All About PSUs: Public Sector Enterprises In India

Whether you are an investor or a college student looking for a job, both of you should know about PSUs.

We have heard a lot about PSUs but no one exactly knows what they are. Investors are interested in PSUs because they want to buy their stocks and make money quickly. On the other hand students are interested because they want a high paying job with limited working hours.

However serious investors and students both need to know more about PSUs beyond its full form.

In the following article, you are going to learn everything about PSUs very concisely.

What are PSUs?

As you already know PSU stands for Public Sector Undertaking. They are basically government owned independent bodies.

In India, PSU represents a conglomerate or Group of companies owned by union government of India or one of many state governments.

PSUs are not completely owned by the government but just a percentage. Usually it is between 50% - 70% commonly known as stake.

PSUs are very crucial to the economic growth of the country. They also generate millions of job opportunities every year.

Most of the top PSU companies in India are in banking and oil & energy sector.

Difference between a PSU and a Government Company

Most of the people think PSUs are same as government companies. But there is a difference between a PSU and a government company.