Asset Monetization involves creation of new sources of revenue by unlocking the value of the otherwise unutilized or underutilized public assets. It is globally recognised that public assets are a significant resource for the economy.

The Union Govt announced an asset monetisation plan in August 2021 wherein brownfield or existing public assets worth Rs. 6 trillion were to be monetised by leasing them out to private sector partners for fixed terms with an aim to utilise the proceeds for capital expenditure towards new infrastructure creation.