Clear all dues by Oct 15, government tells CPSEs

CPSEs have also been asked to build a portal by October 15 where delay in payments can be monitored on a regular basis, Sitharaman said after reviewing the capex plan of CPSEs.

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday asked 32 large central public sector enterprises (CPSEs) to frontload their capital expenditure and clear all dues of all goods and service providers by October 15.

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday asked 32 large central public sector enterprises (CPSEs) to frontload their capital expenditure and clear all dues of all goods and service providers by October 15. (ANI Photo)

CPSEs have also been asked to build a portal by October 15 where delay in payments can be monitored on a regular basis, Sitharaman said after reviewing the capex plan of CPSEs.

Sitharaman had held a similar review meeting of 21 infrastructure related government departments on Friday.

These developments come in the backdrop of the government trying to revive the Indian economy which grew at an over six-year low of 5% during April-June. Till August 19, the 32 CPSEs had spent ₹48,177 crore of a total ₹1.53 trillion capex budget for the current fiscal. They have promised to fast-track their spending by another ₹50,159 crore by December.

CPSEs have also been asked to submit a list of potential projects for the first half of next financial year where investment can be fastened.