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Asset monetisation & privatisation: Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman has planned to monetise brownfield infrastructure projects and collects about Rs. 6 Trillion/Lakh Cr. to partially fund an ambitious pipeline of infrastructure projects up to FY25. This will be doneby leasing out public assets without transfer of ownership. Key sector assets are airports, roads, power generation & transmission, mining, natural gas pipelines, telecom, warehousing, railway stations, ports, urban real estate, stadiums and others............................