The issue will open early next week and investors would get 3.5-4 per cent discount over the issue price. The government is aiming to mop up Rs 8,000 crore, with a green-shoe option to retain either Rs 4,000 crore or Rs 6,000 crore from the fourth tranche of CPSE ETF.

The Ministry of Finance has removed three existing companies GAIL, Engineers India Ltd (EIL) and Container Corporation of India from the CPSE ETF lot, replacing them with four new companies.

The new ETF, which will be constituted after studying the appetite of large investors, is being planned for launch in the next financial year.

During her visit to the plant in Argenteuil, Sitharaman spoke to officials of the Dassault Aviation, the makers of Rafale, and took stock of progress in production of the fighter jets whose delivery to India will begin in September next year.

In a clear pitch at positioning GE Healthcare as more than a global major making MRI, X-Rays and ultrasound machines, Murphy talked of all the areas that impact health.

The Finance Ministry is drafting a framework for ministries and departments which they would follow while selling non-core assets of CPSEs.

There is considerable attention around developing utility applications that rely on the understanding of language to function as bots in call centers, customer services, search, virtual agents etc.

The government has already raised Rs 22,900 crore through two tranches of Bharat-22 Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) in the domestic markets.