Lok Sabha Question No. 1161 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-06
Subject: Loss Making PSUs
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Arun Sao, Vijay Baghel

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1161 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.12.2021

## Loss Making PSUs

## 1161:  SHRI ARUN SAO: SHRI VIJAY BAGHEL:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

(a) the details of the various Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) in the country including Chhattisgarh along with the details of loss incurred by them  in each State during the last three years,  and the current year, State-wise;

(b) the steps taken/ proposed to be taken by the Government to receive such loss making PSUs in the country;

(c) whether the Government proposes to set up more PSUs in the country;

(d) if so, the details thereof, State/UT- wise and

(e)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  provide  more  employment  in  PSUs  to  local people?

## ANSWER

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

(a)As per information available, there are 366 Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) as on 31.03.2020, in the countryof which 8 CPSEs are in Chhattisgarh. The details of continuously loss incurring  CPSEs  during  2017-18  to  2019-20,Statewise  including  Chhattisgarh,areprovided  at Annexure.

(b  to  d)Governmenthas  notified  in  February,  2021,  the  New  Public  Sector  Enterprises  (PSE) Policy, under which public sector commercial enterprises have beenclassified into Strategic and Non-Strategic Sectors. In Strategic sectors, bare minimum presence of the existing public sector commercial enterprises at holding company level will be retained under government control. The remaining  enterprises  in  a  strategic  sector  will  be  considered  for  privatisation  or  merger  or subsidiarization  with  another  PSE  or  for  closure.    PSEs  in  Non-Strategic  sectors  shall  be considered for privatisation, where feasible, otherwise such enterprises shall be considered for closure.Any decision to set up new CPSEs is taken by the sectoral line Ministries/Departments after taking into consideration the needs and commercial viability and any extant policy of the Government.

(e) Employment in CPSEs depends upon their requirement as per their expansion / investment plan and the respective Board takes appropriate decision in this regard.

