Vision

1. Promote peopleʹs ownership of Central Public Sector Enterprises to share in their prosperity through disinvestment.
2. Efficient management of public investment in CPSEs for accelerating economic development and augmenting Governmentʹs resources for higher expenditure

Mission

1. List CPSEs on stock exchanges to promote peopleʹs ownership through public participation and improving efficiencies of CPSEs through accountability to its shareholders.
2. To bring in operational efficiencies in CPSEs through strategic investment, ensuring their greater contribution to economy.
3. Adopt a professional approach for financial management of CPSEs in the national interest and investment aimed at expanding public participation in ownership of CPSEs.

Mandate

The Department of Disinvestment was set up as a separate Department on 10th December, 1999 and was later renamed as Ministry of Disinvestment form 6th September, 2001.

From 27th May, 2004, the Department of Disinvestment is one of the Departments under the Ministry of Finance.

The Department of Disinvestment has been renamed as Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) from 14th April, 2016.

1. As per the present Allocation of Business rules, the mandate of the Department is as follows:
   1. All matters relating to management of Central Government investments in equity including disinvestment of equity in Central Public Sector Undertakings.
   2. All matters relating to sale of Central Government equity through offer for sale or private placement or any other mode in the erstwhile Central Public Sector Undertakings.
   Note : All other post disinvestment matters, including those relating to and arising out of the exercise of Call option by the Strategic Partner in the erstwhile Central Public Sector Undertakings, shall continue to be handled by the administrative Ministry or Department concerned, where necessary, in consultation with the Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM).
2. Decisions on the recommendations of Administrative Ministries, NITI Aayog, etc. for disinvestment including strategic disinvestment.
3. All matters related to Independent External Monitor (s) for disinvestment and public asset management.
4. 1. Decisions in matters relating to Central Public Sector Undertakings for purposes of Government investment in equity like capital restructuring, bonus, dividends, disinvestment of government equity and other related issues.
   2. Advise the Government in matters of financial restructuring of the Central Public Sector Enterprises and for attracting investment in the said Enterprises through capital market.
5. The Unit Trust of India Act, 1963 (52 of 1963) along with subjects relating to Specified Undertaking of the Unit Trust of India (SUUTI).