The government has set a 50-day timeline for asset valuation to happen in BPCL, as it wants to complete the process before March 31, 2020
The advisors would also help certain CPSEs to sell minority stake keeping in mind the current corporate laws, Sebi regulations, sectoral policy, and domestic as well as international market conditions
Even after six months of the current financial year, the government has been able to achieve only 12 per cent of its disinvestment target of Rs 1.05 trillion
The Centre has set itself a target of raising Rs 1.05 trillion by way of disinvestment, in FY20
From Direct tax code panel seeking 4 slabs to RBI rejecting Sebi's plan for rating agencies, here are the top business headlines on Tuesday
The fastest way to revive telco is by way of asset monetization
It is often said that the government has no business to be in business but it has merely remained a statement till now
Govt should go beyond making administrative changes
No clarity yet on which banks' shares will make up ETF basket till the mergers
Cabinet to discuss plan on strategic sale policy soon
While DIPAM can still meet or come close to the divestment target of Rs 1.05 trillion, it may not be on the back of strategic sales or asset monetisation
FM Sitharaman said strategic disinvestment of select central PSUs would remain priority for this government
So far this fi]nancial year, the government has raised over Rs 56,473 crore by divesting stakes in state-owned companies
The government will start the process to sell non-core assets of state-owned companies, which have been identified for strategic disinvestment, next fiscal, an official said. The Cabinet has already approved strategic sale of about 2 dozen central public sector enterprises (CPSEs), including Air India, Dredging Corporation of India, and Bharat Earth Movers Ltd, for strategic sale. Out of this, the DIPAM has already identified 9 CPSEs for sale of land and other assets before they are put on the block for strategic sale. These include Scooters India, Air India, Bharat Pumps & Compressors Ltd, Project & Development India (PDIL), Hindustan Prefab, Hindustan Newsprint Ltd, Bridge and Roof Co and Hindustan Fluorocarbons. The Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) has been drafting an asset monetisation framework, which will lay down the procedures for the administrative ministries to follow in selling off CPSE assets. "Asset monetisation framework will see the .
Merchant bankers are already said to have been appointed for IRCTC, IRCON and IRFC
Dipam made secretariat of NITI Aayog for strategic sale