Lok Sabha Question No. 1428 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-11
Subject: Job Reservation for SCs, STs and OBCs in PSUs
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
Asked by: A.K.P. Chinraj, A. Ganeshamurthi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1428

## TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 11 th  FEBRUARY, 2020

'Job Reservation for SCs, STs and OBCs in PSUs'

## 1428.  SHRI A.K.P. CHINRAJ           : SHRI A. GANESHAMURTHI  :

## Will the Minister of HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES be pleased to state:-

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  planning  to  revamp  job  reservations  issue  for  Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs) and Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in State-run companies  following  sharp  fall  of  employment  opportunities  to  them  consequent  upon disinvestment in all the Public Sector Enterprises (PSEs);
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  it  is  true  that  the  Department  of  Investment  and  Public  Asset  Management (DIPAM) is examining the issue of job reservations for SCs, STs and OBCs in State run companies following disinvestment and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the total disinvestment made in various PSEs company and category-wise during the last three years along with the reasons for disinvestment;
- (e) the total number of SCs, STs and OBCs presently working in various PSEs company and category-wise; and
- (f)  the total number of SCs, STs and OBCs who lost their jobs in these companies during the said period?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER FOR HEAVY INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC ENTERPRISES (SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

(a to d): Job reservation is available to Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs) and Other  Backward  Classes  (OBCs)  in  Central  Public  Sector  Enterprises  (CPSEs)  as  per  the extant  Government  policy.  The  Government  follows  a  policy  of  disinvestment  in  CPSEs through  Strategic  Disinvestment  and  Minority  Stake  sale.  The  Minority  Stake  sale  does  not involve transfer of management control of CPSE. Strategic Disinvestment implies disinvestment of substantial stake of government shareholding of CPSEs along with transfer of management control. It is expected that the strategic buyer will bring funds / technology / new management  etc.  for  the  optimum  development  of  business  potential  of  the  CPSEs  under Strategic  Disinvestment.  The  growth  of  the  CPSEs,  post  Disinvestment,  would  be  able  to generate higher economic activity including growth of the ancillary industries and will create job opportunities  for  all  including  SCs,  STs  and  OBCs.  Details  of  the  disinvestment transactions made in various CPSEs company-wise and category-wise during last 3 years are given at Annexure .

(e & f): Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) collects information in respect of CPSEs as per input performa of its Public Enterprises (PE) Survey, which is a public document and placed on the Table of the  House every  year.  As  per  information  available,  the  total  numbers  of  SCs  /  STs  / OBCs employees in CPSEs as on 31-3-2019 are as follows:

| Year as on   | Total On-Roll Employees   | SC Emp.         | ST Emp.         | OBC Emp.        | Total SC+ST+ OBC   | %of Total (F/B)   |
|--------------|---------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|-------------------|
|              | In Lakhs (in %)           | In Lakhs (in %) | In Lakhs (in %) | In Lakhs (in %) | In Lakhs (in %)    | In Lakhs (in %)   |
| A            | B                         | C               | D               | E               | F                  | G                 |
| 31-03- 2019  | 10.31                     | 1.81 (17.53)    | 1.02 (9.86)     | 1.97 (19.15)    | 4.80               | 46.54             |

CPSE wise and category-wise (Executives, Supervisor and Non-Executives) detail in this regard is available at Statement No. 24, Volume-I of PE Survey.

During  last  two  years  i.e.  2017-18  and  2018-19,  the  representation  of  SCs  /  STs  /  OBCs employees in CPSEs stood at 46.30% as on 31.03.2018 and 46.54% as on 31-3-2019.

