In an attempt to tackle mounting losses incurred by the central public sector undertakings (CPSEs), the government think-tank NITI Aayog is preparing a fresh cabinet note recommending closure of 7 more sick CPSEs including Hindustan Cable, Tyre Corporation, HMT Watches, Birds Jute and Export (BJEL), and Central Inland Water Transport Corporation. The Aayog, tasked with preparing a roadmap for sick public sector undertakings, had earlier identified 26 sick CPSEs for closure, of which 7 received cabinet nod.
The fresh list would be in addition to the CPSEs which were approved for closure by Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA). The NITI Aayog has also identified five CPSEs which can neither be revived nor sold, for liquidation. In a third tranche, it has identified 12 more CPSEs for strategic sale such as National Textile Corporation, Hindustan Antibiotics, Scooters India and Hindustan Flurocarbons. Earlier, the NITI Aayog in two tranches had recommended strategic sale of 15 CPSEs, three units of SAIL and one unit of National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC).
For the next financial year, the government has budgeted to raise Rs 72,500 crore via disinvestment in CPSEs, of which Rs 15,000 crore is to come from strategic sale. In the FY17, the government expects to raise close to Rs 45,500 crore from its disinvestment programme but so far has raised about Rs 30,000 crore through minority share sale by way of offer for sale (OFS), share buyback and CPSE exchange traded fund (ETF).
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