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Lok Sabha Question No. 2959 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-07
Subject: Data of Historical Heritages
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Manoj Rajoria, Sumedhanand Saraswati, Ranjeeta Koli

## †2959.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2959

ANSWERED ON 07.08.2023

## DATA OF HISTORICAL HERITAGES

## DR. MANOJ RAJORIA: SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI: SHRIMATI RANJEETA KOLI:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has prepared any list of the historical heritages or religious places in the country including Rajasthan;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  there  is  any  scheme  being  implemented  by  the  Government  to  connect  religious places and historical heritages by roads;
- (d) if so, the details thereof particularly in Rajasthan during the last three financial years and the current year;
- (e) if not, whether the Government proposes to implement any scheme in future in this regard;
- (f) whether any action has been taken by the Government to promote activities for integration of education and culture, if so, the details thereof; and
- (g) whether the Government has taken any measures to preserve the intangible cultural heritage with special focus on the tribal and rural areas of Rajasthan and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF CULTURE, TOURISM AND DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION

(SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

(a)&

Archeological

Survey of

India

(ASI)

maintain

a

list of

ancient monuments

and

- (b) archaeological  sites  and  remains  declared  as  of  national  importance  in  the  country, including 163 in State of Rajasthan. List is available on ASI website https://asi.nic.in.
- (c)to Monuments and sites are connected and approachable by road for visitors. However, ASI
- (e) does not have any scheme to connect religious places and historical heritages by roads.
- (f) ASI organizes cultural  awareness programmes on various occasions viz., World Heritage Week,  World  Heritage  Day,  Museum  Day,  Gandhi  Jayanti,  etc.  involving  educational institutions, youth organisations in drawing, painting, quiz, debate competitions, etc. Such programmes are aimed to make students as well as public community aware about our rich cultural heritage.
- (g) Ministry  of  Culture  is  mandated  with  preservation  and  conservation  of  ancient  cultural heritage and promotion of art & culture, both tangible and intangible, in the country. The Ministry has two attached offices, six subordinate offices and 35 autonomous organisations, which  are  fully  funded  by  the  government.  There  are  seven  zonal  Cultural  Centers, including West Zone Culture Centre at Udaipur,  working mainly on folk and traditional arts.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2958 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-07
Subject: Education in State List of the Constitution of India
Ministry: Education
Asked by: M. Selvaraj

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2958 ANSWERED ON 07.08.2023

## Education in State List of the Constitution of India

2958.   SHRI M. SELVARAJ:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is true that many State Governments across the country have requested the Union Government to transfer Education from the Concurrent List to State List;

- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the action being taken or proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (DR. SUBHAS SARKAR)

(a) to (d): The subject 'Education' was transferred from List II (State List) to List III (Concurrent List)  by  the  Constitution  (Forty-Second  Amendment) Act, 1976. Since then, it has resulted in sharing of responsibility between the Central Government and the State / UT Governments on the matter related to education. This has also enabled Central Government serving the need to meet  varying  demands  of  different  States  /  UTs  who  are  at  different  levels  of  educational development; and to take measures for development, promotion and growth of education in the Country.  One  significant  example  is  enactment  of  Right  To  Education  Act,  2009  and  several other interventions through Schemes in School and Higher Education.

At  present,  there  is  no  such  proposal  under  consideration  of  the  Government  to  transfer Education from the Concurrent List to State List.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2957 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-07
Subject: Declaration of Meenakshi Temple as World Heritage Site
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: T.R.V.S. Ramesh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2957

TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.08.2023

## DECLARATION OF MEENAKSHI TEMPLE AS WORLD HERITAGE SITE

## 2957.SHRI T.R.V.S. RAMESH :

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government plans to consider the declaration of the Meenakshi Temple of Tamil Nadu State as a cultural World Heritage Site; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the time by when such declaration shall be made and if not, the reasons therefor?

;

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF CULTURE, TOURISM AND DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION (SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

- (a)
- &
- Meenakshi Temple of Tamil Nadu has not so far been proposed for inclusion in the World Heritage List.
- (b)

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2956 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-07
Subject: Western Ghats Spatial Decision Support System
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Karti P. Chidambaram

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION N0. 2956

TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.08.2023

## Western Ghats Spatial Decision Support System

## 2956.   SHRI KARTI P. CHIDAMBARAM:

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware about the reduction in evergreen forest cover by 5 per cent as discovered by Indian Institute of Science's Energy and Wetlands Research Group through its Western Ghats Spatial Decision Support System (WGSDSS);
- (b) whether the Government is aware about the reasons for the reduction of the evergreen forest cover and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (c) whether the Government proposes to use the WGSDSS to keep track of deforestation and for decision making and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE

(SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

(a) to (c) As informed by the Indian Institute of Science, the Western Ghats Spatial Decision Support System (WGSDSS) hosted by the Institute is a part of the ongoing ecological research in  the  Western  Ghats  considering  recent  advances  in  information  and  open  source  web technologies through the integration of spatial with the attribute information at disaggregated levels. The WGSDSS has no provision for regular tracking of fresh deforestation events.

