Divestment Plans: 18 sectors including coal, crude oil, power, telecom among others are ‘strategic’ for government

New Delhi: The government has identified 18 strategic sectors for disinvestment purposes, including coal, crude oil, power, steel, telecom, atomic energy and defence, allowing three to four PSUs in each space while gradually moving out of all other sectors. The 18 sectors have been classified into three categories, which are mining and exploration, manufacturing and services. In mining, coal, crude oil and gas and other mines and minerals have