Government aims at raising Rs 80,000 crore from divestment and asset monetisation in 2026-27, a sharp increase from the revised estimate of nearly Rs 34,000 crore.While govt has moved away from mentioning a specific target for asset sales in state-run firms, the realisations from divestment are mentioned under what is called the miscellaneous capital receipts.Economic affairs secretary Anuradha Thakur said that the bulk of the Rs 80,000 crore would be through asset monetisation as announced in the previous Budget.She also said the govt will shortly announce a fresh asset monetisation pipeline. In the past few years, receipts from disinvestments have been way off the numbers mentioned in the budget documents.“Disinvestment and closure have to be seen together as part of that composite strategy, which enhances or increases the participation and efficiency of the private sector,” DIPAM secretary Arunish Chawla told reporters.
