PSE divestment policy
Why is it in news?
- According to official statement, centre is set to unveil ‘ambitious’ Public Sector Enterprises (PSE) divestment policy.
Key takeaways of Economic Affairs Secretary's speech:
- The new public sector enterprises policy for strategic disinvestment is far more ambitious than most would anticipate.
- The strategic sectors would have only one to four public sector players. The rest will be privatised.
- There will be a few blips here and there, but we are positive and cautiously optimistic.
- We will make sure that we have taken care of the factor that targeting has not affected the policy options.