Lok Sabha Question No. 3631 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-08
Subject: PSUs without CMD
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Sanjay Jaiswal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA

## TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 8 th   August, 2022

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3631 'PSUs without CMD '

## 3631: DR. SANJAY JAISWAL:

## Will the Minister of Finance be pleased to state:-

- (a)  whether it is a fact that a number of Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) are functioning without a Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) for a long period and if so, the details of such PSUs and the date since when these positions have been vacant; and
- (b)  the steps being taken by the Government to fill up the vacant posts expeditiously?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE (DR. BHAGWAT KISHANRAO KARAD)

(a & b): Occurrence of the vacancies of Chairman and Managing Director (CMD/MD) of Central  Public  Sector  Enterprises  (CPSEs)  and  their  filling  up  is  a  continuous  process. Though efforts are made to ensure that the board level posts do not remain vacant for long, at  any point in time, there would be some posts  remain vacant due to various reasons. However for smooth functioning of the organization any vacant board level post is put under additional  charge  of  other  serving  officer.  Public  Enterprises  Selection  board  (PESB) undertakes selection process of CMDs/MDs for CPSEs, as per the vacancy reported by the administrative Ministry / Department. The appointment of the candidates recommended by Public Enterprises Selection board (PESB) / Search Cum Selection Committee (SCSC) / Civil  Services  Board  (CSB)  is  made  by  the  administrative  Ministries  /  Departments concerned with the approval of the competent authority. As per the information provided by PESB, on 25-07-2022, 21 posts of CMDs/MDs of CPSEs were vacant, details of which are placed at Annexure.

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## Annexure refered to in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3631 for reply on 8 th  August, 2022

## Status of vacant posts of CMDs/MDs in CPSEs (as on 25-07-2022).

| Sr. No.   | CPSE                                                                   | Date of Vacancy                                                        | Name of Ministry / Department                                          |
|-----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| A         | Selection process is underway                                          | Selection process is underway                                          | Selection process is underway                                          |
| 1         | ARTIFICAL LIMBS MFG. CORP OF INDIA                                     | 01-01-2022                                                             | M/o Social Justice & Empowerment                                       |
| 2         | NATIONAL SEEDS CORPN. LTD.                                             | 01-10-2021                                                             | M/o Agriculture and Farmers Welfare                                    |
| 3         | NORTH EASTERN ELECTRIC POWER CORPORATION LTD.                          | 01-06-2022                                                             | M/o Power                                                              |
| B         | PESB recommendations made.                                             | PESB recommendations made.                                             | PESB recommendations made.                                             |
| 4         | HIL (INDIA) LTD.                                                       | 01-10-2021                                                             | D/o Chemicals & Petrochemicals                                         |
| 5         | MECON LTD.                                                             | 13-09-2021                                                             | M/o Steel                                                              |
| 6         | NATIONAL BACKWARD CLASSES FINANCE & DEVP.CO.                           | 01-01-2021                                                             | M/o Social Justice & Empowerment                                       |
| 7         | OIL INDIA LTD.                                                         | 01-07-2022                                                             | M/o Petroleum & Natural Gas                                            |
| 8         | SHIPPING CORPORATION OF INDIA LTD.                                     | 01-06-2022                                                             | M/o Ports, Shipping & Waterways                                        |
| 9         | I T I LTD.                                                             | 01-07-2022                                                             | M/o Heavy Industries                                                   |
| C         | Selection process is being undertaken by SCSC / CSB / other than PESB. | Selection process is being undertaken by SCSC / CSB / other than PESB. | Selection process is being undertaken by SCSC / CSB / other than PESB. |
| 10        | BENGAL CHEMICALS & PHARMACEUTICALS LTD.                                | 01-06-2016                                                             | D/o Pharmaceuticals                                                    |
| 11        | BHARAT ELECTRONICS LTD.                                                | 01-07-2021                                                             | D/o Defence Production                                                 |
| 12        | BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY RESEARCH ASSISTANCE COUNCIL                     | 13-12-2015                                                             | D/o Biotechnology                                                      |
| 13        | HANDICRAFTS & HANDLOOM EXPORTS CORP. OF INDIA LTD.                     | 08-12-2016                                                             | M/o Textiles                                                           |
| 14        | HEAVY ENGINEERING CORPN. LTD.                                          | 01-01-2019                                                             | M/o Heavy Industries                                                   |
| 15        | HMT LTD.                                                               | 01-08-2021                                                             | M/o Heavy Industries                                                   |
| 16        | HOUSING & URBAN DEV. CORPN. LTD.                                       | 21-12-2019                                                             | M/o Housing & Urban Affairs                                            |
| 17        | HSCC (INDIA) LTD.                                                      | 01-08-2021                                                             | M/o Housing & Urban Affairs                                            |
| 18        | INDIAN RAILWAY CATERING AND TOURISM CORPN. LTD.                        | 01-02-2021                                                             | M/o Railways                                                           |
| 19        | MAHANADI COALFIELDLS LTD.                                              | 01-11-2020                                                             | M/o Coal                                                               |
| 20        | OIL & NATURAL GAS CORPORATION LTD.                                     | 01-04-2021                                                             | M/o Petroleum & Natural Gas                                            |
| 21        | SAGARMALA DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LTD.                                     | 01-09-2016                                                             | M/o Ports, Shipping & Waterways                                        |

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