Disinvestment kitty swells to Rs 34800 cr this year

NEW DELHI. The government received Rs 34,800 crore from the sale of minority stake in an array of state- owned firms this year even as it prepared ground for the first strategic sale of PSUs in over 12 years. 
 
NITI Aayog was asked to prepare a list of PSUs that can be outrightly divested. Scooters India, Pawan Hans, Hindustan Newsprint and units of Cement Corporation of India were among those identified. 
 
Selling four steel plants of NMDC and Steel Authority of India as well as offloading 26 per cent stake in Bharat Earth Movers Ltd to a strategic bidder is on the cards. In addition, Hospital Services Consultancy Corporation Ltd, National Project Construction Corporation Ltd, and Engineering Project (India) Ltd are to be merged with other sectoral CPSEs.

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