But the government's economic package has a lot going for India's private sector
Rail Vikas Nigam, MSTC, and India Tourism Development Corporation were locked in 5 per cent upper circuit on the BSE.
The survey, tabled in Parliament on Friday, examined the change in performance for each individual central public sector enterprises (CPSE)
Among the positives of the offer, the Nifty CPSE Index's valuations are more reasonable than that of front line indices
ONGC, Oil India, Coal India, NTPC, Bharat Electronics, PFC, NBCC, NLC India and IOCL were down 1% to 5% on the NSE in intra-day trade.
Hope rises for monetisation of Rs 1 trillion worth of assets by March 31
Irdai said such debt ETFs should be issued by mutual funds registered by Sebi and governed by its regulations.
The management control will continue to be retained with the government after considering equity held by other state-run companies in the divested firm
Such a move is possible by amendment to Section 241 of the Companies Act
The budget target for disinvestment during 2019-20 has been set at Rs 1,05,000 crore and the government has so far raised Rs 17,364.26 crore
The advisors would also help certain CPSEs to sell minority stake keeping in mind the current corporate laws, Sebi regulations, sectoral policy, and domestic as well as international market conditions
The meeting also called upon public sector undertakings to resolve outstanding payments
According to official sources, the finance ministry will review the progress made by various CPSEs with regard to their capital expenditure
Will also offer more CPSEs for strategic participation by the private sector
Enemy property refers to the assets left behind by people who migrated to Pakistan or China and are no longer citizens of India
To begin with, the guidelines would be applicable for those central public sector undertakings which are likely candidates for strategic disinvestment
Kickstarting the process of merger and acquisition (M&A) among CPSEs, the Finance Ministry will soon invite bids from merchant bankers and legal firms to handle consolidation, starting with two such deals. Even though the CPSEs for M&A have not been finalised yet, the Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) is keeping the process ready so that when a formal proposal is received from the administrative ministry, they can begin the process without losing any time. "The merchant bankers who would bid would have to handle two such deals. The names of the CPSEs selected for M&A would be provided to merchant bankers and legal advisors before or at the time of the pre-bid meeting, an official told PTI. Once the proposal comes from the administrative ministry, it would go to the Core Group of Secretaries on Disinvestment (CGD) and then to the Cabinet, the official added. With less than 6 months left for the fiscal to end, DIPAM is fast tracking the process to
NLC India, NTPC, NHPC, PFC and REC were down upto 4% on BSE in intra-day trade.
Emphasising workers' interest, minister said VRS is given for them at 2007 notional pay scale
Panel also cautioned on strategic divestment as well as shutting down of sick PSUs