Plans on to list 10 CPSUs in FY12 to raise Rs 40,000

22 Mar 2011 Evaluate

The department of disinvestment plans to list as many as 10 central public sector units that have turned profitable to raise the budgeted 40,000 crore from disinvestment in the next fiscal. The department would list these firms as follow-on offers of already listed companies. There are 158 profitable state-run companies, of which only 47 are listed. Among the turnaround companies that can be listed are Bharat Pumps & Compressors Limited, Cement Corporation of India, Heavy Engineering Corporation and MECON Limited.

The government would also look at smaller issues to unlock the value in these companies and broad base their ownership. The government will now prepare a road map for listing these companies in consultation with the department of public enterprises, the nodal agency for all state-run units. The department will provide a detailed list of these companies and their long-term operational and financial viability.

The net profit of all the 217 central public sector units rose by 11% to 92,593 crore in 2009-10. These firms had made a net profit of 83,867 crore in the previous year.

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