Performance of public enterprise always occupies the front page in newspapers and the headlines of mass media. Hardly there is any session of the Parliament and the state assemblies where stormy debates do not take place on performance of public enterprise. The success of the Indian economy in terms of growth and distributive justice largely hinges on the performance of public enterprises. Both the central and the state governments depend on the good performance of public enterprises a lot to achieve their socio-economic objectives. The post graduate students in the institutes of higher learning such as IIMs, IITs, RECs, university post graduate departments in management, economics, commerce, public administration and social sciences, are keenly interested in formulating a proper perspective of performance of PEs and so are the students of the newly set up management institutes in the country. The public enterprise personnel are deeply interested about continuous sensitization of performance of public enterprises to take stock of their work and contribution. Private enterprises and trade associations such as FICCI, CII, and State Chambers of Commerce and Industry, are attracted to study the performance of public enterprises for a comparative view and benchmarking. The present book makes an attempt to provide a backdrop of performance of public enterprises during the decade of liberalization, offer a detailed formulation in the theory of public enterprise performance evaluation and present a survey of research in this area. The book contains a wide range of annotations of topical studies on performance evaluation published in the form of books, articles, papers and official and non-official reports. The book also provides a peep into the research areas in the field of performance evaluation for future.

The book will be useful to a cross section of readers drawn from industry, government, consulting organizations, management institutes, universities, and researchers.

The book disseminates the findings of research sponsored by the Tenth Finance Commission on rate of return in State Level Public Enterprises (SLPEs). The financial performance of these enterprises has an important bearing on the finances of the state governments. The present book classifies the SLPEs into three categories: Commercial, Commercial-cum-Promotional and Promotional SLPEs. The research develops a framework of targeted profitability. It then compares the existing state of profitability with the desirable state. As a corollary, an attempt has been made to study the state-wise profitability of the SLPs. One interesting feature of the book is to compare the profitability of the similar and dissimilar SLPEs. Such an exercise highlights as to why some enterprises within a group fared better as compared to other enterprises. The book contains a survey of privatization trends in the various states and presents a case study of restructuring of SLPEs in Andhra Pradesh. The information contained in the book was collected through a questionnaire on individual SLPEs in the various states. Out of the total of 954 SLPEs, 875 responses were received from the various states. 79 SLPEs did not respond. The principal components of the data collected for a seven-year period related to turnover, net profits, capital employed investment, and net worth. The data for the next eight-year period was forecast using the index numbers. The book contains very vital information in SLPEs including the state-wise portfolio, their classification, profitability intensity and their classification into core and non-core organizations. The book will be very useful to the policy makers, experts, consultants, researchers, government officials, and teachers and post graduate students of management, economics, public administration, commerce and political science.

This book presents the macro view of State Public Sector Undertakings (SPSUs) in India also known as the State Level Public Enterprises. The macro view contains rare insights into the financial profile of these enterprises. Besides, incorporating information about important financial aggregates of SPSUs, the position with regard to the scenario of disinvestment in the various states has been extensively discussed in the book. The methods, techniques, institutional structure and the fall outs of disinvestments undertaken by the various states have been critically analysed. Part 3 offers deep insights into the privatization potential of the SPSUs in the various states. The write ups on individual enterprises provide a peep into their financial and operational functioning and the desirability and extent of privatization of the SPSU. The various states of the India are starved of financial resources and have been undergoing the process of modernization and reforms. They need huge funding to sustain this task and also to build up the social infrastructure. The buyers from within the country and abroad can have access to the requisite information for taking over these enterprises.

The book will be highly useful to policy makers, foreign missions in India, foreign financial institutions, merchant bankers, and financial advisors, and researchers, students of post-graduate programmes in Management, Economics, Commerce, Public Administration and Law.

The State Level Public Enterprises (SLPEs) are important components of the economy of states. The restructuring of SLPEs is an integral part of the economic reforms initiated by the STATE Government. This study presents the State of select SLPEs in MP, their institutional structure, governance relational and scope and time table for future reforms. As a prelude, the study provides a backdrop of the economy of MP.

The information contained in this study has been obtained from both primary and secondary sources. Having some critical limitations, the analysis and conclusion of study will prove of utmost use for academics as well as policy planners and administrators.