A Study of Disinvestment and Privatization Polices of PSU in India
Journal Title: JOURNAL OF COMMERCE AND TRADE - Year 2011, Vol 1, Issue 1
Abstract
Public enterprises in certain fields are not able to compete with the private enterprises. Their profitability is still not very satisfactory. However, it may be said that profitability is not the only criterion to judge the efficiency of the state enterprises, yet one always expects that there should be a fair rate of return on capital invested in public undertakings because it would otherwise mean a constant drain on capital and the ultimate closure of many undertaking. The term disinvestments are used to indicate the process of privatization. Since the beginning of 1980s, the functioning of the public sector began to be questioned. It was held that the public sector performed well only when protected through state monopolies, entry reservations, high tariffs and quotas etc. Since quite a large number of public enterprises incurred losses year after year, it was argued that the state should not be called upon to meet the losses of these enterprises out of taxpayers, money. In view of the fact that in our country the public sector had entered into too many areas, the question of withdrawing from these areas was also raised. Consequently, the question of privatization of the public sector was debated disinvestment is the process through which privatization could take place. The advocates of privatization have always held that the magic of private property can turn sand into gold. In other words mere change of ownership can bring about sea change in the culture of an organization. If this statement is taken at its face value, the logic follows that the private sector should take over the loss making concerns and converts them into profit making organization. But even disinvestments ministry has conceded whether the taxpayers’ money can be saved from commercial risks by transferring the risk to the private sector wherever the private sector is willing to step in and assume such risks. If past is any guide, the private sector has shown its keenness to take change of PUSs which are highly profit making leaving weak and sick PSUs in the top of the public sector. The Disinvestments Ministry should be cautious of transferring PSUs which are milch cows to the private sector by acquiring strategic partnership to the extent of 26%.
Authors and Affiliations
Dr. Arvind Kumar Yadav, Dr. Vandana Sharma
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