Department of Financial Services (DFS) secretary Sanjay Malhotra has said that advance action is underway for privatisation of two public sector banks (PSBs) in pursuance of the announcement made by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman. In the Union Budget for 2021-22, the government announced its intent to take up the privatisation of two PSBs in the year and approved a policy of strategic disinvestment of public sector enterprises.
Government think-tank NITI Aayog has already suggested two banks and one insurance company to the core group of secretaries on disinvestment for privatization.
As per the process, the core group of secretaries, headed by the Cabinet secretary, will send its recommendation to Alternative Mechanism (AM) for its approval and eventually to the Cabinet headed by the prime minister for the final nod.
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