Which of the following sectors comes under the Strategic Sector to be disinvested?
A. Atomic energy, Space and Defence
B. Transport and Telecommunications
C. Power, Petroleum, Coal and other minerals
D. All of these
Explanation:
The government has pegged its target for disinvestment for FY 2021-22 at Rs 1.75 lakh crore. A major announcement made by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman was that the government will privatise two public sector banks other than IDBI Bank. One general insurance company will also be privatised in the coming fiscal. Strategic Sector: Bare minimum presence of the public sector enterprises and remaining to be privatised or merged or subsidiarized with other CPSEs or closed. Following 4 sectors to come under it – Atomic energy, Space and Defence, Transport and Telecommunications, Power, Petroleum, Coal and other minerals, Banking, Insurance and financial services.