Union Budget 2019: Disinvestment target hiked to Rs 1.05 lakh crore, new coins to come soon

Nirmala Sitharaman announced raising the disinvestment target to Rs 1,05,000 crore from FY2019-20 as against Rs 90,000 crore set in the interim budget.

Sitharaman said the sovereign external debt to GDP is among the lowest globally -- less than 5 per cent. She also said a new series of coins of Rs 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 easily identifiable for visually challenged will be made available for public use shortly.