Page 4 - Public Sector Undertakings

Uniform guidelines are needed for asset monetisation, say experts

However, experts believe that there should be some safeguards to give comfort to investors as these assets or projects involve risks

Respect regulations

Govt's U-turn on minimum public float of PSUs is surprising

IRCTC and BHEL in talks for a partnership to run private trains

Bids for public private partnerships (PPPs) in passenger train operations were opened last month

Shift in stance: Govt likely to indemnify PSU buyers from past claims

Litigation-free assets among several buyer-friendly steps

Bankers, financial institutions to take around 95% hair cut in NOCL

Haldia Petrochemicals (HPL) has agreed to pay Rs 600 crore to revive NOCL

Cabinet nod to closure of Handicrafts and Handlooms Export Corporation

Employees in the corporation - 59 permanent and six management trainees - will be given an opportunity to avail voluntary retirement scheme

Bank strike: Cong asks govt to accept demands of unions, stop privatisation

The Congress on Tuesday asked the government to accept the demands of the nine unions of public sector banks (PSBs) that are on a two-day strike

Efforts are made to revive 'sick' PSUs: Javadekar in Lok Sabha

Javadekar on Tuesday said that all the necessary efforts are being made by the government to revive such sectors so that they can be revived

Banking on slower recovery

The Centre's current deficit glide path reveals a conservative stance on growth

India's interventionist state: Reduce its scope, increase capability

Govt is increasingly keen to deliver even specific items like toilets, water, gas cylinders, where it can show the beneficiary immediate results. This new welfarism helps win polls but not development

PSUs are going big on bond markets even as G-Secs find few takers

RBI devolves over Rs 20,000 crore in Rs 31,000-crore bond auctions

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

Nine of 10 stocks in BSE 500 universe gained during Budget-fuelled rally

Of the 441 stocks that gained, only 147 outperformed the BSE 500 index, which has risen 8.6 per cent in the past five trading sessions

Here are the strategies that can be used to unlock value in PSUs

It's clear that most PSUs have underperformed the market by a margin and now trade below their historical book value.

Earnings contraction, poor returns weigh on stock valuations of PSUs

Earnings contraction, coupled with poor return on net worth (RoNW), weighs on the stock valuation of these PSUs

Statsguru: Bank lending in the slow lane amid Covid-19 pandemic

In a period of slowing credit growth, only PSUs have sequentially borrowed more, and that too, only from private banks

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

BSNL employees union urges CMD to hold regular interactions for revival

BSNL Employees Union has urged the company's chairman and managing director to hold regular interactions with the unions

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

Could help monetise assets worth Rs 10K cr