Government to fetch nearly Rs 10,000 crores from Bharti Hexacom stake sale

New Delhi & Kolkata: The government expects to pocket around Rs 10,000 crore from a potential sale of its 30% stake in Bharti Hexacom, which is reckoned to be in the process of going public, a top official said.

Bharti Airtel holds a majority 70% stake in its unit, Bharti Hexacom, which runs mobile services in Rajasthan and Northeast circles. The 30% government stake in Bharti Hexacom is held through Telecommunications Consultants India Ltd (TCIL), a state-owned telecom engineering and consulting firm with business interests overseas, including in pan-African and West Asia markets.