The government today said the follow-on public offer of state-run Engineers India Ltd (EIL) is likely in June.
"Next probably is EIL... Let's see may be in June," Disinvestment Secretary Sumit Bose told reporters when asked when a further or follow-on public offer (FPO) of engineering consultancy firm was possible.
The government is expected to raise Rs 1,000 crore through sale of its 10 per cent stake in EIL, in which it currently holds 90.40 per cent stake.
EIL provides engineering consultancy services mostly to oil and gas firms.
Putting its disinvestment process in the fast track, the government will tomorrow start the first PSU share sale of the fiscal with the IPO of Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVNL).
The government has fixed a price band of Rs 23-26 a share for the initial public offer of 41.5 crore shares. The issue would open on April 29 and close on May 3.
When asked whether the government will be able to achieve the Rs 40,000-crore disinvestment target in the current fiscal, Bose said, "We will achieve the target. Currently we are working on the disinvestment of EIL, SAIL, CIL, Hindustan Copper."
Regarding the FPO of SAIL, he said the process of selection of merchant bankers would start in the next 15-20 days.
On the initial public offer plan of Coal India Ltd (CIL), he said the proposal will soon go the Cabinet.
"We have started the process of selection of book running lead managers (BRLMs) for CIL public offer," Bose added
The government plans to disinvest its 10 per cent stake in the coal monolith through IPO, through which it could fetch the exchequer about Rs 10,000-12,000 crore, depending upon the issue price.