To further strengthen their financial health, the government is expected to infuse Rs 3,000 crore in the public sector general insurance companies during the current quarter.
Both Oriental Insurance and the Chennai-based United India Insurance may be able to generate interest from the private sector because of their improved financials.
Govt may consider Oriental Insurance or United India for privatisation
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February 21, 2021 17:13 IST
The Finance Minister, in her Budget 2021-22, had announced a big-ticket privatisation agenda including privatisation of two public sector banks and one general insurance company
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The Finance Minister, in her Budget 2021-22, had announced a big-ticket privatisation agenda including privatisation of two public sector banks and one general insurance company The government may consider privatising Oriental Insurance or the United India Insurance Co. as their financial health has improved after a series of capital infusions, people aware of the development said.
To further strengthen their financial health, the government is expected to infuse ₹3,000 crore in the public sector general insurance companies during the current quarter.
The government may consider privatising Oriental Insurance or the United India Insurance Co as their financial health has improved after a series of capital infusions, people aware of the development said. To further strengthen their financial health, the government is expected to infuse Rs 3,000 crore in the public sector general insurance companies during the current quarter. Both Oriental Insurance and the Chennai-based United India Insurance may be able to generate interest from the private sector because of their improved financials, sources said. The process of choosing a suitable candidate for privatisation has just started and will take some time to decide, sources said while not ruling out the possibility for listed New India Assurance, where government stake stands at 85.44 per cent.
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