Lok Sabha Question No. 2051 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-03
Subject: Maharatna Status to BHEL
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Vijay Kumar

## MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC ENTERPRISES

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF HEAVY INDUSTRY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2051 ANSWERED ON 03.03.2020

## MAHARATNA STATUS TO BHEL

## 2051. SHRI VIJAY KUMAR:

Will  the  Minister  of  HEAVY  INDUSTRIES  AND  PUBLIC ENTERPRISES भारी उद्योग एवं ऱोक उद्यम मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  Bharat  Heavy  Electricals  Ltd.  (BHEL)  is  included  in  the  list  of  Maharatna Companies;
- (b) if so, the details and number of branches of BHEL in the country and abroad, locationwise;
- (c) the total number of employees working in BHEL; and
- (d) the annual turnover of BHEL?

## ANSWER

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

- (a):  Yes,  Bharat  Heavy  Electricals  Limited  (BHEL)  has  been  granted  'Maharatna'  status vide Department of Public Enterprises (DPE)'s Office Memorandum No. 22(1)/2009-GM dated 1st February, 2013.
- b): The details in respect of number of branches and locations of BHEL are given below as Annexure.
- c): The total number of regular employees working in BHEL as on 31-12-2019 was 34,136.
- (d): The financial turnover of BHEL during last two years is as follows :

| BHEL                 | 2017-18   | 2018-19   |
|----------------------|-----------|-----------|
| Turnover (Rs. Crore) | 27,850    | 29,349    |

## Annexure

| Major locations and number from where business activity is undertaken by BHEL   | Major locations and number from where business activity is undertaken by BHEL                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| National locations (in India)                                                   | i) Registered &Corporate Office : New Delhi. ii) Manufacturing Units/Divisions (16 nos.) : Bengaluru (3 Units), Bhopal, Goindwal, Haridwar (2 Units), Hyderabad, Jagdishpur, Jhansi, Ranipet, Rudrapur, Thirumayam, Tiruchirappalli (2 Units) and Visakhapatnam. iii) Corporate R&D Division: Hyderabad. iv) Repair Units/Centres (2 nos.) : Mumbai and Varanasi. v) Regional Offices - Power Sector (4 nos.) : Noida, Kolkata, Nagpur and Chennai. vi) Service Centres (8 nos.) : Chandigarh, Kolkata, Nagpur, Noida, Patna, Secunderabad, Vadodara and Varanasi. vii) Regional Marketing Offices (15 nos.) : Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Guwahati, Jabalpur, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, New Delhi, Raipur, Ranchi, Secunderabad and Vadodara. viii) Other business offices : Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, New Delhi, Noida. |
| International locations (abroad)                                                | Dubai (UAE), Dhaka (Bangladesh), Damascus (Syria) ; Major site/local offices : Rampal (Bangladesh), Wangdue Phodrang (Bhutan), Trongsa (Bhutan).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |