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Raajmarg Infra Investment Trust: NHAI’s listed InvIT

25 March 20261 min read
ECONOMYRaajmarg InfraInvestment Trust:NHAI’s listed InvIT25 March 2026safalsetu.com

Why in the news

NHAI’s highway-focused trust has gone public on the exchange, offering a new route to finance road projects.

Key facts

  • RIIT is an InvIT, comparable to a mutual fund but holding infrastructure assets.
  • Sponsor: National Highways Authority of India; listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange.
  • Registered with SEBI; constituted under the Indian Trusts Act, 1882.
  • Purpose: monetisation of highway assets and stronger infrastructure financing.

How RIIT works

AspectDetail
Asset monetisationOperational highways move from NHAI to the trust, giving upfront capital for new projects
ManagerRaajmarg Infra Investment Managers Pvt Ltd (RIIMPL), which takes portfolio and acquisition decisions
IncomeToll collection and other operational revenues
RegulationSEBI (Infrastructure Investment Trusts) Regulations, 2014

Exam angle

  • Sponsor: NHAI.
  • Type: Infrastructure Investment Trust.
  • Manager: RIIMPL.
  • Regulator: SEBI; law of constitution: Indian Trusts Act, 1882.

Test yourself

1. Raajmarg Infra Investment Trust (RIIT) is what type of entity?

RIIT is an Infrastructure Investment Trust sponsored by NHAI.

2. Which regulator governs InvITs such as RIIT?

RIIT is registered with SEBI under the InvIT Regulations, 2014.

3. The main income source of Raajmarg Infra Investment Trust is:

RIIT earns from toll collection and operational revenues of monetised highways.

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