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Reservations about quotas

They can be self-defeating in the new economic paradigm

Plan to monetise 100 public sector assets, drawing Rs 2.5 trillion: PM

Says government has no business to be in business; 'Our mantra is monetise and modernise'

Rail PSU invites private players to be part of 'roll-on roll-off' service

Railway PSU DFCCIL has floated a tender inviting private players to be part of a roll-off, roll-on service

Betting on the public sector

History will judge this Budget based on whether the Centre's big bet on a public sector borrowing-driven growth revival works out

Public sector IPOs warm up to anchor investors a decade down the line

Centre for the first time exercises provision for IRFC issue

People opting for lower tax regime not eligible for LTC stimulus: Govt

LTC incentive expanded to employees of the private sector, the public sector units and state governments.

Of lockdown laziness and change agents

Negligent at the best of times, our public sector undertakings have become even more lazy during these months of lockouts

Covid-19 is unravelling the intolerable dichotomy of India's labour market

There was a time when pay cuts we see today were a complete no-no; govt and public sector jobs were considered safe, as pay and pensions were both assured. Not any longer, it seems, writes T N Ninan

Back to the public sector?

Of the Rs 102 trillion to be deployed through to FY25, 78 per cent is to be mobilised by the public sector and 22 per cent by the private sector.

Best of BS Opinion: Building good society, telecom crisis and more

Our analysis and opinion on what to learn from the Cyrus Mistry vs Ratan Tata fight and how to build a better society with nine things.

Govt proposes CET to recruit Group B, Group C public sector vacancies

Every year, approximately 2.5 crore candidates appear in multiple such recruitment examinations for approximately 1.25 lakh vacancies.

Political economics

The role of public sector in India continues to be viewed with derisive criticism

A clearly spelt-out policy

New policies are announced with fanfare, but followed by half-hearted steps to implement them

The 'rise' of the public sector

Most years, there's an appreciable gap between ambitious targets and achievement