Govt to monetise 25 airports over four years, to fetch Rs 20,782 crore

The government holds 26 per cent stake each in Mumbai and Delhi airports and 13 per cent stake in Hyderabad and Bengaluru airports

The government will sell its shareholding in four privately-run airports (Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, and Bengaluru) and is tentatively valuing its stake at Rs 10,000 crore.

The stake sale in these four airports, along with mon­etisation of 25 other Airports Authority of India (AAI)-run airports, including those in Chennai and Kozh­ikode, is a part of the national asset monetisation pipeline announced by Finance Mini­ster Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday.

The monetisation value of 25 AAI airports is pegged at Rs 10,782 crore, based on estimated capital expenditure at the airports. The monetisation will be completed over the next four years.

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