No undue insistence by govt on dividend payout by PSUs: Geete

Union Heavy Industry and Public Enterprises Minister Anant Geete today denied reports that the government was demanding hefty dividend from a few reluctant state-owned firms to bridge any tax shortfall this year.

He clarified that there is no undue insistence being made in this regard.

"We are not insisting much on dividend, but all our central public sector enterprises are paying satisfactory dividend," Geete told

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