Lok Sabha Question No. 494 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-25
Subject: Establishment of CPSEs
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Sukanta Majumdar

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 494

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.06.2019

## Establishment of CPSEs

## 494. DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR:

Will the Minister of HEAVY INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC ENTERPRISES be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) established in West Bengal till date;
- (b) whether the Government has identified land for disposal regarding those CPSEs that have been earmarked for closure;
- (c) if so, the details thereof along with the guidelines issued for disposal of land and the current status of the same;
- (d) the details regarding proceeds realised from disposal of assets of such CPSEs; and
- (e) the other new initiatives taken by the Government for CPSEs during the last three years?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC ENTERPRISES

## (SHRI ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT)

- (a): As per information available in the Public Enterprises Survey 2017-18 that was laid on the Table of both the Houses of Parliament on 27.12.2018,  there are  24 operating Central Public Sector  Enterprises  (CPSEs)  which  have  Registered  Office  in  the  State  of  West  Bengal  as  on 31.3.2018. Detail of such CPSEs is given in Annex-I.
- (b) to (d): As per the information available with Department of Public Enterprises (DPE), out of these  24    CPSEs  having  Registered  Office  in  the  State  of  West  Bengal,  5  CPSEs  namely Hindustan  Cables  Limited,  Central  Inland  Water  Transport  Corporation  Ltd.,  Burn  Standard Company Ltd., National Jute Manufactures Corporation Ltd. and Birds Jute and Exports Limited have been approved for closure by the Government. The detail of status of disposal of land of these five CPSEs is given in Annex-II.

DPE,  being  a  nodal  Ministry  for  all  CPSEs,  has  issued  guidelines  on  14.6.2018  to  all  the administrative Ministries/ Departments of CPSEs on time bound closure of sick / loss making CPSEs  and  disposal  of  their  movable  and  immovable  assets.  As  per  these  guidelines,  the administrative  Ministry  /  Department  /  CPSE  in  consultation  with  Land  Management  Agency (LMA)  identifies/  undertakes  sale/  transfer  of  land  of  CPSE  under  closure.  DPE  does  not centrally  maintain  data  on  disposal  of land  and  other  assets  of  CPSEs  and  amount  realized thereof.

(e):  DPE coordinated a year-long broad based consultative exercise for redefining the role and functioning of CPSEs in the context of broad Vision of New India 2022 which culminated in the first ever CPSE Conclave held on 9 th April, 2018 in New Delhi. The conclave came up with key challenges for the CPSEs to focus on, namely, (i) maximising geo-strategic reach of CPSEs, (ii) minimizing  import  bill  of  the  country,  (iii)  Integration  of  Innovation  and  Research  amongst CPSEs, etc. The CPSEs have prepared their action plans accordingly.

Further,  in  order  to  bring  in  systematic  improvement  in  the  functioning  of  CPSEs,  an advisory  has  been  issued  by  DPE  on  16.1.2019  on  professionalization  of  below  Board  level management in CPSEs.

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## Annexure-I referred to in part (a)  of reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.494 due for answer on 25.6.2019

## List of CPSEs having Registered Office in the State of West Bengal

| Sl. No.   | NAME OF THE MINISTRY/ DEPARTMENT/ CPSEs            |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------------|
|           | D/O PHARMACEUTICALS                                |
| 1         | BENGAL CHEMICALS &PHARMACEUTICALS LTD.             |
|           | MINISTRY OF COAL                                   |
| 2         | COAL INDIA LTD.                                    |
| 3         | EASTERN COALFIELDS LTD.                            |
|           | D/O DEFENCE PRODUCTION                             |
| 4         | GARDEN REACH SHIPBUILDERS &ENGINEERS LTD.          |
|           | D/O HEAVY INDUSTRIES                               |
| 5         | ANDREW YULE &COMPANY LTD.                          |
| 6         | BRAITHWAITE BURN &JESSOP CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LTD. |
| 7         | BRIDGE &ROOF CO.(INDIA) LTD.                       |
| 8         | HINDUSTAN CABLES LTD.                              |
| 9         | HOOGHLY PRINTING COMPANY LTD.                      |
|           | MINISTRY OF HOUSING &URBANAFFAIRS                  |
| 10        | HINDUSTAN STEELWORKS COSTN. LTD.                   |
|           | MINISTRY OF MINES                                  |
| 11        | HINDUSTAN COPPER LTD.                              |
|           | MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM&NATURAL GAS                  |
| 12        | BALMER LAWRIE &CO. LTD.                            |
| 13        | BALMER LAWRIE INVESTMENTS LTD.                     |
|           | MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS                               |
| 14        | BRAITHWAITE &CO. LTD.                              |
| 15        | BURN STANDARD COMPANY LTD.                         |
|           | MINISTRY OF SHIPPING                               |
| 16        | CENTRAL INLAND WATER TRANSPORT CORPN. LTD.         |
| 17        | HOOGHLY DOCK AND PORT ENGINEERS LTD.               |
|           | MINISTRY OF STEEL                                  |
| 18        | EASTERN INVESTMENT LTD.                            |
| 19        | MSTCLTD.                                           |
| 20        | ORISSA MINERAL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LTD.            |
| 21        | THE BISRA STONE LIME COMPANY LTD.                  |
|           | MINISTRY OF TEXTILES                               |
| 22        | BIRDS JUTE &EXPORTS LTD.                           |
| 23        | NATIONAL JUTE MANUFACTURES CORPORATION LTD.        |
| 24        | THE JUTE CORPN. OF INDIA LTD.                      |

## Annexure-II referred to in part (b) to (d) of reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.494 due for answer on 25.6.2019

Details of land assets of 5 CPSEs (having Registered Office in the State of West Bengal) approved for closure by the Government

| Sl.no.   | CPSE                                            | Total extent of land                                                                                                                                                           | Status of disposal                                                                                                                                        |
|----------|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|          | Department of Heavy Industry                    |                                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                           |
| 1        | Hindustan Cables Limited                        | Company has approx. 1273.58 acres of free hold land, of which 947.23 acres is in Rupnarainpur, West Bengal, 324.35 acres in Hyderabad and 2 acres in Narendrapur, West Bengal. | NBCC as the LMA together with the Department is making efforts for disposal of immovable assets as per DPE guidelines dated 14.6.2018.                    |
|          | Ministry of Shipping                            |                                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                           |
| 2        | Central Inland Water Transport Corporation Ltd. | The Company has 13.82 acres of land in Assam and 17.45 acres in West Bengal. Entire 31.27 acres land is free hold.                                                             | The land has been allotted to Central Government/ CPSEs/State Government/ State PSUs and Kolkata Port Trust in terms of Cabinet approval dated 31.8.2016. |
|          | Ministry of Railways                            |                                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                           |
| 3        | Burn Standard Company Ltd.                      | The Company has a total of 975.71 acres of land including 422.84 acres of freehold land and 552.87 acres of lease hold land.                                                   | Disposal of land could not take place due to pending litigation.                                                                                          |
|          | Ministry of Textiles                            |                                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                           |
| 4        | National Jute Manufactures Corporation (NJMC)   | The company has a total area of 327.836 acres freehold land.                                                                                                                   | Disposal of the assets of NJMC will be in accordance with the DPE guidelines dated 14.06.2018. NBCC has been appointed as LMA.                            |
| 5        | Birds Jute and Exports Limited (BJEL)           | The company has a total area of 49.677 acres of land in West Bengal                                                                                                            | Disposal of the assets of BJEL will in accordance with the DPE guidelines issued on 14.06.2018.                                                           |