The department of investment and public asset management is scouting for investment bankers and legal advisors to carry forward the transactions.
'At no point did Shri Rijiju recommend that payment be released but only requested that 'kindly get this petition considered in your ministry sympathetically on priority',' it said making public the copy of the letter.
The sprawling warship building facility caters to the combat vessel requirements of not only the Navy, but also the Coast Guard.