Disinvestment

The new economic policy initiated in July 1991 clearly indicated that PSUs, which were established as pillars of growth, had shown a very negative rate of return on capital employed as per changing economic scenario. New Economic reform provided for disinvestment, the Government to raise funds for meeting general/specific needs from the non-performing PSUs. In this direction, the Government adopted the ‘Disinvestment Policy’.

Recent Developments

Disinvestment Targets

  • In the fiscal 2016-17, the government earned more than Rs. 1 lakh crore from stake sales in public sector firms, as against the Budget estimate of Rs 72,500 ....
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