## Annexurereferred to in part (a) to the LokSabhaUnstarred Question No. 1161due for answer on 06.12.2021

| List of CPSEs in continuous Losses during 2017-18 to 2019-20   | List of CPSEs in continuous Losses during 2017-18 to 2019-20   | List of CPSEs in continuous Losses during 2017-18 to 2019-20   | List of CPSEs in continuous Losses during 2017-18 to 2019-20   | List of CPSEs in continuous Losses during 2017-18 to 2019-20   | List of CPSEs in continuous Losses during 2017-18 to 2019-20   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                        | Name of the CPSE                                               | State where registered office is located                       | Amount ( ` Lakh)                                               | Amount ( ` Lakh)                                               | Amount ( ` Lakh)                                               |
|                                                                |                                                                |                                                                | 2017-18                                                        | 2018-19                                                        | 2019-20                                                        |
| 1                                                              | AIR INDIA ENGINEERING SERVICES LTD.                            | DELHI                                                          | 49566                                                          | 18088                                                          | 18088                                                          |
| 2                                                              | AIR INDIA LTD.                                                 | DELHI                                                          | 533774                                                         | 847480                                                         | 847480                                                         |
| 3                                                              | ALLIANCE AIR AVIATION LTD.                                     | DELHI                                                          | 27133                                                          | 29240                                                          | 20062                                                          |
| 4                                                              | BHARAT IMMUNOLOGICALS& BIOLOGICALS CORP. LTD.                  | UTTAR PRADESH                                                  | 426                                                            | 579                                                            | 1021                                                           |
| 5                                                              | BHARAT PETRO RESOURCES LTD.                                    | MAHARAHASHTRA                                                  | 15926                                                          | 4577                                                           | 91503                                                          |
| 6                                                              | BHARAT PUMPS& COMPRESSORS LTD.                                 | UTTAR PRADESH                                                  | 4392                                                           | 3348                                                           | 2699                                                           |
| 7                                                              | BHARAT SANCHAR NIGAM LTD.                                      | DELHI                                                          | 799285                                                         | 1490424                                                        | 1549952                                                        |
| 8                                                              | BHEL ELECTRICAL MACHINES LTD.                                  | KERALA                                                         | 602                                                            | 546                                                            | 546                                                            |
| 9                                                              | BPCL-KIAL FUEL FARM PVT. LTD.                                  | KERALA                                                         | 14                                                             | 120                                                            | 197                                                            |
| 10                                                             | BRITISH INDIA CORPORATION LTD.                                 | UTTAR PRADESH                                                  | 10620                                                          | 10620                                                          | 10620                                                          |
| 11                                                             | CENTRAL COTTAGE INDUSTRIES CORPN. OF INDIA LTD.                | DELHI                                                          | 2174                                                           | 539                                                            | 539                                                            |
| 12                                                             | CHHATTISGARH EAST RAILWAYS LTD.                                | CHHATTISGARH                                                   | 16                                                             | 14                                                             | 2248                                                           |
| 13                                                             | FRESH &HEALTHY ENTERPRISES LTD.                                | DELHI                                                          | 1062                                                           | 839                                                            | 645                                                            |
| 14                                                             | HANDICRAFTS &HANDLOOM EXPORTS CORP. OF INDIA LTD.              | DELHI                                                          | 2361                                                           | 400                                                            | 400                                                            |
| 15                                                             | HINDUSTAN NEWSPRINT LTD.                                       | KERALA                                                         | 10165                                                          | 13186                                                          | 13186                                                          |
| 16                                                             | HLL BIOTECH LTD.                                               | KERALA                                                         | 4217                                                           | 4839                                                           | 4818                                                           |
| 17                                                             | HMT MACHINE TOOLS LTD.                                         | KARNATAKA                                                      | 12925                                                          | 6383                                                           | 9872                                                           |
| 18                                                             | HOOGHLY PRINTING COMPANY LTD.                                  | WEST BENGAL                                                    | 354                                                            | 308                                                            | 116                                                            |
| 19                                                             | HOTEL CORPN. OF INDIA LTD.                                     | MAHARAHASHTRA                                                  | 6032                                                           | 6863                                                           | 5555                                                           |
| 20                                                             | HPCL BIOFUELS LTD.                                             | BIHAR                                                          | 7785                                                           | 6755                                                           | 8555                                                           |
| 21                                                             | IDPL (TAMILNADU) LTD.                                          | TAMILNADU                                                      | 239                                                            | 239                                                            | 239                                                            |
| 22                                                             | INDIAN VACCINE CORP. LTD.                                      | DELHI                                                          | 153                                                            | 48                                                             | 45                                                             |
| 23                                                             | IRCON SHIVPURI GUNA TOLLWAY LTD.                               | DELHI                                                          | 6                                                              | 3063                                                           | 3083                                                           |
| 24                                                             | MADRAS FERTILIZERS LTD.                                        | TAMILNADU                                                      | 4481                                                           | 12982                                                          | 13488                                                          |
| 25                                                             | MAHANAGAR TELEPHONE NIGAM LTD.                                 | DELHI                                                          | 297303                                                         | 339020                                                         | 369568                                                         |
| 26                                                             | NAGALAND PULP &PAPER COMPANY LTD.                              | NAGALAND                                                       | 1739                                                           | 1739                                                           | 1739                                                           |
| 27                                                             | NAINI AEROSPACE LTD.                                           | KARNATAKA                                                      | 1063                                                           | 1295                                                           | 908                                                            |
| 28                                                             | NATIONAL TEXTILE CORPN. LTD.                                   | DELHI                                                          | 30677                                                          | 31465                                                          | 31465                                                          |
| 29                                                             | NBCC ENGINEERING AND CONSULTANCY LTD.                          | DELHI                                                          | 209                                                            | 153                                                            | 125                                                            |
| 30                                                             | NORTH EASTERN REGIONAL AGRI. MARKETING CORP.LTD.               | ASSAM                                                          | 662                                                            | 698                                                            | 698                                                            |
| 31                                                             | ORISSA MINERAL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LTD.                        | ORISSA                                                         | 25296                                                          | 45163                                                          | 7669                                                           |
| 32                                                             | P E C LTD.                                                     | DELHI                                                          | 5695                                                           | 49965                                                          | 49965                                                          |

| Sl. No.   | Name of the CPSE                        | State where registered office is located   | Amount ( ` Lakh)   | Amount ( ` Lakh)   | Amount ( ` Lakh)   |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
| Sl. No.   | Name of the CPSE                        | State where registered office is located   | 2017-18            | 2018-19            | 2019-20            |
| 33        | POWERGRID NMTRANMISSION LTD.            | DELHI                                      | 8314               | 6356               | 2948               |
| 34        | PUNJAB LOGISTIC INFRASTRUCTURE LTD.     | CHANDIGARH                                 | 1213               | 1187               | 1187               |
| 35        | RANCHI ASHOK BIHAR HOTEL CORPN. LTD.    | JHARKHAND                                  | 240                | 247                | 215                |
| 36        | SAMBHAR SALTS LTD.                      | RAJASTHAN                                  | 258                | 1083               | 259                |
| 37        | SCOOTERS INDIA LTD.                     | UTTAR PRADESH                              | 1862               | 463                | 1573               |
| 38        | STCL LTD.                               | KARNATAKA                                  | 65688              | 193                | 47                 |
| 39        | TCIL BINA TOLL ROAD LTD.                | DELHI                                      | 511                | 522                | 2104               |
| 40        | TCIL LAKHNADONE TOLL ROAD LTD.          | DELHI                                      | 159                | 6                  | 756                |
| 41        | THE BISRA STONE LIME COMPANY LTD.       | ORISSA                                     | 1071               | 2802               | 1028               |
| 42        | UTKAL ASHOK HOTEL CORPN. LTD.           | ORISSA                                     | 82                 | 81                 | 81                 |
| 43        | VISAKHAPATANAM PORT LOGISTICS PARK LTD. | ANDHRA PRADESH                             | 102                | 557                | 1605               |