Page 3 - Psu Disinvestment

Land policy delay hurdle to Container Corporation sale, says panel

Railway ministry denies charge, says divestment planned for next year

Govt's divestment plan for Shipping Corp is not going to be easy sailing

An asymmetric tax policy and the Navaratna's own fleet quality could make potential buyers wary

Start with smaller banks

Govt must have a clear road map for PSB privatisation

Betting on the public sector

History will judge this Budget based on whether the Centre's big bet on a public sector borrowing-driven growth revival works out

Best of BS Opinion: Unlocking public assets, terms of disengagement & more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Privatisation: But from which PM Modi?

Human memory is short. That alone can explain why many are deliriously happy with his latest slogans and ignore seven years of poor "doing business" climate, taxtortion, extortionate oil prices

Unlocking public assets

Govt's plan to monetise assets has rewards and risks

Govt eyes different monetisation models to raise resources for investments

Unlike privatisation, monetisation of assets does not require transfer of ownership to private hands; instead, projects are vested with a trust or a private operator

Defending the pvt sector

Govt must strengthen the overall regulatory framework

The public sector has failed but private sector is hardly an inspiration

Though private sector now creates more jobs than public sector, the scale of operations of even the giants in Indian biz has not been big enough to alter employment dynamics the way China has managed

Best of BS Opinion: Increasing fiscal constraints, Budget 2021, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Centre plans to take OFS route to sell 20% in National Fertilizers

Sale could fetch govt around Rs 408 crore

Govt likely to fetch around Rs 15,000 crore from sale of Air India

Prospective bidders are perhaps ascribing zero value to the equity of the financially-stressed company, a source said. The Tata group is being considered a frontrunner for acquiring Air India

Cabinet gives in-principle approval to privatise Rashtriya Ispat Nigam

The government currently holds 100 per cent stake in the maker of crude steel.

PSU privatisation: Govt to amend security clearance policy for investors

The changes are being proposed to obviate situations when a highest bidder fails the security clearance in the case of investment from China or other bordering nations on grounds of national security

Cabinet clears policy on PSU privatisation ahead of Union Budget

The contours of the policy and the strategy to privatise PSUs will be announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Budget

Having your cake and eating it

The relative underperformance of PSU shares in the market reflects all that is wrong with the current ownership and governance structure

Finance ministry holds meeting to discuss roadmap for asset monetisation

Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) had signed an agreement with World Bank, in November 2020, to provide advisory services to the government for asset monetization

Stiff targets for PSUs: How they are caught between govt and markets

State-owned companies have been set stiff targets to increase accountability as they get ready for disinvestment. Here's why meeting them will be challenging

Budget 2021: Centre set to launch e-platform to sell non-core assets

Could help monetise assets worth Rs 10K cr