This document contains an assignment for a management course on public enterprises. The assignment includes 6 questions: 1) discussing the phases of development of the public sector in India, 2) explaining public enterprise accountability through courts with regards to promotion, 3) critically examining the performance evaluation of Railways in present context, 4) explaining the relevance of wage policy to public sector units with reference to pay revision for executives, 5) describing the objectives of privatization and explaining the extent to which it has succeeded, and 6) providing short notes on retraining, BIFR, and VRS. The document provides context and questions for an assignment on management of public enterprises.