Disinvestment proceeds pegged at Rs 40,000 cr

01 Mar 2011 Evaluate

The government has upped the revenue target from sale of government equity in PSUs to Rs Rs 40,000 crore in 2011-12 from Rs 22,144 crore raised during the current fiscal. In the last year Budget too, the Government targeted to raise Rs 40,000 crore through disinvestment in the current fiscal.

However, it mopped up only around Rs 22,144 crore by diluting its stake in six companies-Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam, Engineers India, Coal India, Power Grid, Manganese Ore India Ltd and Shipping Corporation. The Government is committed to retain at least 51 per cent ownership and management control of the CPSUs, as stated earlier in his Budget speech for 2009-10.

In 2011-12, the government is likely to dilute its stake in IOC, Power Finance Corporation, SAIL, Hindustan Copper, Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited.

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