India Takes First Legislative Step Toward Asset Tokenisation

India may soon start a formal discussion on regulating tokenised assets. Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha has introduced a Private Member’s Bill in Parliament called the Asset Tokenisation (Regulation) Bill, 2026.

The Bill aims to give legal recognition to the tokenisation of assets using blockchain technology. These assets may include real estate, infrastructure, commodities and intellectual property. The Bill also suggests rules for issuing, trading, storing and settling these tokenised assets.

Tokenisation means dividing a large asset into many small digital tokens that can be bought and sold on blockchain networks. This could allow more people to invest in expensive assets.

Chadha has said earlier that tokenisation can make investing easier for ordinary people. Many middle-class investors cannot afford assets like commercial real estate or infrastructure projects. With tokenisation, these assets could be divided into smaller parts, just like shares of companies.

The Bill also proposes to include rules to protect investors and improve transparency in digital asset markets. Chadha has mentioned examples of similar regulations in countries like the United States, Singapore, the European Union and the UAE.

Although Private Member’s Bills are not often passed in Parliament, they just help start policy discussions.

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