New Delhi, Aug. 10 -- The Centre has already raised nearly three-fourths of its Rs.80,000-crore asset-sale target for FY27, putting it on a stronger footing to meet a goal that it has repeatedly missed in recent years.

The sharp pace of fund-raising has been driven largely by offer-for-sale (OFS) transactions in public-sector companies, which have generated Rs.51,787 crore - almost 90% of the total amount raised so far this financial year, according to official data reviewed by Mint.

After including Rs.6,366.93 crore raised through asset monetisation, the government has mobilised Rs.59,082.95 crore, or 73.85% of the Rs.80,000-crore target set in the Union budget under miscellaneous capital receipts.

Notably, the government had missed i...