<h1>Exemption of critical minerals to secure domestic manufacturing inputs, alongside PPP pipelines and asset monetisation measures.</h1> The Budget mandates three year PPP project pipelines by infrastructure ministries with IIPDF support and PM Gati Shakti data access; proposes interest free, long term state loans for capital expenditure; launches the Asset Monetisation Plan 2025-30 with regulatory and fiscal calibrations; advances mining reforms including a State Mining Index; and fully exempts cobalt powder and waste, lithium ion battery scrap, lead, zinc and additional critical minerals to secure domestic manufacturing inputs.