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RailTel's total income up 27% to Rs 2,002 crore in FY23: RailTel CMD

The meeting was chaired by RailTel's Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) Sanjai Kumar, who presented the annual report of the company for the financial year 2022-23

Govt unlikely to infuse capital in PSU general insurers in FY24: Official

The four public sector general insurance companies are unlikely to get capital funding from the government in the current fiscal, a senior official said. He said one of the PSU non-life insurance companies is likely to give a dividend to the government in the current fiscal and they will be able to meet their solvency margins. The government last year provided Rs 5,000 crore capital to three insurers --National Insurance Company, Oriental Insurance Company and United India Insurance Company. The Budget 2023-24 has not provided for the capital infusion for insurance companies. "We do not think there is a need for capital infusion as of now. In fact, one of the general insurance companies may give a dividend this year," the official said. Currently, there are four general insurance companies in India -- New India Assurance, United India Insurance, Oriental Insurance and National Insurance Company. Of this, only New India Assurance is better placed than the rest. Insurance companies

NHAI, GAIL join forces to simplify infrastructure expansion process

MoU signed to expedite crossing permissions, resolve disputes

Bank of Maharashtra tops PSU lenders chart in loan, deposit growth in Q1

State-owned Bank of Maharashtra (BoM) has emerged as the top performer among public sector lenders in loan and deposit growth in percentage terms during the first quarter of the current financial year. The deposit and advances of the Pune-based lender recorded nearly 25 per cent rise, the highest by any public sector bank during the April-June quarter. With a growth rate of 24.98 per cent the gross domestic advances of the bank rose to Rs 1,75,676 crore at the end of June 2023, according to published quarterly numbers of the public sector banks (PSBs). It was followed by UCO Bank with 20.70 per cent growth, while Bank of Baroda with 16.80 per cent and Indian Overseas Bank with 16.21 per cent growth were at third and fourth spot respectively. Country's largest lender State Bank of India stood at fifth spot with 15.08 per cent rise in domestic advances growth. However, SBI's total loans were about 16 times higher at Rs 28,20,433 crore, as compared to Rs 1,75,676 crore of BoM in abso

Arunachal inks MoA with 3 Central govt PSUs, allots 12 hydropower projects

The MoAs were signed in the presence of Union Power Minister R. K. Singh, Chief Minister Pema Khandu and Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein

PSU banks in real danger of privatisation despite a crucial role: AIBOC

All India Bank Officers' Confederation (AIBOC), the apex body of bank officers in the country, on Tuesday said state-run lenders are in "real danger of privatization" despite playing a crucial role in closing the economic divide in society. On the occasion of the 55th Bank Nationalisation Day in India on Wednesday, the Guwahati-headquartered body said public sector banks (PSBs) have played an important role in promoting financial inclusion and mobilising savings since the nationalisation of the lenders in 1969. "Public Sector Banks are in real danger of privatisation. It is an ideological conflict that can be overcome by supporting the alternative ideology that prioritises the welfare of a larger human population," AIBOC general secretary Rupam Roy said. Since their nationalisation, these PSBs have been channeling funds to vital sectors such as agriculture, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), education and infrastructure among others, he added. "They have been the pillars of

Modi govt 'ruining' PSUs, snatching public sector jobs: Mallikarjun Kharge

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday accused the Modi government of "ruining" PSUs and snatching lakhs of government jobs, alleging that the 'Make in India' initiative is only a propaganda to enhance the image of the central government. "By snatching lakhs of government jobs, ruining PSUs..is part of which toolkit, Narendra Modi ji," he asked in a tweet in Hindi. "The high voltage propaganda of 'Make in India' was only to enhance the image, what did the country get from it," he also asked. The Congress chief said the Modi government does not believe that the Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) are an important part of the country's economy. "Why did the Modi government snatch 3.84 lakh jobs from only seven PSUs? Why did the jobs of women decrease by 42 per cent in the central government? Why contract and casual government jobs increased by 88 per cent," he also asked. Kharge also shared a 1.5-minute video giving details of the loss of jobs in several public sector ...

Govt set to garner record Rs 63,000 crore in dividend from listed PSUs

FY23 payout may be 25% more than previous year

Concor disinvestment: Dipam may seek finmin, inter-ministerial group help

Govt seeks to sell stake worth Rs 12,000 cr in national transporter this fiscal as part of disinvestment target

RBI raises the governance premium for PSU banks on the road to 2047

The Governor of the RBI has for the first time provided a peek into the power structures within bank boards

Strategic disinvestment push: Buyers of PSU shares exempt from gift tax

The relaxation will stay as long as the strategic investor retains at least 51 per cent in the PSU after the takeover

Centre may meet disinvestment target of Rs 51,000 crore for FY24

IDBI Bank, Concor key for realisation, otherwise it may have to resort to offer for sale

