The Financial Express -- Expressions

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Tuesday, October 7 1997

Letters to the Editor

Ratnas now a hundred plus

The Union industry minister has taken the cue from the finance minister in pushing for financial and organisational autonomy of public sector undertakings. P Chidambaram had favoured nine select PSUs (navratnas) with autonomy to invest, diversify and go in for joint ventures. Murasoli Maran has identified 97 others.

Supervising finance firms

The Khanna Committee report was submitted to the RBI on April 22, 1996, but released to the public only on January 18, 1997. This was preceded by an ordinance issued on January 9, 1997, which has since been passed by the Parliament - with a few modifications - to become an Act. Among others, it now gives the RBI unprecedented and enormous powers to oversee and regulate NBFCs.

The emerging role of women

Are men from Mars and women from Venus in the boardroom, too? It's a question that is of vital significance for business families as their women have now begun to step out of the cloistered courtyards of traditional `havelis' into positions of power in the family businesses.

Ratnas now a hundred plus

Without Insat-2D

Supervising finance firms

Pak defaulters turn deaf ear to amnesty scheme

Oilseeds import

The emerging role of women