The government is ready to involve private sector players for the revival of sick public sector enterprises (PSEs). There are around 249 central public sector units (PSUs) and till the end of 2009-10 financial years, around 59 PSUs were sick. Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Praful Patel said, ‘the government is open to induct private sector to turnaround companies that have the potential for revival on a case-to-case basis.’
On the number of sick PSEs Praful Patel said, “As of March 31, 2010, there are 59 public sector units which have incurred losses, by adding he said that the Centre has approved the restructuring/revival of 14 PSEs in the last three financial years (2007-2010).
During the revival period of the 14 sick PSEs the central government has envisaged giving total cash help of Rs 14,757 crore. On the issue of improving corporate governance in PSEs, Patel said the government has issued guidelines under which state-run units may report their whistle-blower policy in their annual report.
The whistle-blower policy is the regime for employees to reports concerns about unethical behaviour, actual or suspected fraud, or violation of the company's general guidelines on conduct or ethic policy to the management. By adding further Patel said, ‘adequate safeguards should be provided against victimization of employees who avail of the above referred policy.'
The sick industrial companies (Special provisions) Act, 1985, as amended in 1993 defines sick industrial company as an industrial company (being a company registered for not less than five years) which has at the end of any financial year accumulated losses equal to or exceeding its entire networth.
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