Privatisation Push

Taking a dig at the centre's decision to push for privatisation of public sector entities, many Congress leaders on Monday said Budget 2021 was a case of "selling family silver". They accused the government of being incompetent and "directionless", adding that the budget had failed to address the pressing the problem of declining GDP, or how to rev...

The government plans to announce the sale of a 10 per cent to 15 per cent stake in the state-run Life Insurance Corporation in next week's budget, as part of a privatisation push to improve public finances, two government sources said

PM Modi won a second term in May and has taken various measures since 2014 to spur growth, including cutting the corporate tax and speeding up privatisation of state-run firms.

The move comes on the heels of a recent purchase of a stake in retailer Suning Commerce Group Co Ltd as well as plans to take a controlling stake in Intime Retail Group Co Ltd and privatise it.

Attacking the AAP government over Guru Gobind Singh Indrapastha University increasing its fees by 75 per cent, senior Congress leader Mukhesh Sharma today accused Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal of cheating the youth by pushing the agenda of privatisation of education.

In an exclusive interview to NDTV, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley says he does not think privatisation is needed in Coal India, but there is space for competition.

Taking a dig at the centre's decision to push for privatisation of public sector entities, many Congress leaders on Monday said Budget 2021 was a case of "selling family silver". They accused the government of being incompetent and "directionless", adding that the budget had failed to address the pressing the problem of declining GDP, or how to rev...

The government plans to announce the sale of a 10 per cent to 15 per cent stake in the state-run Life Insurance Corporation in next week's budget, as part of a privatisation push to improve public finances, two government sources said

PM Modi won a second term in May and has taken various measures since 2014 to spur growth, including cutting the corporate tax and speeding up privatisation of state-run firms.

The move comes on the heels of a recent purchase of a stake in retailer Suning Commerce Group Co Ltd as well as plans to take a controlling stake in Intime Retail Group Co Ltd and privatise it.

Attacking the AAP government over Guru Gobind Singh Indrapastha University increasing its fees by 75 per cent, senior Congress leader Mukhesh Sharma today accused Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal of cheating the youth by pushing the agenda of privatisation of education.

In an exclusive interview to NDTV, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley says he does not think privatisation is needed in Coal India, but there is space for competition.