The 21st Board meeting of the National Land Monetization Corporation Limited (NLMC) was held on 18 September 2026.
The Board recommended monetisation proposals covering surplus land and building assets valued at over Rs 5,000 crore.
It also approved NLMC's Annual Financial Statements and Directors' Report for the financial year 2025-26.
NLMC is a wholly owned Government of India company under the Department of Public Enterprises, Ministry of Finance, created to monetise surplus assets of CPSEs and other government entities.
Unlock value from operating brownfield central infrastructure assets by transferring their revenue rights to private operators for a defined period, while ownership stays with the government.
Key: Prepared by NITI Aayog with the infrastructure ministries following a Budget 2021-22 announcement and launched on 23 August 2021. Aggregate potential of Rs 6 lakh crore over FY 2021-22 to 2024-25 across roads, railways, power, oil and gas pipelines, telecom and civil aviation; Rs 3.85 lakh crore was monetised in its first three years.
Run a second five-year round of monetisation and plough the proceeds back into new infrastructure.
Key: Announced in the Union Budget 2025-26 with a target of Rs 10 lakh crore.
Operationalise the Asset Monetisation Plan 2025-30 across central ministries and public sector entities.
Key: Developed by NITI Aayog and launched by the Union Finance Minister; estimates an aggregate monetisation potential of Rs 16.72 lakh crore over FY 2026 to FY 2030, including Rs 5.8 lakh crore of private sector investment.
Special Purpose Vehicle that facilitates monetisation of surplus land and building assets of CPSEs and other government entities.
The Government's policy think tank; prepared both the National Monetisation Pipeline and NMP 2.0. Established on 1 January 2015, replacing the Planning Commission.
Manages the Centre's investment in CPSEs, disinvestment and public asset management. Created by renaming the Department of Disinvestment with effect from 14 April 2016.
Nodal department for Central Public Sector Enterprise policy and the department exercising administrative control over NLMC.
A separate legal company created for one defined task, so its assets, liabilities and accounts stay ring-fenced from the parent. NLMC is an SPV built for surplus-asset monetisation, which lets government land transactions be structured without putting the parent entity's balance sheet at risk.
GS Paper 3 > Indian Economy > Mobilisation of Resources and Infrastructure
General Awareness > Economy and Government Finance
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Answer: Bihar
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Raising resources by transferring the revenue rights of an operating public asset to a private operator for a fixed period, without transferring ownership.
An existing, already operating asset, as opposed to a greenfield project built from scratch — monetisation applies to brownfield assets.
A company in which the Union Government holds at least 51% of the paid-up share capital, directly or through other CPSEs.