The term disinvestment is more popularly used ____________________________.

Where a holding company sells shares of a Subsidiaray company

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Where an investment company off loads its holding

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Where central / State government sells its holdings of public sector companies

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None of the above

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The correct option is C Where central / State government sells its holdings of public sector companies
The term disinvestment is more popularly used where central/ state government sells its holdings of public sector companies.Disinvestment means selling of Public investment to a Private entrepreneur.Disinvestment of the public sector can be defined as a process of transferring the ownership of any enterprise from public to private sector.

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