The government in the upcoming Budget is expected to revert to its earlier policy of using 25% of the disinvestment proceeds for reviving sick PSUs and recapitalizing the profitable ones. Before 2009, as per government policy, funds received through disinvestment in PSUs were used for social programmes and for recapitalization and revival of sick and profitable units in the ratio of 75:25 respectively.
However, in view of the global financial crisis of 2008 and the subsequent fiscal pressures, the government changed the policy and decided to use the entire proceeds from this route for funding social sector schemes for a period of three years (2009-10 to 2011-12). Since the three year period is coming to an end on March 31, 2012, it is being expected that the government may revert to its earlier policy.
In 2009-10 and 2010-11 fiscals, the government had raised Rs 23,553 crore and Rs 22,145 crore respectively through disinvestment. However, so far in this fiscal, the government has been able to raise just Rs 1,145 crore through stake sale in PSUs instead of the budgeted Rs 40,000 crore. This has primarily been due to a delay in disinvestment plans because of volatile stock market conditions.
PSUs lined up for stake sale include Hindustan Copper, SAIL, BHEL and Oil India.
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