Home » privatisation

You Searched For "privatisation"

To a question on the decline of the domestic civil aviation market, Puri said that it is only a narrative that the domestic civil aviation market is declining. (Photo: ANI)

Government would ensure Air India is purchased by an Indian entity:...

This is area privatization and disinvestment will work," he said replying to supplementaries in the Lok Sabha during the...

11 July 2019 8:33 AM

Union minister Piyush Goyal borrowed the phrase to hit back at the Congress chief for a tweet targeting him over corruption allegations. (Photo: File)

No proposal to privatise Railways: Goyal

Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said 'no specific passenger train has been identified to be run by private payers so far.'

10 July 2019 8:33 AM

On the domestic front, Air India is introducing new flights on BhopalPuneBhopal route and Varanasi-Chennai-Varanasi from June 5, 2019.

Fearing for their jobs, Air India unions oppose privatisation bid

The forum of 13 unions have decided to oppose the privatisation move, said a union functionary.

8 July 2019 2:33 PM

The government will meet the 3.5% fiscal deficit target for FY18 as broadly direct and indirect collections are in line with expectations and there have been some savings on expenditure, Hasmukh Adhia said.

India aims to cut stake in state-run firms to minimum in FY20: Source

Government seeks to shore up 1.05 trillion rupees (USD 15.30 billion) through stake sales in the current fiscal year.

8 July 2019 6:51 AM

Onboard Housekeeping Services of the Central Railway.

Budget revealed govt's intention to 'aggressively' push privatisation:...

Railways will need Rs 50 lakh crore between 2018 to 2030 to complete the sanctioned projects, Sitharaman said.

7 July 2019 12:38 PM

Sonia Gandhi said the future of 2000 workers remains uncertain due to the governments move. (Photo: PTI)

Sonia says govt privatising Rae Bareli coach factory; officials say...

Sonia Gandhi is incorrect Corporatisation is not privatisation,' a Railways official said.

2 July 2019 11:38 AM

On the domestic front, Air India is introducing new flights on BhopalPuneBhopal route and Varanasi-Chennai-Varanasi from June 5, 2019.

Govt is determined to privatise Air India: Union Civil Aviation...

Government was committed to privatisation of Air India as its debt has become totally unsustainable.

29 Aug 2019 10:14 AM

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan (Photo: ANI)

Harsh Vardhan meets agitating doctors, urges them to call off strike

'I have appealed doctors to call off the strike so patients shouldn't get any difficulty in availing healthcare...

4 Aug 2019 11:14 AM

The move by BPCL indicates that refiners will try to frontload their purchases from Iran ahead of a November US deadline.

Govt plan to privatise BPCL needs Parliament nod

Even a 26 per cent stake sale at this valuation would fetch the government Rs 26,500.

29 Sept 2019 7:02 AM

Pilot of Air India Jaipur-Delhi flight refused to fly due to duty limitations prescribed by the DGCA. (Photo: File)

India renews push to sell Air India, puts entire stake on the block

The government in 2018 here tried to sell 76 per cent of Air India and offload about USD 5.1 billion of its debt.

28 Jan 2020 7:16 AM

Disinvestment-bound Air India has approached aviation regulator DGCA for renewal of its flying permit, expiring in June.

Air India privatisation: Employee unions to meet in Delhi

The government has set March 17 as the deadline for submitting the expression of interest.

27 Jan 2020 5:00 AM

These two categories are now heading the list, having outnumbered the suicide figures of those working in the farming sector. Unemployed persons (12,936) were slightly behind those self-employed (13,149) who took their own lives, with the number of farmers taking lives being 10,349. It is now clear that, even while we need to address agrarian distress on a war footing, the challenges posed by unemployment and underemployment have become equally grim.

Creating meaningful livelihood for all the greatest challenge

India has witnessed a relatively high aggregate economic growth, but also abounds in persistent and endemic deprivation...

5 Feb 2020 8:58 PM