TY - JOUR AB - Examines one of the most important reforms relating to public enterprise (PE) policy in India, namely divestment of their share‐holdings. Discusses the philosophy, process, organizational mechanism, expectations and outcomes of divestment in PEs. Finally, points out the major weaknesses retarding the success of the newly introduced divestment policy and outlines some reformatory measures to overcome them. As a backdrop, presents the historical background, current scenario, and problems and performance of PEs in India, but has been restricted to the central PEs, i.e. enterprises owned and managed by the central government only. VL - 7 IS - 2 SN - 0951-3558 DO - 10.1108/09513559410055242 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/09513559410055242 AU - Sankar T.L. AU - Mishra R.K. AU - Lateef Syed Mohammed A. PY - 1994 Y1 - 1994/01/01 TI - Divestments in Public Enterprises: The Indian Experience T2 - International Journal of Public Sector Management PB - MCB UP Ltd SP - 69 EP - 88 Y2 - 2024/09/19 ER -