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Govt may pare 1-2% SUUTI stake in Axis Bank to meet disinvestment targets

Proposed move may fetch Centre Rs 2,300 crore

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Since April 2020, the government has cut its 1.32-per cent stake held in Axis Bank through SUUTI.

Nikunj Ohri New Delhi
In its effort to meet disinvestment targets, the central government may further pare its stake in Axis Bank held through Specified Undertaking of the Unit Trust of India (SUUTI) this fiscal year (2020-21, or FY21). The proposed move may fetch the government around Rs 2,300 crore.

The Centre has cut its disinvestment target for 2020-21, from Rs 2.1 trillion to Rs 32,000 crore.

The plan is to sell an additional 1-2 per cent stake in India’s third-largest private sector lender in FY21 in tranches, revealed a senior government official. If the government is not able to sell 2 per cent of its

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