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Divestment in railway public sector undertakings not in near future

Govt's disinvestment target for 2016-17 was Rs 56,500 cr, Rs 36,000 cr through stake sale in PSUs

Divestment in railway public sector undertakings not in near future
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Shine Jacob New Delhi
Divestment in railway public sector undertakings (PSUs) is not likely in the near future.

According to sources, future divestments on railway subsidiaries will depend on a decision by the Union Cabinet on the plan to set up a holding company for all central public sector enterprises under the Suresh Prabhu-led ministry.

The Cabinet is likely to take a call on this decision by the end of this month.

According to sources, the earlier plan for a strategic sale in Container Corporation of India (Concor), which would have led to the privatisation of the railway entity, is temporarily on hold due