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Pragya Singh
Legislation to Privatise Two Public Sector Banks?
27 Nov 2021
Public banks are an article of faith, as corporate banks will deprive people, MSMEs, students and rural India of access to credit.
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What Has Prompted Strike Calls by Bank and LIC Employees?
14 Mar 2021
The various unions of bank and insurance companies' employees have been opposing the Centre's decision to privatise two public sector banks and a general insurance company.
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CITU Condemns Govt. Move to Divest 10% Stake in SAIL, Says it Will Benefit Corporates
14 Jan 2021
In a statement issued on Thursday, CITU said that the move, which puts “valuable national assets on auction” would result in “detriment of national interests and for the benefits of private corporate…
M.K. Bhadrakumar
India’s Military Diplomacy is Delusional
21 Dec 2020
The ‘militarisation’ of Indian foreign policy that began a decade and a half ago under UPA rule, thanks to the constant prodding of the Americans, is becoming a self-propelling enterprise.
Dr. Somu
Privatisation of Public Enterprises in the Name of ‘Atmanirbharta’
01 Aug 2020
‘Instead of addressing a pandemic it is struggling to deal with, the NDA government chose this as the best time to dis-invest all public assets at break-neck speed. Narendra Modi is breaking the back…
Prudhviraj Rupavath
Air India Revival Would Require Rs 50,000 crore, Unions Ask PM
29 May 2020
The Rs 20,000 crore package announced by the central government has nothing in it for the most affected aviation sector, says V A George, joint convenor of Aviation Industry Employees’ Guild.
Despite BPCL’s Crucial Contribution Amid Pandemic, Modi Govt. To Go Ahead with Divestment Plan
21 Apr 2020
Observers say that this is the right time to realise the importance of BPCL and other PSUs.
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Amid Govt’s Disinvestment Spree, PSEs Record Better Performances
11 Feb 2020
Total financial investment in all CPSEs increased by 14.65% during 2018-19, which amounted to Rs 16.40 lakh crore compared with Rs 14.31 lakh crore during 2017-18, according to the latest public…
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Let’s Talk: Modi Government’s Privatisation Spree
06 Feb 2020
In this episode of Let’s Talk, Prasanth talks to senior journalist Paranjoy Guha Thakurta about the Narendra Modi government’s desperate call to sell most of the government entities.
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SCI: Why Sell a Profitable PSU?
28 Nov 2019
The Narendra Modi-led BJP government has announced a big disinvestment plan to sell five public sector units (PSU), including the Shipping Corporation of India (SCI).