Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday alleged that the BJP-led government at the Centre was handing over public sector companies to two-three richest industrialists of the country
The firm said it has emerged as the lowest bidder for supply of equipment for 6x700 MW nuclear power projects of Nuclear Power Corporation of India
Employees in the corporation - 59 permanent and six management trainees - will be given an opportunity to avail voluntary retirement scheme
The firm plans to sell hydrogen generating plants at its oil refineries to monetise non-core assets
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Seeks list of potential assets from ministries, govt departments, PSUs
The firm paid the dividend to the defence ministry, according to an official statement
The Congress said the government should not only do a re-think on embarking on a 'distress privatisation drive' but should also strengthen PSUs
Many states are open to the idea of petrol and diesel being brought under the goods and services tax (GST) regime - contrary to the perception that they are averse to it.
NITI Aayog likely to put out first shortlist by early next month
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AITUC said "it deplores the policy of selling the PSUs, the national wealth to the corporates of Indian and foreign brand against the interest of our people and our country."
The Tamil Nadu government enhanced the retirement age of its employees, including teachers and PSU staff
Says government has no business to be in business; 'Our mantra is monetise and modernise'
Modi on Wednesday made his strongest pitch for privatisation of non-strategic PSUs
Over the years, PSUs have been unsuccessful in selling their land assets due to pending litigation and lease terms
The new public sector enterprises policy envisages that the strategic sectors have limited number of players restricting it to maximum four public sector enterprises of the holding nature
It further said 13 government companies under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas contributed Rs 29,272 crore, representing 40.74 per cent of the total dividend declared by all government firms
The government has decided to close two pharma public sector undertakings and disinvest the other three, Parliament was informed on Tuesday. "The Department of Pharmaceuticals has five public sector undertakings (PSUs). Out of the five PSUs, the government has taken a decision to close two pharma PSUs, namely Indian Drugs & Pharmaceuticals Ltd (IDPL) and Rajasthan Drugs & Pharmaceuticals Ltd (RDPL)," Minister ofChemicals and Fertilisers D V Sadananda Gowda said in response to a question in the Lok Sabha. The government has also decided to strategically disinvestthe other three -- Hindustan Antibiotics Ltd (HAL), Bengal Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd (BCPL), and Karnataka Antibiotics & Pharmaceutical Ltd (KAPL), he added. The government has offered voluntary retirement benefits to allemployees of IDPL and RDPL, Gowda said. "However, the Committeeof Ministers constituted on September 9, 2019, will take necessary decisions pertaining toclosure/strategic sale of the ...