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Lok Sabha Question No. 466 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-09
Subject: Indians in Gulf Jails
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Rahul Kaswan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 466 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.12.2022

## INDIANS IN GULF JAILS

## 466. SHRI RAHUL KASWAN:

Will the Minister of External Affairs be pleased to state:

- (a) whether   most   of   the   inmates   of   Indian   origin   incarcerated   abroad   have been lodged in Gulf countries jails;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether   inmates   lodged   in   UAE   jails   can   serve   rest   of   their   sentence in   Indian   jails   as   per   the   agreement   signed   between   India   and   United   Arab Emirates in 2011;
- (d) if   so,   the   details   thereof   along   with   the   reasons   for   which   not   a single   prisoner   of   Indian   origin   has   had   access   to   such   relaxation   so   far under the said agreement; and
- (e) whether   the   Government   is   contemplating   any   measures   to   ensure compliance   of   agreement   reached   by   the   two   countries   and   if   so,   the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

(SHRI V. MURALEEDHARAN)

- (a) & (b) As per the information available with the Ministry, the number of Indian prisoners, including under-trials, in foreign jails at present is 8441, out of which 4,389 are lodged in jails of Gulf countries (United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman).

(c) India and UAE have signed an Agreement on Transfer of Sentenced Persons (TSP) under which the Indian nationals lodged in UAE prisons can be transferred to India to serve the remainder of their sentence and vice-versa. The Agreement was signed on 23.11.2011 and is operational.

(d) & (e) The transfer of a sentenced person to his country of nationality under the  TSP   Agreement   is   dependent   on   completion   of   various   formalities   such   as prisoner's willingness to be transferred, consent of the transferring and receiving country,   availability   of   complete   documentation   necessary   for   processing   the request, clearance from appropriate agencies etc. Requests for requisite documents for processing the transfer of sentenced persons have been sent to the UAE side.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 39 (STARRED), answered on 2022-12-08
Subject: Nai Roshni Scheme
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Imtiaz Jaleel Syed

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO-*39

ANSWERED ON 08/12/2022

## NAI ROSHNI SCHEME

- *39.  SHRI SYED IMTIAZ JALEEL
- Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state: (a) the number of women trained under Nai Roshni scheme during the last three years, community wise, particularly in the State of Maharashtra; (b) the details of eligibility and procedure to select beneficiaries under the scheme; (c) the details of training centres established under the scheme particularly in the State of Maharashtra; and the criteria for selecting the organization/ agency for making it a centres under the

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

- (a) to (d) :  A statement is laid on the table of the House.

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- (d) scheme?

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *39 ANSWERED ON 08.12.2022 ASKED BY SHRI SYED IMTIAZ JALEEL REGARDING 'NAI ROSHNI SCHEME'.

(a)   During  the  last  three  years,  i.e.,  2019-20  to  2021-22,  around  40,000  women  have  been trained  all  over  India  including  550  in  Maharashtra.  The  community-wise breakup  of  trained women for the last three years in the State of Maharashtra is as under:

Muslims -277, Christians -43, Sikhs -1, Buddhist -215, Jains -1 and Non Minority -13.

(b)        The  agencies   approved  by  the  Ministry  select  the  women  belonging  to  all  minorities notified under Section 2(c) of the National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992 viz, Muslim, Sikh,  Christian,  Buddhist,  Zoroastrian   (Parsis)  and  Jain.   Beneficiaries  having  annual  income, not exceeding Rs.2.50 lakh from all sources, are given preference in selection for training under the scheme.  The agencies also take the assistance of the head of Gram Panchayat / Municipal Body / Local Authority for identification / selection of women trainees.

(c)     No training centres are set up by the Ministry under this scheme. The selected agencies are required  to  implement  the  projects  directly  through  their  organizational  set-up  in  the  locality/ village/  area  in  which  training  is  conducted.  In  the  State  of  Maharashtra,  the  agencies  have implemented the scheme in Nagpur, Thane and Amravati districts during the last three years.

(d)      The  eligibility  criteria  for  selection  of  organization/agency  under  the  said scheme  is available on   <http://nairoshni-moma.gov.in.>

Nai  Roshni  scheme  has  now  been  merged  as  a  component  of  Pradhan  Mantri  Virasat  Ka Samvardhan  (PM  VIKAS)  scheme w.e.f FY  2022-23,  aiming  to  improve  livelihoods of minorities, particularly artisan communities, through skill development, education and leadership training, to support their entrepreneurship interventions.
Lok Sabha Question No. 35 (STARRED), answered on 2022-12-08
Subject: Achievements of RCS-UDAN Scheme
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Bhartruhari Mahtab, Pinaki Misra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. : 35

(To be answered on the 8 th  December 2022)

## ACHIEVEMENTS OF RCS-UDAN SCHEME

## *35. SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB

SHRI PINAKI MISRA

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Government has achieved the objectives for which Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik (UDAN) scheme was launched and if so, the details thereof; (b) if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Government has set any target under UDAN scheme for the next five years;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government to achieve the target; and
- (e) the present status of implementation of Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS)-UDAN in Odisha?

