Divest Receipts
Fin min says FY26 disinvestment receipts INR 155.63 bln as of Mar 18
This story was originally published at 16:05 IST on 23 March 2026
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NEW DELHI – The government's receipts from the disinvestment of stake in public sector companies were INR 155.63 billion in 2025-26 (Apr-Mar) as of Mar. 18, Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary said Monday. However, the website of the finance ministry's Department of Investment and Public Asset Management shows that the receipts so far have been INR 161.96 billion, including proceeds from the minor stake sale in Indian Railway Finance Corp. Ltd. through an offer for sale – the latest disinvestment transaction of the government.
Besides IRFC, the government has also disinvested minor stakes in Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd., Bank of Maharashtra, Indian Overseas Bank, and Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. in the current financial year. The government has met its revised miscellaneous capital receipts target of INR 338.37 billion for FY26, including proceeds from the divestment of stakes in public sector undertakings and asset monetisation. The asset monetisation receipts for FY26 were INR 188.37 billion.
The government has been classifying revenue from divestment and asset monetisation as miscellaneous capital receipts since the Interim Budget of FY25. It discontinued the practice of giving a specific target for divestment receipts. The government had said keeping a fixed divestment target was difficult due to market volatility. Prior to FY24, the government had met its divestment target in only two out of the previous 10 years.
"Disinvestment is an ongoing process, and execution/completion of specific transactions hinges upon market conditions, domestic and global economic outlook, geopolitical factors, investor interest and administrative feasibility," Chaudhary said in a written reply in the Lok Sabha. "Given the market-sensitive nature of disinvestment transactions, drawing up timelines for disinvestment are not feasible." End
Reported by Krity Ambey
Edited by Saji George Titus
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