Monday, 5 December, 2022
TopicPrivatisation

Topic: Privatisation

Govt not in business: Modi govt accounts for 72% of all disinvestment since 1991, data shows

+TFP TCA Sharad Raghavan -
Govt has earned Rs 4.48 lakh crore from disinvestment since 2014. With inflation factored in, this still represents 57% of all disinvestment proceeds since 1991.

Govt should stop ‘chasing high divestment targets’, says finance ministry official

Nikunj Rajesh Ohri -
The finance ministry official says to focus on privatisation of state-run companies instead, pointing to market volatility and investors' shaky appetite for risk.

Start planning to shut down sick PSUs approved by cabinet, Modi govt tells ministries

Neelam Pandey -
Centre expected to raise Rs 65,000-cr through disinvestment & privatisation of state-run firms this financial year. Govt official says move aimed at ensuring resources aren't wasted.

The LIC way or the Air India way — that is the multi-crore disinvestment question

TN Ninan -
The real argument against disinvestment is that any sale of a large firm is likely to fall into an oligarch’s lap. No one would want to make them more powerful than they already are.

How Budget 2022 is largely transparent, but political

A K Bhattacharya -
Budget deficit target is doable, increased capex is a positive & it takes a realistic, if political, view of disinvestment. But protectionism, rising debts, slashed subsidies are problems.

When a write-off is a triumph: Why Air India sale has both Tata & govt in buoyant mood

TN Ninan -
Govt could see deal as win considering airline’s dire debt spiral. Meanwhile, Tata should see scale of losses reducing quickly, & no more political attacks from ministers.

BPCL sale unlikely this fiscal, Modi govt will be Rs 60,000 cr short of disinvestment target

Shubham Batra -
Govt had set ambitious target of Rs 1,75,000 crore in Union Budget, with over a third of receipts targeted from the listing of Life Insurance Corporation and privatisation of BPCL.

Dropping L1 criteria from public procurement a major reform but success hinges on clear norms

ThePrint Team -
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From challenge to a challenger – Why Air India’s new journey has a lot flying on it

Taran Deol -
Air India had ceased to be an option for many fliers. But with its return to the Tata Group, there are high hopes and a threat for IndiGo, SpiceJet and other players.

Socialists vs conservatives harmed Indian education. Bahujans need market forces

Vipin P. Veetil -
Bahujans will benefit greatly from access to contestable markets in education, though it may not meet egalitarian fancies of well-meaning comrades.
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Gujarat election is anything but dull. BJP’s political neurosis about AAP is the hidden headline

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