## ANSWER

(Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia)

- (a) to (e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT IN RESPECT OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 35 REGARDING "UDAN SCHEME" TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.12.2022.

(a) & (b): Ministry of Civil Aviation has launched Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) - UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) on 21.10.2016 to stimulate regional air connectivity and making air travel affordable to the masses. As on 29.11.2022, after four rounds of bidding under UDAN, 453 routes have commenced, operationalizing 70 Airports including 2 Water Aerodrome & 9 Heliports. More than 2.15 lakh UDAN flights have operated and over 1.1 crore passengers have availed the benefits in UDAN flights so far. The scheme has been able to provide air connectivity to Tier-2 &Tier-3 cities at affordable airfares and has transformed the way people travel.

(c) & (d): The UDAN Scheme is applicable for a period of 10 years from the date  of  notification  of  Scheme.  The  Government  has  set  a  target  to operationalize 1000 UDAN routes during the currency of the scheme and to revive/develop  100  unserved  &  underserved    airports/heliports/water aerodromes by 2024.

The Government of India has approved a budget of Rs. 4500 crore for revival of  existing  unserved  /  underserved  airports  /  airstrips  of  the  State Governments, Airports Authority of India, Public Sector Undertakings and Civil Enclaves. Airports Authority of India (AAI), the Implementing Agency, monitors the progress for the revival/development of awarded aerodromes under UDAN and the same is reviewed by the Ministry in consultation with stakeholders time to time.

(e): As on 30.11.2022, a total of 22 routes have been operationalized under UDAN for the State of Odisha. Jharsuguda, Rourkela, Utkela, Jeypore and Rangeilunda are the Airports in Odisha that have been identified/awarded under UDAN. Jharsuguda and Jeypore Airports have been operationalized.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 31 (STARRED), answered on 2022-12-08
Subject: Startup Companies
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: S. Venkatesan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *31 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.12.2022

## STARTUP COMPANIES

## *31.        SHRI S. VENKATESAN:

Will the Minister of MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it has come to the notice of the Government that 90 to 95 per cent of startup companies have failed;
- (b) if  so,  the  percentage  of  failures  among  Micro,  Small  and  Medium Enterprises;
- (c) whether the statistics with the Government corroborate with the findings of these studies on failure of startups; and
- (d) if not, the failure rate as per the details available with the Government?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI NARAYAN RANE)

- (a) to (d): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *31 FOR 08.12.2022 REGARDING STARTUP COMPANIES

(a) to (d): As  per  Allocation  of  Business  Rules,  1961,  matters  relating  to startups come under the purview of the Department for Promotion of Industry and  Internal  Trade  (DPIIT),  Ministry  of  Commerce  and  Industry.  As  per  the information provided by DPIIT, the  Government  of India has taken a comprehensive approach under the Startup initiative which has resulted in the country's  Startup  ecosystem  maturing  into  the  third  largest  startup  ecosystem. The  Government  has  already  recognized  more  than  84,000  Startups  that  are spread over 640 districts with 45% of them being from tier 2 and 3 cities. The recognized Startups have reported creation of over 8.4 lakh jobs. Further, more than 100 India Startups have achieved unicorn status (entity valued over USD l billion) as on date.

Whereas, regular businesses are often measured by success or failure in a specific  number  of  years  of  operation,  Startups  and  scale  ups  are  more accurately  measured  by  failure  or  success  in  a  particular  phase  making  it difficult to put together a statistic covering all types of new businesses and their failure rate with any level of accuracy.

The  information  with  respect  to  the  failure  of  Startups  is  not  centrally maintained by the Government.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 28 (STARRED), answered on 2022-12-08
Subject: New Flights to Lakshadweep
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Faizal P.P. Mohammed

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. : 28 (To be answered on the 8 th  December 2022)

## NEW FLIGHTS TO LAKSHADWEEP

- *28. SHRI MOHAMMED FAIZAL P.P.

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION be pleased to state:-

(a) whether the Government has received any proposal from other airline companies except Air India to start new flights to Lakshadweep; (b) if so, the details thereof; and (c) whether the Government  has taken further initiatives to expand air

- travels to promote tourism in Lakshadweep and if so,  the details thereof?

