The state-level public enterprises (SLPEs) were set up specifically to fill the gaps in the social and economic development, especially industrial growth, employment creation, health, education, and provision of amenities. Services like electricity, medical care, transportation, irrigation, tourism, warehousing, and water facilities reached people in far-off places due to the setting up of the SLPEs. Over the years, the central enterprises have been the subject of study and discussion; however, the SLPEs have remained unexplored. This volume analyzes the various facets of functioning of the SLPEs in India. Based on primary as well as secondary data sources, it covers both the macro view and the state-wise scenario. The book highlights the gap between expectations and achievements. It suggests that to develop a greater understanding of the potential, problems, and prospects of the SLPEs, more information should be generated, and focused research needs to be undertaken.
R. K. Mishra is a professor at and the director of the Institute of Public Enterprise (IPE) in Hyderabad. He has been a fellow of the British Council and Commonwealth Secretariat, a task force member on Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) by the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Sustainable Development, and a member of the UN International Task Force on Standards of Excellence in Public Administration and Education. Ch. Lakshmi Kumari is an assistant professor of economics at the IPE. She is working on the database for state-level public enterprises. K. Srinivas is an assistant professor at the IPE. He has published more than 20 research papers in national and international journals of repute.