Government Approves PPP Lease for 11 Airports

Exam-focused facts from the 26 August 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

The government has granted in-principle approval to lease 11 Airports Authority of India (AAI) airports under the PPP model.
The move is part of the second phase of the National Monetisation Pipeline, under which 25 AAI-operated airports are earmarked for private sector participation and long-term development.
Amritsar, Varanasi, Bhubaneswar, Raipur and Tiruchirappalli are the five major airports anchoring this tranche, each bundled with a smaller airport.
Smaller airports reportedly paired in the proposal include Kushinagar, Gaya, Hubballi, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Jabalpur and Tirupati.
The proposal has been forwarded to the Public Private Partnership Appraisal Committee for detailed financial, legal and technical scrutiny before formal competitive bidding.