## ANSWER

Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia)

- (a) to (c): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
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STATEMENT IN RESPECT OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 28  REGARDING  "NEW  FLIGHTS  TO  LAKSHADWEEP"  TO  BE

(a) to (c): As per ongoing Winter Schedule-2022, M/s Alliance Air is operating 7  flights  per  week  on  Kochi-Agatti  route.  With  the  repeal  of  the  Air Corporation Act,1953, in March 1994, the Indian domestic aviation market was deregulated. Consequently, airlines are free to induct capacity with any aircraft type for selecting whatever markets and networks they wish to service and operate across the country. Thus, it is up to the airlines to provide air services to specific places depending upon the traffic demand and their commercial viability, in compliance with the relevant guidelines in this

Ministry of Civil Aviation has launched Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) - UDAN (Ude Deshka Aam Nagrik) on 21-10-2016 to stimulate regional air connectivity and making air travel affordable to the masses which includes airports/heliports/water aerodromes.In order to expand air travels to promote tourism in Lakshadweep, Ministry of Civil Aviation introduced a new mode of transportation i.e. seaplane operations from water aerodromes under the

Till  the  completion  of  four  rounds  of  bidding,  twenty  four  (24)  routes involving  eight  (8)  water  aerodromes  have  been  identified/awarded  in Lakshadweep (UT) for the seaplane operation which are Kavaratti, Minicoy,

ANSWERED  ON  08.12.2022. matter. UDAN scheme. Agatti, Kalpeni, Bitra, Kadmat, Kiltan, & Bangaram.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 25 (STARRED), answered on 2022-12-08
Subject: Work on National Highway-730C
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Arun Kumar Sagar

## be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the work of rehabilitation and upgradation of a two lane road with  paved  shoulder  configuration  of  Allahganj -Miranpur  Katra section  on  Bareilly-Farrukhabad-Madnapur-Katra-Jalalabad  National Highway (NH) 730C is being undertaken;
- (b) if so, the details and the present status thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  received  requests  from  the  public representatives to investigate the alleged irregularities in the construction works and quality assessment of the building materials used in the construction works of the said NH by the Central Technical Committee;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)
- the action taken or likely to be taken by the government in this regard? ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) to (e)   A STATEMENT is laid on the Table of the House.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 25 ANSWERED ON 8 TH  DECEMBER, 2022

## WORK ON NATIONAL HIGHWAYS-730C

## *25. SHRI ARUN KUMAR SAGAR:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (e) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.25 ANSWERED ON 8 TH  DECEMBER, 2022 ASKED BY

SHRI ARUN KUMAR SAGAR, REGARDING ' WORK ON NATIONAL HIGHWAYS730C ' (a) and (b) Yes Sir, The work of rehabilitation and upgradation to 2-lane with paved shoulders of  Allahganj -Miranpur  Katra  section  (km  52.770  to  km 114.000) of NH-730C in the State of Uttar Pradesh  has been taken up under Green National Highways Corridor Project (GNHCP) with loan assistance of World Bank on EPC mode. The work has been awarded by Ministry at a  cost of Rs. 195.07 crore and the appointed date for the project has been fixed as 08/07/2022.  Overall physical progress is about 20%. (c)  to (e)  Yes Sir,   the Government has received requests from the public representatives regarding quality issues.  A   central independent expert has been appointed to investigate the alleged irregularities in the construction works  and  quality assessment  of  the  construction materials in the construction works.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 24 (STARRED), answered on 2022-12-08
Subject: International Air Services from Coimbatore Airport
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: K. Shanmuga Sundaram

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. : 24

(To be answered on the 8 th  December 2022)

## INTERNATIONAL AIR SERVICES FROM COIMBATORE AIRPORT

- *24. SHRI SHANMUGA SUNDARAM K.

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

## ANSWER

be pleased to state:-

(a) whether the Government proposes to increase the number of international air services from Coimbatore International Airport and if so, the details thereof; and

- (b) if not, the reasons therefor?

Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia)

- (a) and (b) A statement is laid on the table of the house.
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Statement referred in reply to Part (a) to (b) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 24 regarding "Increase of Flights" to be answered on 08.12.2022. (a) and (b) Indian designated carriers are free to mount scheduled operations to/from any international airport in India including Coimbatore under the ambit of bilateral Air Service Agreements concluded by India with foreign countries. The start or increase of international air services from any point in India is purely a commercial decision of the airlines on the basis of economic viability of the route and other associated factors. Any designated foreign airline can operate scheduled services to/from an airport in India if it is designated as a point of call in the ASA. Coimbatore is already available as a point of call to the designated carriers of Singapore, Sri Lanka, UAE-Dubai, UAE-Sharjah, UK and USA. Currently, due to significant imbalance in the number of points of call in favour of foreign carriers, the Government of India does not grant any non-metro airport as a new point of call to any foreign carrier.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 22 (STARRED), answered on 2022-12-08
Subject: Suggestions to Improve Air Travel
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Jagannath Sarkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. : 22 (To be answered on the 8 th  December 2022)

## SUGGESTIONS TO IMPROVE AIR TRAVEL

- *22. SHRI JAGANNATH SARKAR

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION be pleased to state:-

(a) whether suggestions are received through the website of the Ministry of Civil Aviation especially with reference to the announcement made during the air journey inviting suggestions to make the air travel more comfortable and if so, the details thereof; and (b) the details of the number of suggestions received including the number of suggestions implemented so far?

