BALCO: The Disinvestment Story
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Case Details:
Case Code : BECG004
Case Length : 10 Pages
Period : 2001
Pub. Date : 2002
Teaching Note : Available
Organization : BALCO
Industry : Metals & Mining
Countries : India
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"The deal was like loot of Chattisgarh in a day-light
robbery."
- Chattisgarh Chief Minister, Ajit Jogi.
"Sterlite's offer for Balco is more than fair. It is in
the interest of the government to close the deal."
- BusinessWorld, March 12, 2001.
Introduction
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In February 2001, the Government of India (GoI) struck its
first disinvestment deal in the fiscal 2000-01. It approved the sale of its 51%
stake in aluminium major, Bharat Aluminium Co Ltd (Balco) to Sterlite Industries
Ltd. (SIL), for Rs. 551.5 crores. Balco was a profit making public sector
company under the Ministry of Mines (MoM).
In 2000, it had a turnover of Rs.898 crores and a profit after tax of Rs. 56
crores. Balco had two working units - an integrated Aluminium complex situated
at Korba in Chhattisgarh and the second at Bidhanbag in West Bengal equipped to
produce only on downstream facilities. Balco had a total workforce of 7,000.
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The Opposition launched a massive attack accusing the BJP
Government of 'selling out' to private interests.
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Also, the
Chattisgarh Chief Minister, Ajit Jogi, (Jogi) alleged a Rs. 100 crore
kickback in the sale involving key officials. Jogi also threatened to
cancel the bauxite mining and land lease Balco was granted as a Public
Sector Unit (PSU) in case the GoI failed to review the proposal.
Fierce opposition to the Balco-Sterlite deal forced the BJP government
to put off finalizing the sale agreement till the matter was discussed
in the Parliament. In March 2001, the Parliament approved the
controversial deal with the opposition-sponsored motion being rejected
in the Lok Sabha by 239 to 119 votes. But the story did not end here. |
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