructure projects as an aid to investors, lenders and companies bidding for work. The grid is designed to give real-time updates on the implementation of the National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP)."^{[7] [8]}

National Monetisation Pipeline

National Monetisation Pipeline (NMP) is Government of India's monetisation framework for Government assets including roadways, railways and airports, power transmission lines, energy and renewable energy related assets, warehousing and sport-related assets.^[9]

Further reading

• National Infrastructure Pipeline (Vol 1). Report of the Task Force, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Government of India.
• KPMG (25 August 2020). Catalysing the National Infrastructure Pipeline: Project India.
• Rouhin Deb (22 September 2020). National Infrastructure Pipeline: The great Indian dream. Observer Research Foundation.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Press Information Bureau. Ministry of Finance. 31 December 2019. pib.gov.in. 2020-03-07.
2. Web site: What is NIP (National Infrastructure Pipeline): Things to know. 31 December 2019. The Times of India. en. 2020-03-07.
3. Web site: 10 August 2020. Finance Minister launches an Online Dashboard for the National Infrastructure Pipeline. 2020-10-13. pib.gov.in.
4. Web site: https://indiainvestmentgrid.gov.in . indiainvestmentgrid.gov.in . 26 September 2024.
5. Web site: How your water bill could be key to Modi govt's infra push for $5 trillion-economy goal. Gupta. Moushumi Das. 2020-02-19. ThePrint. en-US. 2020-03-07.
6. Web site: 29 April 2020. Task Force on National Infrastructure Pipeline presents its Final Report to Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman. 2020-10-13. pib.gov.in.
7. Web site: Thomas. Tanya. 2020-10-06. The worrying lull in India's infra push. 2020-10-13. mint. en.
8. Web site: Ohri. Nikunj. 11 August 2020. India Lists 6,835 Projects Under Rs 111 Lakh Crore National Infrastructure Pipeline. 2020-10-13. BloombergQuint. en.
9. Web site: Verma. Sunny. 2021-09-09. National Monetisation Pipeline: unlocking value in brownfield projects via the private sector. 2021-09-18. The Indian Express. en.