## ANSWER

## Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia)

- (a) to (b) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.
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## STATEMENT IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NUMBER 22 FOR 8th DECEMBER 2022

(a) and (b) Yes Sir. The Air Sewa Portal operated by the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) is used for redressal of complaints of air passengers. Complaints received through Air Sewa Portal are monitored by the Air Sewa Cell in the Ministry for their redressal in a time bound manner. Some of these complaints also contains suggestions. All such complaints and suggestions are shared with the concerned airline, airports or stakeholder.

During the period of April-November 2022, 6755 complaints/suggestions were received of which 6671 complaints/suggestions have been addressed.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 460 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-08
Subject: Bachat Lamp Yojana
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Mahabali Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.460 ANSWERED ON 08.12.2022

## BACHAT LAMP YOJANA

†460.  SHRI MAHABALI SINGH:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  provide  Compact  Fluorescent  Lamps (CFLs) under Bachat Lamp Yojana to reduce cost;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the  number  of  beneficiaries  likely  to  be  benefitted  initially  under  the  said Yojana?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

(SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a) to (c) : The programme named Bachat Lamp Yojana (BLY) was implemented by the  Bureau  of  Energy  Efficiency  (BEE),   a  statutory  body  under  Ministry  of  Power during the 11 th   Plan  Period  (March,  2010  -  May,  2013).  Under  the  said  programme, 29.1 million CFLs were distributed to the residential consumers.

During  the  12 th   Plan  period,  Unnat  Jyoti  by  Affordable  LED  for  All (UJALA) programme was taken up by Energy Efficiency Services Ltd. (EESL), a joint venture  company  of  Public  Sectors  Undertakings  (PSUs)  under  Ministry  of  Power. Under the UJALA Scheme, LED Bulbs, Tube lights and Energy efficient fans are being distributed to the domestic consumers for replacement of conventional and inefficient variants.  LED bulbs have higher energy efficiency as compared to CFLs.

Till  date,  over  36.86  crore  LED  bulbs,  72.18  lakh  LED  Tube  lights  and 23.59 lakh Energy efficient fans have been distributed by EESL across India.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 459 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-08
Subject: Regular Chairman/Managing Director
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Behanan Benny

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.459

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.12.2022

## Regular Chairman/Managing Director

## 459. SHRI BENNY BEHANAN

## पेोलयम और ाक ृ तक गैस मंी

Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  there  is  not  any  regular  Chairman  and  Managing  Director  in  Oil  and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) since April, 2011 and if so, the reasons therefor;
- (b) whether the post  of Director, Human Resources in Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) is lying vacant since January, 2022 and if so, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the time by which the above - mentioned posts are likely to be filled;
- (d) whether a new person has been identified for the post of Chairman of BPCL and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether it is a fact that the process of filling vacancies in top posts to be initiated one year in advance; and
- (f) if so, the reasons for the delay in appointments for said posts in ONGC and BPCL?

## ANSWER

## पेोलयम और ाक ृ तक गैस मंालय म राय मंी ( ी रामे वर तेल )

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

(a) to  (f)    :  The  post  of  Chairman    and  Managing  Director,  Oil  &  Natural  Gas Corporation  (ONGC)  fell  vacant    on  01.02.2011    on  superannuation  of  Shri  R.S. Sharma, which was filled on regular basis with effect from 03.10.2011 till 31.03.2021. In  the  selection  meeting  dated  04.06.2021  for  the  post  of  Chairman  and  Managing Director,  Oil  &  Natural  Gas  Corporation  Limited  (ONGC),  the  Public  Enterprises Selection  Board  (PESB)  did  not  recommend  any  candidate.  Thereafter,  Government decided to fill up the post through Search-Cum  Selection Committee  (SCSC). Shri  Arun  Kumar  Singh,  has  since  joined  as  Chairman  of  ONGC  on  regular  basis subsequent to his appointment.

As  regards  Director  (Human  Resources),  Bharat  Petroleum  Corporation  Limited (BPCL), the eligiblity criteria for selection for the post of Director  (Human Resources/Personnel) across all Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) was revised by PESB  in February, 2022. Selection meeting for this post has already been scheduled for  22.12.2022.  Selection  Meeting  for  the  post  of  Chairman  and  Managing  Director, BPCL has also been already scheduled for 12.12.2022.

As per Department of Personnel & Training (DoP&T) Guidelines, the advertisement for a  vacancy  is  released  by  the  PESB  one  year  before  the  expiry  of  the  tenure  of  the incumbent.

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