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Divestment Panel To Decide On Eight PSU Strategic Sales Today: BQ Blue Exclusive 

The government has set a divestment target of Rs 1.05 lakh for the ongoing fiscal ending March.

The North Block of the Central Secretariat building, which houses the Ministries of Finance and Home Affairs, stands in New Delhi, India. (Photographer: Prashanth Vishwanathan/Bloomberg)
The North Block of the Central Secretariat building, which houses the Ministries of Finance and Home Affairs, stands in New Delhi, India. (Photographer: Prashanth Vishwanathan/Bloomberg)
A group of secretaries will meet on Oct. 18 to consider cutting the government’s holding below 51 percent in at least eight public-sector companies, a person familiar with the matter said, as the Modi administration looks to bridge the budget gap.Among the state-owned firms to be considered for the strategic sale are the nation’s largest fuel refiner-retailer Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. and the biggest power producer NTPC Ltd., the p...
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