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Amaravati/New Delhi, March 9 Following Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman vowing to 100 per cent privatise the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP), Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking an appointment to explain and convince him to stall the sale process."I request you to kindly give me an appointment to explain all the options as narrated above, to revive and put RINL, Visakhapatnam back on track," wrote Reddy.He offered to bring an all-party delegation including the representatives of trade unions to represent their concerns directly to Modi.Panicked by Sitharaman's categorical clarification in the Parliament on Monday, the CM sought Modi's early appointment and reminded his letter to him a month ago.Reddy recalled the suggestions he doled out to the PM and also the Union Minister of Steel to revive the steel plant and make it strong financially."In the meantime, Sitharaman in her reply in Lok Sabha on Monday stated that the Government of India would go ahead with the plan of 100 per cent disinvestmentIt is a matter of great concern for the people of AP, employees of RINL and other stakeholders," lamented the chief minister.He reiterated that 32 people sacrificed their lives after prolonged protests to procure the steel plant which performed well between 2002 to 2015, earning profits with positive net worth.Reddy again requested Modi to consider the following measures for the revival of the steel plant: continuing operations to achieve turnaround, allotting captive iron ore mines to reduce input costs, financial restructuring and monetizing the steel plant's land to make it cash rich."Short term loans along with long term loans could be converted into equity taking off repayment pressures and interest burden. The high cost debt which is actually Rs 22,000 crore is being serviced at interest rates as high as 14 per cent," noted the CM.He said these loans could be converted into equity by the banks to remove the interest burden totally and listing RINL, Vizag on the stock exchange, giving the banks exit option through the stock exchange route among other options.( With inputs from IANS )Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

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