navratna

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/nʌvˈɹʌtnə/

noun

Any of group of nine public-sector undertakings in India.

OriginHindi नवरत्न ← Sanskrit नवरत्न →
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Meanings

nounnavratna (plural navratnas)

plural navratnas

  1. Any of group of nine public-sector undertakings in India.

    Oil India Limited (OIL), a Navratna (The Government of India, in 1997, accorded the status of Navratna nine Public Sector Enterprises (PSEs) which gave them greater autonomy to compete in the global market so as to “support [them] in their drive to become global giants.”)

    2014, Subasis Ray, S. Siva Raju, Implementing Corporate Social Responsibility: Indian Perspectives

Origin

  1. Sanskritनवरत्न
  2. Hindiनवरत्न
  3. Englishnavratna

Borrowed from Hindi नवरत्न (navratna), from Sanskrit नवरत्न (navaratna).

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