Department of Public Enterprises comes under Finance Ministry

• 07 Jul 2021

• The government has brought Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) under the Finance Ministry in a bid facilitate its ambitious disinvestment programme.
• As per the gazette notification, these rules may be called the Government of India (Allocation of Business) Three Hundred and Sixty First Amendment Rules, 2021.
• Earlier, DPE was part of Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises.
• With the addition, this will be the sixth department under the Finance Ministry. Others being
  • Department of Economic Affairs
  • Department of Expenditure
  • Department of Revenue
  • Department of Financial Services
  • Department of Investment and Public Asset Management