Dept of Investment & Public Asset Management secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey says govt is trying to strike a balance between earning revenue through dividends & disinvestment receipts.
Disinvestment receipts add to the state's non-tax revenue, & robust inflows from this category could help the government quickly narrow its budget gap.
Government has already met one-third of its Rs 65,000-cr disinvestment target for this year. But legal and procedural delays with high-value companies are now posing hurdles.
Modi government's disinvestment decision is already facing stiff opposition from employees of BPCL, Container Corporation of India, and even the Swadeshi lobby.
Israel's response to Iran's retaliatory attack was relatively small and also downplayed by Tehran. But there are factors that could jeopardise this perceived reprieve.
The 125 APAs include 86 Unilateral APAs (UAPAs) and 39 Bilateral APAs (BAPAs). The total number of APAs since the start of the APA programme has risen to 641, with 506 UAPAs and 135 BAPAs.
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