New Delhi, Feb 25: Disinvestment Minister Arun Shourie said on Wednesday the Government was confident of meeting its target of raising Rs 145 billion ($3.2 billion) this financial year through stake sales in state-run companies. "We will follow the timetable strictly. All the issues are on track," Shourie told reporters. "Right now, everybody is confident we will achieve the target. There is no doubt about it."
The Government has lined up big ticket equity sales in March in several state-owned companies and also in firms in which it had given up management control, but still held shares. Bureau Report