Disinvestment of DPSUs
Government has approved disinvestment of the following defence sector CPSEs:
• Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL): 5% paid-up equity of BEL out of Government of India’s shareholding of 75.02 per cent, through Offer for Sale (OFS);
• Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL); 10% paid-up equity of HAL, through Initial Public Offer (IPO).
• Strategic sale of Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs) is not contemplated.
This information was given by Minister of State for Defence Rao Inderjit Singh in a written reply to ShriKK Ragesh in Rajya Sabha today.
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