Lok Sabha Question No. 3252 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-15
Subject: Vacant Posts Reserved for SCs/STs
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: MANOJ RAJORIA

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3252 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.03.2018

VACANT POSTS RESERVED FOR SCs/STs

3252. DR. MANOJ RAJORIA:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) the details of total number of employees working in the Central Electricity Authority and Public Sector Undertaking (PSUs) under his Ministry including Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes (SC/ST) employees;

(b) whether the posts reserved for SCs/STs are vacant in the Central Electricity and Public Sector Undertaking (PSUs) under his Ministry and if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the  action  being  taken  by  the  Union  Government  for  the  selection  of  candidates belonging to SC/ST on these posts?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

( SHRI  R. K. SINGH )

(a) & (b ) : The  details  of  total  number  of  employees  including  SC/ST  employees, working  in  the  Central  Electricity  Authority  (CEA)  and  Public  Sector  Undertaking  (PSUs) under the Ministry of Power and vacant posts of SCs/STs, are given below:-

| Sl. No.   | Name of organization                                       | Total number of employees including SC/ST   | Details of vacant posts reserved for SC/ST   | Details of vacant posts reserved for SC/ST   |
|-----------|------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | Name of organization                                       | Total number of employees including SC/ST   | SC                                           | ST                                           |
| 1         | Central Electricity Authority (CEA)                        | 762                                         | 8                                            | 19                                           |
| 2         | National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Ltd.             | 21,573                                      | 6                                            | 156                                          |
| 3         | National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) Ltd.       | 7356                                        | 13                                           | 16                                           |
| 4         | Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL)            | 8870                                        | 68                                           | 30                                           |
| 5         | Power Finance Corporation (PFC) Ltd.                       | 498                                         | Nil                                          | Nil                                          |
| 6         | Rural Electrification Corporation Limited (REC)            | 528                                         | Nil                                          | 1                                            |
| 7         | North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited (NEEPCO)  | 2186                                        | 17                                           | 30                                           |
| 8         | Power System Operation Corporation Limited (POSOCO)        | 479                                         | 5                                            | 2                                            |
| 9         | Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd. (SJVNL)                       | 1448                                        | Nil                                          | Nil                                          |
| 10        | Tehri Hydro Development Corporation India Limited (THDCIL) | 1918                                        | Nil                                          | Nil                                          |

(c) : Requisitions are sent on a regular basis for recruitment to  the vacant posts including  those  reserved  for  SCs/STs  in  CEA.    PSUs  under  the  administrative  control  of Ministry of Power are advised, from time-to-time, to fill up the backlog/vacant posts of SCs and STs through Special Recruitment Drive (SRD).

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