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## Statement as referred in reply to part (a to d) of Lok Sabha USQ No. 1428 for 11-02-2020

## Annexure

## Details of Disinvestment Transactions made in various CPSEs company-wise and category-wise during last 3 years:

## A. Offer For Sale(OFS) including Employees OFS

| Year    | CPSEs disinvested                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Receipts through disinvestment ( in Rs crore.)   |
|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| 2016-17 | 1. National Hydroelectric Power Corporation Ltd. (NHPC) 2. Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (IOC) 3. National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd. (NTPC) 4. Hindustan Copper Ltd. (HCL) 5. National Building Construction Corporation Ltd. (NBCC) 6. Engineers India Ltd. (EIL) 7. National Hydroelectric Power Corporation Ltd. (NHPC) 8. Dredging Corporation India Ltd. (DCIL) 9. Container Corporation of India Ltd. (CONCOR) 10. Manganese Ore India Ltd. (MOIL) 11. Bharat Electronics Ltd. (BEL) | 8004.42                                          |
| 2017-18 | 1. Hindustan Copper Ltd. (HCL) 2. National Aluminium Company Ltd. (NALCO) 3. Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Ltd. (RCFL) 4. National Fertilizers Ltd. (NFL) 5. Hindustan Copper Ltd. (HCL) 6. National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd. (NTPC) 7. Bharat Electronics Ltd. (BEL) 8. Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd. (NLC)                                                                                                                                                                   | 13,710.86                                        |
| 2018-19 | 1. Coal India Ltd.(CIL)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 5,235.63                                         |
| Total   | Total                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 26,950.91                                        |

## B. Initial Public Offer (IPO)/ Follow-on Public Offer (FPO)

| Year    | CPSEs disinvested                                                                                                                 | Receipts through disinvestment ( in Rs crore)   |
|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| 2016-17 | NIL                                                                                                                               |                                                 |
| 2017-18 | 1. The New India Assurance Company Ltd. (NIA) 2. General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC) 3. Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL) | 24,039.85                                       |

|         | 4. Bharat Dynamics Ltd. (BDL) 5. Cochin Shipyard Ltd. (CSL) 6. Housing &Urban Development Corporation Ltd. (HUDCO)                                                                                                                                                |          |
|---------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|
| 2018-19 | 1. Metal Scrap Trade Corporation Ltd. (MSTC Ltd.) 2. Garden Reach Shipbuilders& Engineers Ltd. (GRSE) 3. Indian Railway Construction Company (IRCON) International Ltd. 4. Rail India Technical and Economic Service (RITES) 5. Mishra Dhatu Nigam Ltd. (MIDHANI) | 1,914.15 |
| Total   | Total                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 25,954   |

## C. Exchange Traded Fund (ETF)

## a) CPSE ETF

| Year          | Issue         | Constituents *                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Receipts through disinvestment ( in Rs crore)   |
|---------------|---------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| 2016-17       | FFO-1 FFO-2   | 1. Bharat Electronics Limited 2. Coal India Limited 3. National Buildings Construction Corporation 4. Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd. 5. Nevyeli Lignite Limited 6. National Thermal Power Corporation 7. Indian Oil Corporation Limited 8. Oil Natural Gas Corporation 9. Power Finance Corporation Limited 10. Oil India Limited | 8499.98                                         |
| 2018-19       | FFO 3 FFO 4   | 1. Bharat Electronics Limited 2. Coal India Limited 3. National Buildings Construction Corporation 4. Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd. 5. Nevyeli Lignite Limited 6. National Thermal Power Corporation 7. Indian Oil Corporation Limited 8. Oil Natural Gas Corporation 9. Power Finance Corporation Limited 10. Oil India Limited | 26,350.07                                       |
| Sub Total (A) | Sub Total (A) | Sub Total (A)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 34,850.05                                       |

* GAIL, CONCOR, EIL and REC were excluded whereas NTPC, NBCC, NLC and SJVN were included at different stages

