Govt's FY20 disinvestment target may fall short by Rs 10,000 crore

The only transactions that are expected to go through by March 31 include the acquisition of THDC and NEEPCO by NTPC, the planned IPO of IRFC, and some buybacks by PSUs, it's learnt

The Centre is unlikely to meet its 2019-20 revised divestment target of Rs 65,000 crore because of bearish market conditions, according to officials. With a number of offers for sale (OFS) such as NMDC, SAIL, PFC, Coal India, IRCON and Hindustan Aeronautics planned for March getting deferred, the divestment target could fall short by close to Rs 10,000 crore, government estimates suggest.   

The only transactions expected to go through by March 31 are the acquisition of THDC and NEEPCO by NTPC, the planned initial public offering of IRFC, and some buybacks by PSUs, it’s learnt. 

“We had a number