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Govt push on Air India sale slows down other privatisation proposals

Next on the Centre's priority list is listing insurance behemoth LIC

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Nikunj Ohri New Delhi
The Centre’s push to sell Air India on priority has led to delays in other strategic disinvestment proposals, such as privatising United India Insurance, as well as ongoing transactions, such as Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) and Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL), revealed multiple officials involved in the process.

The Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) is yet to take new privatisation recommendations of the NITI Aayog to the core group of secretaries on disinvestment (CGD) headed by the Cabinet secretary, said one of the officials.

The priority now is to ensure all approvals for Air India are in

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