Disinvestment Target

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  Union Budget 2023: Government May Take Conservative Path To Divestments

  The government had set a disinvestment target of Rs 65,000 crore for the fiscal year 2022-23. However, it failed to meet the target and could raise only Rs 31,106.4 crore. All eyes are now on the Union Budget 2023 to know the government's divestment plans for the next fiscal and how it will utilise its stakes in public sector undertakings.

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  Disinvestment Not For Shutting Down Public Sector Entities: Finance Minister

  Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said Government's disinvestment programme is not for shutting down any company but to make it more efficient

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  For Stake Sale In Ferro Scrap Nigam, Finance Ministry Invites Bids

  The finance ministry on Thursday invited bids to sell the entire government stake in Ferro Scrap Nigam Ltd (FSNL).

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  Make Disinvestment Process Transparent, Publish Annual Report On Asset Management: Report

  A Parliamentary panel has asked the government that it should publish an annual report on how it has managed public assets

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  LIC's Mega IPO On Track, SEBI Approves Draft Papers

  The SEBI has approved the LIC's mega IPO to help the government meet the disinvestment target, sources said.

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  Draft LIC IPO Prospectus To Be Filed Next Week, Issue In March: Government

  Government is likely to file draft papers for LIC IPO with SEBI by next week

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  LIC, India's Biggest-Ever IPO, To Open Mid-March: What We Know So Far

  Woefully short of its disinvestment target for the current fiscal (2021-22), which is a humungous Rs 1.75 lakh crore, government is keen to push the countrys biggest ever public offering of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), through which it is looking to raise anything between Rs 50,000 crore to Rs 90,000 crore, as per the initial public o...

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  Fiscal Deficit Estimated At 10.4% In 2021-22 If Disinvestment Target Missed: ICRA

  A miss in the disinvestment target may cause the fiscal deficit to rise at Rs 16.6 lakh crore or 7.1 per cent of the GDP in the current financial year

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  Fiscal Deficit To Slide To 6.6% In 2021-22 Due To Under-Spending By Ministries: Report

  Government is likely to miss the fiscal deficit target for 2021-22 by 20 basis points and it will stand at 6.6 percent

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  RBI Doubts Government's Ability To Meet Fiscal Deficit Target For 2021-22

  RBI has expressed doubts over the government's ability to curb fiscal deficit at 6.8 per cent for the current financial year

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  LIC To File Draft Initial Public Offer Papers With SEBI In November

  Life Insurance Corporation is likely to file draft papers with Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) by November

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  Bills Likely In Winter Session On Privatising State-Owned Banks

  Government is likely to table amendments in the Banking Regulation Act 1949 during the forthcoming Winter session of Parliament

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  Government to Kickstart Credit Outreach Programme From October 15

  Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that from October 15 onwards a credit outreach programme will be started across the country.

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  Economy Will Record Double-Digit Growth In 2021-22, Says Niti Aayog Vice Chairman

  Economy will register a double-digit growth in the current fiscal and disinvestment climate also looks better, said the Niti Aayog Vice Chairman.

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  COVID To Not Impact Fiscal Deficit Target, Expect Recovery From July: KV Subramanian

  The economy contracted by a record 7.3 per cent in the financial year 2020-21 due to COVID-19, registering its worst pace in over four decades. according to government data