New Delhi, June 5 -- India's asset sale campaign got off to a strong start, with the government realizing nearly a quarter of its Rs.80,000-crore target for the ongoing financial year (FY27), two people aware of the matter said.

The government has raised Rs.6,366.93 crore through land monetization via Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs), while stake sales in Central Bank of India and Coal India fetched another Rs.7,808.49 crore, the first of the two persons mentioned earlier said, citing the disinvestment receipts. Further, the Centre is estimated to have raised about Rs.4,279 crore by selling a 6% stake in NHPC through the offer-for-sale (OFS) route, including the green shoe option to meet excess demand, the second person said. Th...