Financial Investment in Central Public Sector Enterprises

Financial investment (equity plus long term loans) in all the 260 Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) as on 31.3.2012 stood at Rs. 7,29,228 crore as compared to Rs. 6,03,975 crore in the previous year, showing an increase by Rs. 1,25,253 crore or a growth of 20.74 percent. As per the Public Enterprises Survey 2011-12, tabled in Parliament recently, in terms of share in total investment, the CPSEs in the ‘service’ sector had the highest share in financial investment (49.81%) as on 31.3.2012. This was followed by ‘electricity’ sector (25.89%) and ‘manufacturing’ sector (15.80%).

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