evidence: NEW DELHI: The government will explore mergers & acquisitions (M&As) in not just the oil sector but in all state-run enterprises, a senior finance ministry official said on Friday, while asserting that all efforts would be made to meet the disinvestment target of Rs 72,500 crore for the current financial year. [...] "It will be the endeavour to meet the target and we will put our best effort." The government raised Rs 45,500 crore from stake sales in 2016-17, the highest amount realized from disinvestment.