Overview
- CII proposes reversing the current supply-driven model by first gauging investor interest to prioritise assets with adequate demand and valuations.
- It calls for a rolling three-year list of privatisation candidates to give investors visibility, deepen engagement, and improve price discovery.
- The plan includes a dedicated execution framework featuring a ministerial board, an expert advisory panel, and a professional management team.
- A phased roadmap would cut government stakes in listed PSEs to 51 percent initially and later to 33–26 percent, consistent with the Strategic Disinvestment Policy.
- CII estimates that taking stakes to 51 percent in 78 listed PSEs could raise nearly ₹10 lakh crore, including about ₹4.6 lakh crore from 55 firms in the first two years and ₹5.4 lakh crore from 23 in a subsequent phase.