Standing Conference of Public Enterprises (SCOPE) is an apex professional organization
representing the Central Government Public Enterprises. It has also some State Enterprises,
Banks and other Institutions as its Members. It is promoting excellence in organizations where
public investment is involved, in order to enable them to be globally competitive. SCOPE came into existence on April 10, 1
973 and was formally given recognition as an apex
body of Central Public Sector Enterprises in November 1976 by a decision of the Union Cabinet. The objective of SCOPE is “SCOPE looks upon its tasks as both internal and external to the
public enterprises and other organizations/ corporate bodies/institutions which are its members. Internally, it would endeavor to assist these in such ways as would help improve their total performance. Externally, it would help improve its total boundary role in conveying such information and advice to the community and the Government as would generally help the public enterprises and other member organizations in their respective role”. SCOPE, with a vision to enable member enterprises be globally competitive in a market driven environment, facilitates the endeavours of its members in improving their overall performance and promote their legitimate aspirations by strengthening their effective and sustained engagement with stakeholders. It is the only organization representing the entire spectrum of Public Sector Enterprises (PSEs) in India. It has been advocating concerns and issues of the PSEs and is engaged in an ongoing dialogue with the government in order to have conducive public sector policy framework. Its activities are aimed at strengthening the PSEs by making
them more efficient and effective and at the same time encouraging them to explore new
horizons in the global market.
