Lok Sabha Question No. 2444 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-03
Subject: Ratna Status to CPSEs
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
Asked by: P. Ravindhranath

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

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## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2444

## TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 3 rd  DECEMBER, 2019

## Ratna Status to CPSEs

## 2444. SHRI P. RAVEENDRANATH KUMAR:

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

- (a)  the  criteria  for  awarding  Mini  Ratna,  Nav  Ratna  and  Maha  Ratna  status  to  Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs);
- (b) the list of Mini Ratna, Nav Ratna and Maha Ratna public sector companies, across the country, as on date, including Tamil Nadu;
- (c) whether the Union Government proposes to give Ratna status to some CPSEs in Tamil Nadu, during the current financial year 2019-2020; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  :  The  criteria  laid  down  by  the  Government  for  grant  of  Maharatna,  Navratna  and Miniratna status to Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) is enclosed at Annex 1.
- (b) The list of existing 10 Maharatna, 14 Navratna and 73 Miniratna CPSEs is enclosed at Annex 2. There is one Navratna CPSE, viz. NLC (India) Limited and two Miniratna CPSEs, viz. Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited and Kamarajar Port Limited having registered office in Tamil Nadu.

(c) and (d) : Presently, there is no proposal with Department of Public Enterprises for grant of Maharatna or Navratna status to any CPSE having registered office in Tamil Nadu. As per  extant  guidelines,  the  administrative  Ministry/Department  of  the  concerned  CPSE  is competent  to  decide  to  confer  Miniratna  status  keeping  in  view  the  laid  down  eligibility criteria.

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## Annex 1 Annex referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2444 for answer on 3 rd December, 2019 regarding 'Ratna Status to CPSEs'

## Criteria for grant of Maharatna status to CPSEs (laid down vide DPE OM dated 4.2.2010)

The CPSEs meeting the following criteria are eligible to be considered for grant of Maharatna status.

- (i)  Having Navratna status
- (ii)  Listed  on  Indian  stock  exchange  with  minimum  prescribed  public  shareholding under SEBI regulations
- (iii)  An average annual turnover of more than Rs.25,000 crore during the last 3 years
- (iv)  An average annual net worth of more than Rs.15,000 crore during the last 3 years
- (v) An average annual net profit after tax of more than Rs.5,000 crore during the last 3 years
- (vi)  Should have significant global presence/international operations.

## Criteria for grant of Navratna status to CPSEs (laid down vide DPE OM dated 15.3.2002)

The CPSEs which are Miniratna I, Schedule 'A'  and  have  obtained  'excellent'  or 'very good' MOU rating in three of the last five years and having composite score of 60 or above  in  following  six  selected  performance  indicators  are  eligible  to  be  considered  for grant of Navratna status.

|    |                                                               |   (Maximum Weight) 100 |
|----|---------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
|  1 | Net Profit to Net worth                                       |                     25 |
|  2 | Manpower Cost to total Cost of Production or Cost of Services |                     15 |
|  3 | PBDIT to Capital employed                                     |                     15 |
|  4 | PBIT to Turnover                                              |                     15 |
|  5 | Earning Per Share                                             |                     10 |
|  6 | Inter Sectoral Performance                                    |                     20 |

## Criteria for grant of Miniratna status to CPSEs (laid down vide DPE OM dated 9.10.1997)

Miniratna Category-I status :- The CPSEs which have made profit in the last three years continuously, pre-tax profit is Rs.30 crores or more in at least one of the three years and have a positive net worth are eligible to be considered for grant of Miniratna-I status.

Miniratna  Category-II  status :-  The  CPSEs  which  have  made  profit  for  the  last  three years continuously and have a positive net worth are eligible to be considered for grant of Miniratna-II status.

- Miniratna  CPSEs  should  have  not  defaulted  in  the  repayment  of  loans/interest payment on any loans due to the Government.
- Miniratna  CPSEs  shall  not  depend  upon  budgetary  support  or  Government guarantees.

## Maharatna CPSEs

1. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
2. Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited
3. Coal India Limited
4. GAIL (India) Limited
5. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited
6. Indian Oil Corporation Limited
7. NTPC Limited
8. Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Limited
9. Power Grid Corporation of India Limited
10. Steel Authority of India Limited

## Navratna CPSEs

1. Bharat Electronics Limited
2. Container Corporation of India Limited
3. Engineers India Limited
4. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
5. Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited
6. National Aluminium Company Limited
7. NBCC (India) Limited
8. NMDC Limited
9. NLC India Limited
10. Oil India Limited
11. Power Finance Corporation Limited
12. Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited
13. Rural Electrification Corporation Limited
14. Shipping Corporation of India Limited

## Miniratna Category - I CPSEs

1. Airports Authority of India
2. Antrix Corporation Limited
3. Balmer Lawrie & Co. Limited
4. Bharat Coking Coal Limited
5. Bharat Dynamics Limited
6. BEML Limited
7. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
8. Bridge & Roof Company (India) Limited
9. Central Warehousing Corporation
10. Central Coalfields Limited
11. Central Mine Planning & Design Institute Limited
12. Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited
13. Cochin Shipyard Limited
14. EdCIL (India) Limited
15. Kamarajar Port Limited
16. Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited
17. Goa Shipyard Limited
18. Hindustan Copper Limited
19. HLL Lifecare Limited
20. Hindustan Newsprint Limited

## Annex 2

## Annex referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2444 for answer on 3 rd December, 2019 regarding 'Ratna Status to CPSEs'

## List of Maharatna, Navratna and Miniratna CPSEs

## As per available information

21. Hindustan Paper Corporation Limited
22. Housing & Urban Development Corporation Limited
23. HSCC (India) Limited
24. India Tourism Development Corporation Limited
25. Indian Rare Earths Limited
26. Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation Limited
27. Indian Railway Finance Corporation Limited
28. Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited
29. India Trade Promotion Organization
30. IRCON International Limited
31. KIOCL Limited
32. Mazagaon Dock Shipbuilders Limited
33. Mahanadi Coalfields Limited
34. MOIL Limited
35. Mangalore Refinery & Petrochemical Limited
36. Mineral Exploration Corporation Limited
37. Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited
38. MMTC Limited
39. MSTC Limited
40. National Fertilizers Limited
41. National Projects Construction Corporation Limited
42. National Small Industries Corporation Limited
43. National Seeds Corporation
44. NHPC Limited
45. Northern Coalfields Limited
46. North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited
47. Numaligarh Refinery Limited
48. ONGC Videsh Limited
49. Pawan Hans Helicopters Limited
50. Projects & Development India Limited
51. Railtel Corporation of India Limited
52. Rail Vikas Nigam Limited
53. Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers Limited
54. RITES Limited
55. SJVN Limited
56. Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Limited
57. South Eastern Coalfields Limited
58. Telecommunications Consultants India Limited
59. THDC India Limited
60. Western Coalfields Limited
61. WAPCOS Limited

## Miniratna Category-II CPSEs

62. Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India
63. Bharat Pumps & Compressors Limited
64. Broadcast Engineering Consultants India Limited
65. Central Railside Warehouse Company Limited
66. Engineering Projects (India) Limited
67. FCI Aravali Gypsum & Minerals India Limited
68. Ferro Scrap Nigam Limited
69. HMT (International) Limited
70. Indian Medicines & Pharmaceuticals Corporation Limited
71. MECON Limited
72. National Film Development Corporation Limited
73. Rajasthan Electronics & Instruments Limited

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