Page 21 - Privatisation

60% of Bharat Petroleum staff eligible for voluntary retirement scheme

Firm offers VRS ahead of privatisation

Govt plans to sell Bharat Petroleum Corp stake in time-bound manner

There were speculations that the deadline for submitting the expression of interest (EOI) might be extended further from the current date of July 31

Govt plans to lease out dedicated freight corridor tracks to private firms

To rope in telecom companies and make use of optic fibre network

Make a break, Mr Modi; the time has come to reverse the Avadi resolution

Avadi resolution made the state the leading player in economic activity. Mr Modi's riposte has to be in the opposite direction; it must say the state will step aside as it can no longer deliver

Maximum government, minimum governance

Book review of The Gated Republic: India's Public Policy Failures and Private Solutions

Pvt trains to share gross revenue including onboard earnings with Railways

The Railways recently floated a Request for Qualification (RFQ) inviting private entities to operate passenger trains on its network

From Tatas to Adani, private players train sights on railway privatisation

Railways holds meet with prospective bidders prior to RFQ

Youth Cong holds 'shirtless' protest against 'privatisation of railways'

IYC activists were detained by the police

Self-subservience, not self-reliance: CPI(M) on private players in Railways

It said that contrary to the claim that the move will boost job generation, past experiences in other countries have shown that such privatisation results in huge job losses

Banking to be a 'strategic sector', govt discussing privatising some PSBs

According to the new privatisation policy, announced by FM Sitharaman as part of the 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' package, the government will come up with a list of strategic sectors

'No doubt' on GDP contraction in Q1: CEA Krishnamurthy Subramanian

Subramanian also said that the Centre had gone beyond its means to support states, was keeping its options open regarding deficit monetisation, and that the new privatisation policy would be out soon

Govt extends Bharat Petroleum privatisation bid deadline to July 31

Any private company having a net worth of $ 10 billion is eligible for bidding and consortium of not more than four firms will be allowed to bid

With a sell-off in mind, government to consolidate operations of PSEs

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said the government would come out with a new policy that would identify strategic sectors

Power engineers oppose FM's move to privatise power discoms in UTs

Dubey claimed the central government was looking at abolishing the subsidy and cross subsidy in the supply of electricity, which would make the commodity more expensive for the general consumer

Govt ends monopoly over coal; opens mining sector to private players

Joint auctions of bauxite and coal blocks expected to reduce dependence on imports

Power distribution business to be privatised in Union Territories

Union Territories directly come under the central government. Hence, the path to privatisation is easier

Delisting of subsidiary to boost Vedanta Resources' financial profile: S&P

Vedanta Resources has proposed to buy out public shareholders in Vedanta Ltd

Fast trains at slow speed: Why railway privatisation should not be hasty

The experience with 50 stations and 150 trains should be a learning experience, helping frame sensible rules that are not unfair to new operators and also don't attract criticism, writes T N Ninan

We will see a second wave of privatisation in FY21, says Dipam secy

'We are moving towards privatisation after a long time', said Tuhin Kanta Pandey

Economic Survey should deal not just with 'Whats' & 'Whys' but also 'Hows'

Survey lessons like exports' importance for growth and jobs, how govt intervention in markets can be harmful, and wealth creation via privatisation should have been imbibed long ago, writes T N Ninan