New Delhi, July 1 -- When the government needs to raise capital without relinquishing control of a public sector company, the offer for sale (OFS) route becomes one of its preferred tools.

Over the years, minority stake sales in PSUs have helped fund fiscal requirements while improving public shareholding and market liquidity.

For FY26, the government budgeted Rs.47,000 crore from disinvestment and asset monetisation, which was later revised to Rs.33,840 crore. Of this, around Rs.15,560 crore was expected from disinvestment, while the remaining Rs.18,840 crore was to come from asset monetisation and other miscellaneous capital receipts.

In FY27, capital receipts have become even more crucial as geopolitical tensions have adversely affe...