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FY24 disinvestment target pragmatic, but challenging: Dipam Secy Pandey

'Privatisation processes are BMMP (bandwidth, market available, minority shareholders, and the process)', said Tuhin Kanta Pandey

National Workers Convention resolves to give a call for strike by year end

The National Convention of Workers on Monday has resolved to give a call for nationwide strike in the end of this year to protest against issues including proposed implementation of labour codes, privatisation and disinvestment. The National Convention of Workers held on the martyrdom day of Rashtrapita Mahatma here in the capital, a statement said. The convention adopted the Declaration unanimously and resolved to resort to nationwide strike action in the end of the year, it stated. It stated that the government which failed on all fronts to deliver on the promises is now allowing the forces of communal hatred and polarization under various pretext to divert the united agitations of workers, farmers and other sections of the society from their pressing issues of livelihood and survival. The leaders of INTUC, AITUC, HMS, CITU, AIUTUC, TUCC, SEWA, AICCTU, LPF, and UTUC among others participated in the convention. Quoting the latest Oxfam report, they explained about the growing ...

FinMin to stick to privatisation of already announced CPSEs next fiscal

The Finance Ministry will move ahead with the already-announced and planned privatisation of state-owned companies in the next fiscal, and the chances of the new addition to that list of CPSEs in the Budget for 2023-24 is unlikely, sources said. The disinvestment target outlined in the Budget for the next fiscal is likely to be a scaled-down and realistic one, as the budgeted PSU sell-off target is going to be missed for the fourth year in a row this fiscal. In the current fiscal, the government had budgeted to collect Rs 65,000 crore from disinvestment. However, so far, it has realised only Rs 31,106 crore by selling minority stakes in public sector companies. After tasting success in privatising loss-making Air India in 2021, the progress of PSU sell-off has not been very impressive over the past year, and experts say that with the general election around the corner in 2024, no major disinvestment announcement is expected in this Budget either. "The plan is to move ahead with the

Foreign banks: Was Rajan's mention of reciprocity the deal breaker?

The marked shift in the foreign-bank narrative in the post-reform period must also be seen in another context - the renewed talk of privatisation of a clutch of state-run banks

Privatisation and debt are on the radar of bankers

Banks were challenged in 2022 by the sluggish growth in deposits, which have not kept pace with credit. One reason is that deposits, unlike debt mutual funds, do not offer any tax breaks

Govt to invite EoIs for Concor privatisation this month, say officials

The government will this month invite Expression of Interest or preliminary bids for privatising Container Corporation of India (Concor), an official said on Wednesday. The official said the bid document for Concor is almost ready and has to get approval from 'Alternative Mechanism' which is essentially a group of key Cabinet ministers. "We are trying hard to issue the Preliminary Information Memorandum inviting Expression of Interest (EoI) for Concor as quickly as possible. It should be issued this month, subject to approval," the official told PTI. The Cabinet, in November 2019, had approved strategic sale of a 30.8 per cent stake, along with management control, in Concor out of the government equity of 54.80 per cent. The government will retain 24 per cent stake post sell-off but without any veto powers. However, the stake sale was hanging fire as investors awaited clarity on the rail land lease policy and licensing fees. The Union Cabinet in September approved a revised policy

Consolidation of PSBs gives a robust base to scale: Bankers at BFSI Summit

Have better underwriting, risk magt to manage high credit growth

Govt to consult regulator before privatising public sector banks

The government on Monday said it will take a view on privatisation of public sector banks (PSBs) after consultation with the concerned department and regulator. Consideration of issues related to disinvestment and decision on selection, terms and conditions, etc. in case of strategic sale is entrusted to the Cabinet committee designated for this purpose under the Government of India (Transaction of Business) Rules, 1961, minister of state for finance Bhagwat Karad said in a written reply to Lok Sabha. "Before such consideration for decision thereon, consultation is undertaken with the ministries and departments concerned and, where necessary, with the regulator concerned," he said. In the Union Budget for the financial year (FY) 2021-22, he said, the government's intent to take up privatisation of two PSBs and approval of a policy of strategic disinvestment of Public Sector Enterprises (PSEs) was announced. The objectives of the policy include enabling growth of public sector ...

Strong interest: DIPAM receives as many as 167 queries about IDBI sale

9-10 serious bidders seek clarity on the expression of interest

IDBI Bank to stay pvt sector bank post-sale; govt's 15% as public holding

IDBI Bank will continue to operate as an 'Indian private sector bank' after its strategic sale and the government's residual 15 per cent stake in the lender post privatisation will be considered as 'public shareholding', the finance ministry said on Sunday. An 'appropriate dispensation' for the new owner to achieve minimum public shareholding (MPS) over an extended period is under consideration and the winning bidder will have no restriction on undertaking corporate restructuring of the subsidiaries of IDBI Bank, it added. These clarifications are part of the responses by the Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM), under the finance ministry, to potential investors' pre-EoI queries. The government had on October 7 invited bids for privatising IDBI Bank and said that it together with LIC will sell a total of 60.72 per cent stake in the financial institution. The last date for putting in Expression of Interest (EoI) or preliminary bids is December 16. The ...

Budget 2023-24: Disinvestment target likely to stay elevated for FY24

The sources said that the government expects over Rs 60,000 crore from the IDBI stake sale.

Centre has no intention to privatise Singareni Collieries, says PM Modi

The Prime Minister stated that there is neither a proposal under consideration for the privatisation nor the Centre has any intention to do it

Revisiting disinvestment: Going for a 'bottom-up' approach

The government should give up its dependence on disinvestment as an instrument for containing the fiscal deficit

Bottom-up approach required in fixing divestment target: DIPAM secretary

'If the geopolitical situation stabilises, we'll see whether we can relaunch the (BPCL) transaction', said Tuhin Kanta Pandey

Shriram Group likely to submit EoI for privatisation of IDBI Bank

Entry of Shriram Group as a bidder, could set the stage for at least a two-way contest for IDBI Bank with Prem Watsa's Fairfax Financial also believed to be a contender

BS Number Wise: A strategy for non-strategic state firms as losses mount

The govt needs to act quickly to capitalise on the assets of such enterprises

Govt scraps sale of SAIL's Bhadravathi plant on low bidder interest

During the current financial year (FY23), so far, Rs 24,543.67 crore has been obtained as disinvestment receipts against the target of Rs 65,000 crore

IDBI Bank's privatisation process likely to conclude by Sep 2023: Officials

The financial bids for IDBI Bank privatisation is likely to be invited by March and the conclusion of the sale process is expected in the next financial year, officials said. Last week, the government along with Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) invited preliminary bids for selling 60.72 per cent stake in IDBI Bank. The last date for putting in Expression of Interest (EoI) is December 16. Once the EoIs come in and the interested parties clear RBI's 'Fit and Proper' assessment and gets Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) security clearance, data room access would be given to qualified bidders. It is only after due diligence, that bidders would put in financial bids. Usually it takes about six months for the process of due diligence to get completed and financial bids to come in. We hope to invite financial bids for IDBI Bank by March, officials added. Considering that this would be the first case of strategic sale in bank, a lot of queries are expected to be raised during the due diligenc

Bidders for IDBI Bank to declare no conviction or adverse regulatory orders

The move comes in the backdrop of the government terminating the sale of Central Electronics Ltd (CEL) to Nandal Finance & Leasing last month

Government identifying PSUs with land bank but little business for selloff

The government is identifying public sector organisations with little to no business activities that are sitting on land banks to privatise or sell off