## b) Bharat 22 ETF

| Year     | Issue       | Constituents *                                                                                                                                                                             | Receipts through disinvestment ( in Rs crore)   |
|----------|-------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| 2017- 18 | NFO         | 1. Axis Bank Ltd 2. Bank of Baroda 3. Bharat Electronics Ltd 4. Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd 5. Coal India Ltd 6. Engineers India Ltd 7. Gail India Ltd 8. Indian Bank 9. Indian Oil Corp Ltd | 14,500                                          |
| 2018- 19 | FFO 1 FFO 2 | 1. Axis Bank Ltd 2. Bank of Baroda 3. Bharat Electronics Ltd 4. Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd 5. Coal India Ltd 6. Engineers India Ltd 7. Gail India Ltd 8. Indian Bank 9. Indian Oil Corp Ltd | 18,729.85                                       |

|                   | 10. ITC 11. Larsen &Toubro Ltd 12. National Aluminium Co Ltd 13. NBCC (India) Ltd 14. NHPC Ltd 15. NLC India Ltd 16. Oil &Natural Gas Corp Ltd 17. NTPC Ltd 18. Power Finance Corp Ltd 19. Power Grid Corp of India Ltd 20. Oil India 21. SJVN Ltd 22. State Bank of India   |           |
|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|
| Sub Total (B)     | Sub Total (B)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 33,229.85 |
| Grand Total (A+B) | Grand Total (A+B)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 68,079.90 |

## D. Buyback

| Year    | CPSEs disinvested                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Receipts through disinvestment ( in Rs crore)   |
|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| 2016-17 | 1. National Aluminium Company Ltd. (NALCO) 2. National Mineral Development Corporation Ltd. (NMDC) 3. Manganese Ore India Ltd. (MOIL) 4. Bharat Electronics Ltd. (BEL) 5. Coal India Ltd. (CIL) 6. National Hydroelectric Power Corporation Ltd. (NHPC) 7. Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd. (NLC)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 18963.47                                        |
| 2017-18 | 1. Oil India Ltd. (OIL) 2. Engineers India Ltd. (EIL) 3. Bharat Dynamics Ltd. (BDL) 4. Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd. (MDL) 5. Security Printing &Minting Corporation of India Ltd. (SPMCIL) 6. IRCON International Ltd. (IRCON) 7. Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL) 8. Garden Reach Shipbuilders& Engineers Ltd. (GRSE) 9. Hospital Services Consultancy Corporation Ltd. (HSCC Ltd.) 10. Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd. (SJVN Ltd.) 11. Antrix Corporation Ltd. 12. Bharat Electronics Ltd. (BEL) 13. Manganese Ore (India) Ltd. (MOIL) | 5,337.55                                        |
| 2018-19 | 1. Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Ltd (KIOCL) 2. National Aluminium Corporation Ltd.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 10,670                                          |

|       | (NALCO) 3. Neyveli Lignite Corporation India Ltd.( NLC India Ltd.) 4. Cochin Shipyard Ltd. (CSL) 5. Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. (BHEL) 6. National Hydroelectric Power Corporation Ltd. (NHPC) 7. Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (IOCL) 8. Oil &Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. (ONGC) 9. National Mineral Development Corporation Ltd. (NMDC) 10. Oil India Ltd. (OIL)   |            |
|-------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|
| Total | Total                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 34, 971.02 |

## E. Strategic Disinvestment

| Financial Year   | CPSE                                             | Name of the Acquirer                                | Amount Realised (In Rs. Crore)   |
|------------------|--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| 2017-18          | Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (HPCL)      | Oil &Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)                 | 36,915.00                        |
| 2018-19          | Hospital Services Consultancy Corporation (HSCC) | National Buildings& Construction Corporation (NBCC) | 285.00                           |
| 2018-19          | Dredging Corporation of India Ltd. (DCIL)        | Consortium of 4 State- owned Port Trusts.           | 1,049.17                         |
| 2018-19          | Rural Electrification Corporation (REC)          | Power Finance Corporation (PFC)                     | 14,499.99                        |
| 2018-19          | National Projects Construction Corp. (NPCC)      | WAPCOS Limited                                      | 79.80                            |
| Total            | Total                                            | Total                                               | 52,828.96                        |