‘All options open for closure or merger of MMTC, STC, PEC’

‘All options open for closure or merger of MMTC, STC, PEC’

When asked whether the government is considering to shut or merge these units, Goyal said: "All options are open".

AgenciesUpdated: Wednesday, September 18, 2019, 08:59 AM IST
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Mumbai: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Tuesday that all options are open with the ministry for closure or merger of three public sector undertakings - MMTC, STC and PEC.

When asked whether the government is considering to shut or merge these units, Goyal said: "All options are open". He said gradually the purpose of these companies is getting eroded and they are no more canalising agencies.

"It is not the government's business to be in the business," he told reporters here at the sidelines of a CII function. He said there is no meaning for such a big infrastructure (MMTC) to carry out gold imports. "We have started discussions. One by one we will do," he added.

STC and PEC are debt-ridden firms. According to STC's annual report for 2018-19, the company is facing "severe liquidity crisis" as all the lender banks have reported STC's account as NPA due to non-payment of interest on the banking limits availed by the company".

Therefore, at present, the company has no banking limits, funded or non-funded, available with it. The company has reported a net loss (after tax) of Rs 881 crore during 2018-19 as compared to net profit (after tax) of about Rs 38 crore in 2017-18.

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