Disinvestment on track, DFI to be operational soon: Nirmala Sitharaman

14 Sep 2021 Evaluate

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has reiterated that the disinvestment plan of the government was on track and the Development Finance Institution (DFI), announced in the Budget, will become operational soon. Expressing satisfaction that liquidity was no longer a major concern, Sitharaman said the bank-NBFC-MFI channel has been de-clogged and from October 15, there would be a special drive to reach the credit to those who need it.

She emphasised on the trust the government reposes in industry while pointing out that this trust was important to leverage the opportunities thrown up by the pandemic, which was also reflected in government’s actions.

Besides, elaborating on the government’s strategy for handling the pandemic, she said on one hand the focus was on ramping up vaccination as that was the big protection against the pandemic, the government was also working on ramping up health infrastructure, including in the tier 2 and tier 3 cities, by supporting the private sector. She stated the ongoing dialogues with industry has enabled the government to take a series of actions, as the pandemic situation evolved.


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