Reference No: PSG0087Pages: 19Published on: 24, April, 2003
Abstract: Australia Post (AP) is faced with the issue of continuance of its monopoly status in the standard letter category, and the pressures of meeting social obligations, while ensuring profitability. This case looks into the organizational set up of AP, the different services offered by AP, and an idea of its ... More
Reference No: BP0100TECPages: 15Published on: 1, January, 1977
Abstract: The note contains edited excerpts from thirteen interviews on managerial effectiveness with chief executives and senior departmental heads of private and public enterprises. It raises several issues for discussion, including questions such as: (a) What constitutes managerial effectiveness? (b) How to appraise effectiveness? (c) Perceptions and opinions on the effectiveness ... More
Reference No: PSG0098(A)Pages: 44Published on: 5, April, 2006
Abstract: Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) is the first airport in the joint sector, with large-scale public participation. The new airport project was conceived as an alternative to the then existing naval airport, which was not capable of handling wide-bodied aircraft due to runway limitations. The Cochin airport project throws up ... More
Reference No: CMHS0050Pages: 15Published on: 23, February, 2026
Abstract: This case examines the multilayered emergency response to the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad on June 12, 2025, which resulted in 260 fatalities. The narrative follows the initial hours through the subsequent weeks, centring on Civil Hospital as the operational hub for trauma care, mass fatality management, family assistance and public communication. ... More
Reference No: BP0331Pages: 18Published on: 5, October, 2009
Abstract: This case discuses the process of unbundling and restructuring of Uttar Pradesh State Electricity Board (UPSEB). The UPSEB had accumulated losses of Rs. 6500 crores by year 2000. The state government trifurcated UPSEB into three separate corporations, each handling generation, transmission and distribution of power. There was strong protest against the trifurcation ... More
Reference No: PSG0059TECPages: 12Published on: 1, January, 1992
Abstract: The note traces the policies of the Indian government with regard to public enterprises at different times and seeks to relate the policies to the economic, social, political, and leadership determinants prevailing at respective times. ... More
Reference No: PSG0132Pages: 8Published on: 18, March, 2020
Abstract: The government is considering a semi high-speed rail project to tackle some of the current issues associated with the public transportation system in the proposed area. Given the hilly terrain of the area, the current means of transportation are very slow and unreliable. Several studies had shown that the lack ... More
Reference No: BP0169Pages: 23Published on: 1, January, 1979
Abstract: The case combines the SAIL (A) & (B) cases and provides some additional new information. The questions and answers in the Parliament on SAIL included in Case (B) along with the organizational details of the holding company in Case (A) help pose the question as to why the SAIL holding company ... More
Reference No: BP0156TECPages: 4Published on: 1, January, 1979
Abstract: As the Indian business community has to function within the constraints of the overall economic policy framework and regulations formulated by the states, this note briefly describes the various channels of access and influence employed by business groups in India, both individually and collectively, in the formulation of public policy ... More
Reference No: CIPR0001(A)Pages: 14Published on: 1, December, 2006
Abstract: The government has created an environment for rapid development to take place in infrastructure. However, managing the involvement of private partners as well as providing firm regulation requires institutions. Local governments at the city level have little experience in managing this process. This case uses the bus rapid transit system ... More
Reference No: BP0158TEC(A)Pages: 3Published on: 1, January, 1979
Abstract: This and the subsequent four notes discuss the issues and processes in the area of interface between government and public undertakings. This note takes an verview of the interface and discusses the philosophy and the rationale behind government undertaking of economic enterprises. The possible areas of interface
are listed. ... More
Reference No: BP0335Pages: 8Published on: 29, October, 2010
Abstract: In the last six decades since India adopted the Constitution in 1950, it has not been easy to secure to all its citizens social justice, a cherished goal enshrined in the Preamble to the Constitution. Time and again, public-spirited persons, either individually or through social action groups, have raised their voice. ... More
Reference No: STR0450Pages: 22Published on: 24, October, 2020
Abstract: Government of India constituted ‘Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL)’ on 10 December 2009; as a Joint Venture of four Central Public Sector Undertakings (CPSU) of India - NTPC Limited (NTPC), Power Finance Corporation Limited (PFC), Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) and Rural Electrification Corporation Limited (REC) to improve energy efficiency ... More
Reference No: CIPR0007(A)Pages: 16Published on: 6, July, 2010
Abstract: In May 2005, the Committee on Infrastructure took a decision that the Ministry of Railways, in consultation with Planning Commission, would prepare a policy for permitting private and public sector operators to run container trains through the Indian Railways (IR) network. CONCOR, a listed subsidiary of IR, was the only container ... More
Reference No: CMA0650TECPages: 12Published on: 1, January, 1987
Abstract: Ensuring a fair distribution of public resources has been the concern of planners and socially conscious academics for a long time. The limitations of market forces in catering to such needs of people, which at the current level of deprivation and scale cannot became "reasonable" demand is well recognized. However, ... More
