This book disseminates the findings of research sponsored by the Tenth Finance Commission on rate of return in State level pUblic enterprises. The financial performance of these enterprises has an important bearing on the finances of the state government. The present book classifies the SLPes into three categories: Comemrcial, Commercial cum Promotional and Promotional SLPES. About Author : Professor R K Mishra is currently Professor and Dean, Institute of Public Enterprises, Hyderabad. He is a graduate of Itnernational management Programme, SDA, Bocconi, Milan, Italy. Contents : PrefaceIntroduction to the StudyState Level Public Enterprises in India: An overviewClassificationo f SLPEs and Normative Rate sof return on InvestmentRate of ReturnsPerformance of Similar and Dissimilar SLPEsSLPEs in India; Restructuring for Performance ImprovementSummary of findings and suggestionsAppendixIndex