Lok Sabha Question No. 2221 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-08
Subject: Recruitments in PSUs
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Ganesh Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 2221

ANSWERED ON MONDAY, MARCH 8, 2021/ PHALGUNA 17, 1942 (SAKA)

## RECRUITMENTS IN PSUs

## QUESTION

†2221. SHRI GANESH SINGH: Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

कॉरपोरेट कार्य मंत्री

- (a)  the  details  of  the  total  appointments  made  during  the  period  from  08.09.1993  to 31.12.2020 in the Public Sector Undertakings (PSU), banks and insurance companies/financial institutions with 51 per cent Government stake along with the details of backlog  posts  PSU-wise,  bank-wise,  insurance  company-wise,  financial  institution-wise, post-wise and category-wise ;
- (b) whether reservation rules are applicable to all the various PSUs/financial institutions  in which Government stake is  51 per cent or more;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d)  whether  reservation  rules  apply  to  PSUs/financial  institutions  having  50  per  cent Government stake;
- (e) if not, the details of the order issued by the Government in this regard;
- (f)  whether  27  per  cent  reservation  policy  for  OBC  has  not  been  implemented  in  many PSUs/Banks/insurance companies/financial institutions etc till date inspite of having 51 per cent or more than 51 per cent Government stake; and
- (g) if so, the corrective steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

(SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR)

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS

वित्त एिं कॉरपोरेट कार्य मंत्रालर् में राज्य मंत्री

(

श्री अनुराग व ंह ठाक ु र )

- (a)  to  (g):  The  Ministry  of  Corporate  Affairs  administers   Companies  Act,  2013  (the  Act), Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008, Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code, 2016.

However,  the  Ministry  of  Heavy  Industries  and  Public  Enterprises,  Department  of  Public Enterprises  and  Public  Enterprises  Selection  Board  (PESB),  Department  of  Personnel  and Training (DoPT) have informed as under:

- I. Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, Department of Public Enterprises has informed  that  Public  Sector  Undertakings  (PSUs)  is  a  wider  definition  and  includes  all central organizations including banks, insurance companies, Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) and other autonomous organizations of Central Government. Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) is a nodal coordinating Department for CPSEs only excluding banks and other financial institutions & autonomous organizations. CPSEs, banks and other financial institutions function under the administrative control of their respective

Ministry/  Department.  DPE  collect  limited  information  in  respect  of  CPSEs  only.  The information available in respect of CPSEs is as follows:

As  on  31-03-2020,  the  366  CPSEs  has  employed  14.18  lakhs  persons.  The  category  wise detail is as follows:

| Sl. No.   | Category                                                   | No. of employees as on 31.03.2020   |
|-----------|------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| 1         | Managerial/Executives                                      | 2,49,320                            |
| 2         | Supervisory                                                | 99,077                              |
| 3         | Non-Executives                                             | 5,73,479                            |
| 4         | Contract Workers / Employees / Casual/ Daily Rated Workers | 4,95,751                            |
|           | Total                                                      | 14,17,627                           |

The provisions relating to reservation formulated by the nodal department i.e. DoPT stand mutatis mutandis extended to CPSEs also. As per the information available with DPE, the representation of SC, ST & OBCs in the operational CPSEs in respect of regular employees as on 31.03.2020 is given below:

| Representation of SCs, STs and OBCs, in the operating CPSEs under different Ministries/Departments   | Representation of SCs, STs and OBCs, in the operating CPSEs under different Ministries/Departments   | Representation of SCs, STs and OBCs, in the operating CPSEs under different Ministries/Departments   | Representation of SCs, STs and OBCs, in the operating CPSEs under different Ministries/Departments   | Representation of SCs, STs and OBCs, in the operating CPSEs under different Ministries/Departments   | Representation of SCs, STs and OBCs, in the operating CPSEs under different Ministries/Departments   | Representation of SCs, STs and OBCs, in the operating CPSEs under different Ministries/Departments   | Representation of SCs, STs and OBCs, in the operating CPSEs under different Ministries/Departments   | Representation of SCs, STs and OBCs, in the operating CPSEs under different Ministries/Departments   | Representation of SCs, STs and OBCs, in the operating CPSEs under different Ministries/Departments   | Representation of SCs, STs and OBCs, in the operating CPSEs under different Ministries/Departments   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Group                                                                                                | Total No. of Employees                                                                               | Total                                                                                                | Representation CPSEs                                                                                 | Representation CPSEs                                                                                 | Representation CPSEs                                                                                 | Representation CPSEs                                                                                 | Representation CPSEs                                                                                 | Representation CPSEs                                                                                 | Representation CPSEs                                                                                 |                                                                                                      |
|                                                                                                      |                                                                                                      | Reservation (5+7+9) 3/2 %                                                                            | SCs No.                                                                                              | %                                                                                                    | STs No %                                                                                             | OBCs No.                                                                                             | %                                                                                                    |                                                                                                      |                                                                                                      |                                                                                                      |
| 1                                                                                                    | 2                                                                                                    | 3 4                                                                                                  | 5                                                                                                    | 6                                                                                                    | 7                                                                                                    | 8                                                                                                    | 9 10                                                                                                 |                                                                                                      |                                                                                                      |                                                                                                      |
| Managerial/Executives                                                                                | 248011                                                                                               | 105912 42.70                                                                                         | 40365                                                                                                | 16.28                                                                                                | 17195                                                                                                | 6.93                                                                                                 | 4835219.50                                                                                           |                                                                                                      |                                                                                                      |                                                                                                      |
| Supervisors                                                                                          | 98969                                                                                                | 44825 45.29                                                                                          | 15413                                                                                                | 15.57                                                                                                | 8683                                                                                                 | 8.77                                                                                                 | 2072920.94                                                                                           |                                                                                                      |                                                                                                      |                                                                                                      |
| Workers Skilled                                                                                      | 363872                                                                                               | 210279 57.79                                                                                         | 73960                                                                                                | 20.33                                                                                                | 48564                                                                                                | 13.35                                                                                                | 8775524.12                                                                                           |                                                                                                      |                                                                                                      |                                                                                                      |
| Workers unskilled                                                                                    | 208796                                                                                               | 97642 46.76                                                                                          | 30646                                                                                                | 14.68                                                                                                | 25251                                                                                                | 12.09                                                                                                | 4174519.99                                                                                           |                                                                                                      |                                                                                                      |                                                                                                      |
| Total                                                                                                | 919648                                                                                               | 458658 49.87                                                                                         | 160384                                                                                               | 17.44                                                                                                | 99693                                                                                                | 10.84                                                                                                | 19858121.59                                                                                          |                                                                                                      |                                                                                                      |                                                                                                      |

- II.  Public  Enterprises  Selection  Board  (PESB),  Department  of  Personnel  and  Training  has informed that PESB is responsible for making selection/ recommendation of candidates for Board level posts in CPSEs. Subsequent, appointments of the recommended candidates are made by the Ministry/Department concerned under the procedure laid down.

As per the extant policy of the Government, there is no reservation applicable to Board level posts in CPSEs. Accordingly, the PESB, while inviting applications for filling up Board level vacancies, does not seek for information related to the category of the candidate to which he or she belongs.

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