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

Outcome of 35% minimum public shareholding

Such an enforced dilution will offer chances to buy into certain closely-held shares

PSUs' capital outlay down for 1st time in 4 yrs; future could be more tense

The government's Budgetary support to PSUs, also, has increased significantly in these five years. It has gone up from Rs 0.69 trillion in 2013-14 to Rs 2.29 trillion in 2018-19

PSU share sale at record high of Rs 77,417 cr in 2018; Air India sale next

The Air India subsidiaries and assets alone are expected to fetch the government close to Rs 9,000 crore

PSUs' contribution to central exchequer fell 3% to Rs 3.5 trillion in FY18

In 2016-17, CPSEs' contribution to the exchequer stood at Rs 36 trillion

Govt gives ministries autonomy in hiring PSU directors sans PESB nod

There are 259 CPSEs in the country under the administrative control of various ministries and departments

How long will strong PSUs absorb non-performing companies, asks Kerala FM

He also wondered what Sidbi doing in IL&FS, given that its mandate is to service small enterprises. Instead it has been dabbling in other areas

Pawan Hans to Air India, govt identifies assets of 9 PSUs to be put on sale

Sources said valuation of all these assets was an ongoing process, and the mode and manner of disposal would be decided on a case-by-case basis

PSU banks plans closure of 70 overseas offices during this fiscal

PSBs closed down 35 foreign operations last year

Cash-rich PSU general insurer may be asked to buy out smaller ones

In the 2018-19 Budget, FM Jaitley proposed merging three public sector general insurance companies into one single insurance entity

12 PSU banks firming plans to raise funds from markets

Board of PNB has given approval for raising equity capital to the tune of Rs 3,000 cr through FPO

Seven years of talks

A former banker narrated his experience back in 2010

Cabinet clears listing of 11 PSUs

Among the PSUs are five railway subsidiaries as well

PSUs mount comeback, outrun Sensex after seven years

Revival in global commodity prices, beaten-down valuations, attractive dividends fuelled PSU stocks

SAIL, BSNL, Air India incur half the losses of top-10 loss making PSUs

Coal India, ONGC and Indian Oil Corporation emerged as star financial performers

New mechanism soon to fast-track listing of PSUs

Jaitley said Centre will come up with new mechanism to ensure time bound listing of identified CPSEs

Centre to offload entire stake in three PSUs

The govt has 100% in NPCC and PDI, and owns a 51% stake in Pawan Hans

17 sick PSUs set to be closed down

Closing down these sick PSUs is part of a strategy to deal with beleaguered government-owned companies

Govt draws up blueprint to deal with sick PSUs

Strategic sale to be considered for six firms, 26 may be closed

Centre plans to shut seven PSUs at one go

Among them are likley to be Bird Jute and Exports, Hindustan Papers, Hindustan Photo Films, Tyre Corporation and Richardson & Cruddas