New Delhi: A total of 171 operating Central Public Sector Enterprises including Maharatna, Navratna and Miniratnas made net profit in FY 2019-20 as per the latest available information on the number of profit-making Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs), Union Minister of State for Finance Dr. Bhagwat Kisanrao Karad stated in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
The Minister stated that at present there are 10 Maharatna, 14 Navratna and 73 Miniratna Central Public Sector Enterprises.
Dr. Karad further stated that the Budget 2021-22 envisaged for completion of strategic disinvestment of one Maharatna CPSE, namely, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, two Navratna CPSEs, namely Shipping Corporation of India Limited and Container Corporation of India Limited and two Miniratna CPSEs, namely, BEML Limited and Pawan Hans Limited.
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