'Maharatna' refers to a group of A. Emerging small and medium enterprises. B. Central public sector enterprises. C. Leading private sector enterprises. D. Leading multi-national companies.

'Maharatna' is the highest status given by the Government of India to large, profitable Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) such as ONGC, NTPC, SAIL and Coal India. It gives them more financial and operational autonomy (above 'Navratna' and 'Miniratna').