PSU's start-up plans to employ AI, renewables in ship design, construction

The nearly 140-year-old Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Ltd is planning to rope in start-ups for employing artificial intelligence (AI) and renewable energy in ship design and construction, an official said on Wednesday. To identify and encourage the development of innovative solutions towards technological advances in shipbuilding by start-ups, the Kolkata-based defence PSU launched GRSE Accelerated Innovation Nurturing Scheme 2023 (GAINS), he said. It will help GRSE identify and encourage the development of innovative solutions to address present and emerging challenges in the ship design and construction industry, he added. It will be a two-stage process to help generate ideas, from which the promising ones may be selected and nurtured, the GRSE official said. "Artificial intelligence, renewable energy and energy efficiency as well as efficiency enhancement are focus areas for GRSE and are the thematic areas of GAINS 2023' challenge," he said. GAINS 2023 was ...

FinMin to take call on Rs 3,000 crore infusion into 3 PSU general insurers

Finance Ministry will take a call on Rs 3,000 crore capital infusion this fiscal based on financial performance of three loss-making public sector general insurance companies. According to sources, the finance ministry last year had asked these three insurers -- National Insurance Company Limited, Oriental Insurance Company Limited and United India Insurance Company -- to chase bottomline rather than topline and underwrite only good proposals. The FY'23 financial numbers would give some idea about the impact of restructuring initiated on the profitability numbers and the solvency margin, sources said. The solvency margin is the extra capital the companies must hold over and above the claim amounts they are likely to incur. It acts as a financial backup in extreme situations, enabling the company to settle all claims. It is noted that the government last year provided Rs 5,000 crore capital to three insurers -- National Insurance Company Limited, Oriental Insurance Company Limited a

Maharatnas, Navratnas now appointing younger independent directors: Survey

The participation of women IDs on board of these companies has also improved

AIIMS to allow contractors from PSUs to participate in tender process

The AIIMS has issued a memorandum allowing contractors empanelled with MES, railways and other central PSUs to participate in the tendering process for increasing transparency and competition in their engineering contracts. To increase confidence amongst prospective bidders, the engineering contracting system will also be modified. One team of engineers will prepare the estimates and finalise the tender while the other team will monitor the execution of the contract and make payment to the contractors in a timely manner, the memorandum issued on April 27 stated. This will ensure dual checks and double vigilance in the system, it said. The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), in its memorandum, said that in a bid to increase competition, contractors registered with Military Engineer Services (MES), railways and other central PSUs will be allowed to participate in the tenders apart from the contractors registered with Central Public Works Department (CPWD). User ...

Rail Vikas Nigam Limited receives the status of Navratna from Centre

With RVNL, India now has 15 Navratnas including names like Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd, Bharat Electronic Ltd and Oil India Ltd

State-owned NTPC arm gets 500 MW renewable energy project from REMCL

State-owned power giant NTPC on Thursday said its arm NTPC Renewable Energy Ltd (NTPCREL) has bagged a 500 MW renewable energy round-the-clock (RE-RTC) project. The work has been awarded by REMCL, which is a joint venture (JV) company of the Ministry of Railways and RITES Ltd, NTPC said in a statement. "NTPC REL, a wholly-owned subsidiary of NGEL which in turn is a subsidiary of NTPC Limited, received Letter of Acceptance for 500 MW RE-RTC power from REMCL," it said. The capacity has been won in a competitive bidding process for a total 900 MW RE-RTC on offer, NTPC said, adding a power purchase agreement (PPA) will be signed with Indian Railways for 25 years. Through a combination of solar and wind power, the project would supply round-the-clock green energy to REMCL. NTPC, under the Ministry of Power, is the country's largest power producing company.

Gujarat govt's new PSU policy mandates bonus shares, dividends, buybacks

The market took the development positively, and the shares of most public sector companies in Gujarat rallied 8 to 15 per cent on April 26

State-owned steel firms clear Rs 7,673.95-cr dues to MSMEs in FY23: Govt

Government-owned steel companies have cleared Rs 7,673.95 crore dues of various MSMEs during FY23, 39.3 per cent higher than Rs 5,511.07 crore paid during the preceding fiscal, the steel ministry said. "The status of pending payments to MSMEs by CPSEs (Central Public Sector Enterprises) of the ministry is being monitored on a weekly basis to ensure payments to them within the 45 days' time limit for such payments," it said. A payment of Rs 876.10 crore was made by steel CPSEs to Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) during March 2023, up 38.1 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) and 23.1 per cent higher than the previous month, the ministry said. During the entire financial year 2022-23, steel CPSEs have made a payment of Rs 7,673.95 crore to MSMEs, which is 39.3 per cent higher than Rs 5,511.07 crore payment made during FY 2021-22. CPSEs under the administrative control of the steel ministry include SAIL, NMDC, RINL, KIOCL, MOIL, MECON, MSTC and its subsidiary FSNL.