The National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP) is a comprehensive scheme or initiative of the Government of India, not an Act or institution, that functions as a roadmap for infrastructure investment across the country. It was first announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his Independence Day speech in August 2019. The NIP was created to address India's infrastructure deficit, drive economic growth, and provide a coordinated, long-term, and transparent pipeline of viable projects for investors.
The initial NIP, often referred to as NIP 1.0, projected an investment of ₹111 lakh crore over the five-year period from FY 2020-2025. The mechanism involves a planned capital outlay shared among the Centre (39%), States (40%), and the private sector (21%). The pipeline includes both social and economic infrastructure projects, with energy, roads, railways, and urban projects accounting for the bulk of the investment. Projects costing over ₹100 crore are included and tracked through the official India Investment Grid website.
The NIP is closely connected to the National Monetisation Pipeline (NMP), launched in 2021, which complements the NIP by generating funds through the monetisation of existing public assets for reinvestment into new projects. It is also integrated with the PM Gati Shakti Master Plan, a digital platform for integrated planning and coordinated execution of infrastructure projects. The NIP has recently evolved, with the initial cycle concluding in March 2025. A subsequent pipeline, referred to as NIP 2.0, was announced in the Union Budget for FY26 to prepare a three-year project pipeline for developing infrastructure under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model. The NIP 1.0 scaled up significantly, covering approximately 13,000 projects with a total cost of ₹185 trillion as of March 2025, compared to about 6,800 projects at its inception.