But Arun Shourie, the minister for disinvestment (that is, privatisation), has found a way to revive a corner of his largely-stalled programme.

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The disinvestment minister Arun Shourie kick-started the privatisation of government-owned companies by divesting 25% of the government stakes in car maker Maruti Udyog in June last year.

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On September 1st the prime minister reorganised his cabinet, promoting the minister with responsibility for privatisation, Arun Shourie, to cabinet rank, and shifting the ministers for aviation and telecoms, who had resisted reform, into other jobs.

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