As per the statement, the exercise is expected to enable investors and bidders to plan investments in a more efficient manner
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State-owned highway authority NHAI (National Highways Authority of India) has come out with a tentative list of 17 projects with a combined length of 1,692.5 km of highway assets for monetisation in FY27.According to a statement issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, the tentative list of national highway stretches has been proposed for monetisation under the Toll-Operate-Transfer (TOT) and Infrastructure Investment Trust (InvIT) modes during FY27.However, the list does not include assets proposed to be monetised through Raajmarg Infra Investment Trust (RIIT) during the financial year.“The initiative is part of the Government of India’s asset monetisation strategy focused on leveraging operational national highway assets to mobilise capital for further infrastructure development, promote private sector participation, and accelerate the expansion as well as modernisation of the national highway network,” the statement said.As per the statement, the exercise is expected to enable investors and bidders to plan investments in a more efficient manner.The identified national highway assets in the tentative list is a combined length of 1,692.5 km spread across nine States, including Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Maharashtra.Besides, the statement said these highway assets collectively represent the economic and logistics corridors with established traffic potential and robust connectivity significance.“The monetisation exercise will be undertaken through transparent and structured mechanisms under the TOT and InvIT frameworks, which have emerged as successful models for attracting long-term institutional investment towards further expanding national highway infrastructure by adopting innovative financing mechanisms for sustainable infrastructure development while ensuring efficient asset management and operational excellence,” the statement said.Additionally, the statement said that the frameworks support the expansion of highway infrastructure through innovative financing mechanisms while ensuring efficient asset management and operational standards.In FY26, NHAI had set a monetisation target of ₹30,000 crore through the TOT and InvIT routes as part of the Centre’s broader asset recycling strategy for highway infrastructure.Earlier, an official communique issued in March 2026 stated that NHAI had realised ₹28,307 crore through a combination of public InvIT, private InvIT and Toll-Operate-Transfer (TOT) models, including TOT Bundles 17 and 18, and “was well poised to meet the annual target.”The FY26 monetisation exercise included proceeds from TOT Bundle-18 and InvIT Round-5, with NHAI stating that the monetisation models have helped attract long-term institutional investors into the highway sector.In addition, the authority has increasingly relied on such asset monetisation mechanisms to raise capital for the expansion and modernisation of the national highway network while reducing dependence on budgetary support.Published on May 28, 2026
