<p>The government has collected Rs 30,369 crore as dividend from Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) so far in the current fiscal, according to a senior official.</p>.<p>In the revised budget estimate, the government significantly lowered the dividend receipt from the CPSEs to Rs 34,717.25 crore from Rs 65,746.96 crore estimated earlier for this financial year.</p>.<p>"Dividend receipts of GoI (Government of India) from CPSEs stand at about Rs 30,369 crore in the current financial year (as of 22.3.2021)," DIPAM Secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey said in a tweet.</p>.<p>The Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) also said that it has received multiple applications for BEML.</p>.<p>"Multiple Expressions of Interest received for the privatisation of BEML. The transaction will now move to the second stage," he said in another tweet.</p>.<p>Last month, the government extended the deadline for submitting preliminary bids for buying a 26 per cent stake in BEML till March 22.</p>.<p>In January, the government invited Expression of Interest (EoI) for the strategic disinvestment of a 26 per cent stake in BEML along with the transfer of management control.</p>.<p>The government holds a 54.03 per cent stake in the company, which is involved in sectors like defence, rail, power, mining and infrastructure.</p>.<p>At the current market price, a 26 per cent stake would fetch over Rs 1,000 crore for the government.</p>
<p>The government has collected Rs 30,369 crore as dividend from Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) so far in the current fiscal, according to a senior official.</p>.<p>In the revised budget estimate, the government significantly lowered the dividend receipt from the CPSEs to Rs 34,717.25 crore from Rs 65,746.96 crore estimated earlier for this financial year.</p>.<p>"Dividend receipts of GoI (Government of India) from CPSEs stand at about Rs 30,369 crore in the current financial year (as of 22.3.2021)," DIPAM Secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey said in a tweet.</p>.<p>The Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) also said that it has received multiple applications for BEML.</p>.<p>"Multiple Expressions of Interest received for the privatisation of BEML. The transaction will now move to the second stage," he said in another tweet.</p>.<p>Last month, the government extended the deadline for submitting preliminary bids for buying a 26 per cent stake in BEML till March 22.</p>.<p>In January, the government invited Expression of Interest (EoI) for the strategic disinvestment of a 26 per cent stake in BEML along with the transfer of management control.</p>.<p>The government holds a 54.03 per cent stake in the company, which is involved in sectors like defence, rail, power, mining and infrastructure.</p>.<p>At the current market price, a 26 per cent stake would fetch over Rs 1,000 crore for the government.</p>