Net FDI inflows dip, investors opting for Mexico, VietnamOfficials and experts attribute this trend to the country having to compete with Mexico, Poland, and Vietnam, a preferred part of investors...
13 Apr, 2026, 12.36 AM IST
Budget 2025: What is a strategic sale and how does it differ from disinvestment?India's Union Budget 2025 approaches, spotlighting strategic disinvestment. This policy, distinct from regular disinvestment, involves sell...
16 Dec, 2024, 01.32 PM IST
Air India sale to boost privatisation; need to encourage private participation across sectors: Eco SurveyAir India sale will give a boost to India's privatisation drive, the Economic Survey said on Monday, as it suggested redefining the public ...
31 Jan, 2022, 03.03 PM IST
Arvind Panagariya makes a strong case for a separate ministry of privatisationBeginning in October 2016, the Cabinet has given approval for privatisation to multiple lists of CPSEs. But DIPAM is yet to open its accoun...
02 Jun, 2021, 11.55 PM IST
Disinvestment aimed at growth, not to plug fiscal deficit: DIPAM SecretaryAs the Budget 2021 comes up with major thrust on privatisation of public sector enterprises, Disinvestment Secretary, Tuhin Kanta Pandey ha...
07 Feb, 2021, 06.56 PM IST
Major port trusts, AAI out of the scope of PSE strategic divestment policyThe new Public Sector Enterprise (PSE) policy for Aatmanirbhar Bharat, which classifies public sector commercial enterprises as strategic a...
07 Feb, 2021, 11.35 AM IST
Here are the key divestment and IPO announcements Nirmala Sitharaman made in her Budget 2021Nirmala Sitharaman said CPSEs in all but four sectors will be eventually privatised. It was also announced that the IPO of LIC will be brou...
02 Feb, 2021, 01.46 PM IST
Strategic stake sale policy soon, to be comprehensive: Disinvestment SecretaryFinance Minister Arun Jaitley in 2015-16 Budget had said that the government will raise Rs 28,500 crore by way of strategic stake sale.
16 Feb, 2016, 04.59 PM IST
- Manmohan fire fights
After the Left's sniper fire on the disinvestment process, Congress was forced to step forward to reassure the worried investor.
15 May, 2004, 12.42 AM IST
- We oppose mindless sell-off: Manmohan
The senior Cong leader said he was against mindless sell-off and will frame policies for economic growth.
14 May, 2004, 07.38 PM IST
- Centre asks SC not to stay HPCL, BPCL privatisation
The government has asked the Supreme Court not to stay the privatisation of HPCL and BPCL as it would hurt the economic sentiment in the co...
26 Aug, 2003, 03.48 PM IST
- House panel pulls up govt for delaying sell-off paper
Charging the government with adopting a casual approach on disinvestment, a Parliament standing committee has asked the Centre to come forw...
18 May, 2003, 11.02 AM IST
- Divestment policy worth a serious debate: Baijal
Coming out strongly in favour of strategic sale as the mode for divesting government equity in PSUs, disinvestment ministry today said that...
26 Nov, 2002, 06.55 AM IST
- No consensus on Disinvestment Policy, Labour Panel report
The Indian Labour Conference on Sunday failed to evolve a consensus on the controversial Disinvestment Policy and the recommendations of th...
29 Sep, 2002, 07.08 PM IST
- Disinvestment issue discussed in high-level meet
Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on Tuesday held a high-level meeting with his Cabinet collegues on various matters including disinvestm...
03 Sep, 2002, 02.59 PM IST
- Fernandes calls for review of disinvestment policy
Defence Minister George Fernandes is believed to have asked Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee for a through review of the disinvestment p...
30 Aug, 2002, 01.59 PM IST
- Reliance set to get NOC for IPCL disinvestment
The Disinvestment Ministry is unlikely to stop Reliance Industries from participating in the disinvestment of IPCL.
27 Apr, 2002, 08.10 AM IST