As per the India State of Forest Report (ISFR) of the Forest Survey of India 2021, the total forest and tree cover of the country is 80.9 million hectare, which is 24.62% of the geographical area of the country. As compared to the assessment of 2019, there is an increase of 2261 sq.km. in the total forest and tree cover of the country. Out of this, the increase in the forest cover has been observed to be 1540 sq.km. and that in tree cover is 721 sq.km. The total forest cover recorded during 2019 in six States (Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu), falling within the Western Ghats region is 1,53,955 sq.km. However, 1,54,370 sq.km. of  the  forest  cover  was  recorded  in  these  six  States  during  the  year  2021,  which  shows  an increase in 415 sq.km. forest cover.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2949 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-07
Subject: Outstanding Debt of Punjab
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Harsimrat Kaur Badal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE

## TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, 7 th  AUGUST, 2023

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2949 16 SRAVANA, 1945 (SAKA)

Outstanding Debt of Punjab

## 2949.  SHRIMATI HARSIMRAT KAUR BADAL:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) the total outstanding debt of the Government of Punjab;
- (b) whether going by the current trend the public debt of Punjab is likely to cross Rs. 5 lakh crores in ten years and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government allows the debt-ridden States to splurge public funds by offering freebies thus making the people of the State heavily indebted and if so, the details thereof and the Government's policy in this regard; and
- (d) whether the borrowings can be made to spend on unnecessary unscheduled expenditure and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY)

- (a) As per the Reserve Bank of India's report titled 'State finances: A study of budgets of 2022-23', the details of total outstanding liabilities of State Government of Punjab at the end of March 2021, March 2022 (RE) and March 2023 (BE) are as follows:

(Rs. In crore)

| Year (As at end- March)   | Total Outstanding Liabilities of the State of Punjab   |
|---------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| 2021 (Actual)             | 2,59,266                                               |
| 2022 (RE)                 | 2,82,456                                               |
| 2023 (BE)                 | 3,05,047                                               |

(b) to (d)  State Government  of  Punjab  has  enacted  the  Fiscal Responsibility  and  Budget Management  (FRBM)  Act  which  makes  the  State  Government  responsible  to  ensure  intergenerational equity in fiscal management and long term financial stability by achieving sufficient revenue  surplus,  containing  fiscal  deficit,  prudential  debt  management  consistent  with  fiscal sustainability and greater transparency in fiscal operations of the government. Compliance to the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) Act is monitored by the State Legislature of the State of Punjab.

Department  of  Expenditure,  Ministry  of  Finance  generally  follows  the  fiscal  limits mandated  by  the  accepted  recommendations  of  the  Finance  Commission  while  exercising  the powers to approve borrowings by States under Article 293 (3) of the Constitution of India.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2948 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-07
Subject: Shortage of School Teachers in Rajasthan
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Sukhbir Singh Jaunapuria

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO:- 2948

ANSWERED ON-07/08/2023

## Shortage of School Teachers in Rajasthan

†2948. SHRI SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNAPURIA:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there is continuous shortage of school teachers in several schools of Rajasthan particularly in the rural areas and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of the number of schools facing the shortage of teachers and also the details of the number of vacancies of school teachers in schools, district-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has taken any measures to fill up the vacancies of teachers in Rajasthan particularly in the rural areas and also appointed yoga teachers; and (d) if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (SMT. ANNPURNA DEVI)

(a) to (d):  Education is a subject in the concurrent list of the Constitution and a majority of the schools are under the administrative control of respective State Governments/Union Territory administrations. Recruitment of teachers, their service conditions including monitoring of absence and deployment come under the purview of the respective State Governments and Union Territory administrations. Further, recruitment  is  a  continuous  process  and  vacancies  get  generated  due  to  a  number  of  factors  like retirement, resignation, increased requirement of teachers as a result of the enhanced students' strength.

District-wise details regarding teacher vacancies, number of schools facing the shortage of teachers in schools of Rajasthan as well as the recruitment of yoga teachers in Rajasthan are maintained by the Government of Rajasthan. Details of vacancies of teachers reported by the Government of Rajasthan, till 2023-24, are given below:-

|   Sl. No | Activity         | Teacher Vacancies   |
|----------|------------------|---------------------|
|        1 | Elementary       | 23,927              |
|        2 | Secondary        | 2,453               |
|        3 | Higher Secondary | 9,001               |

(Source: PRABANDH portal)

The Ministry of Education, from time to time, through review meetings and advisories, requests the State Governments and UT Administrations including the State of Rajasthan for filling up vacant posts of  teachers  and  their  rational  deployment.  Further,  the  Central  Government  through  the  Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Samagra Shiksha, provides financial assistance to the States and UTs to maintain appropriate Pupil-Teacher Ratio (PTR) for various levels of schooling, as per norms prescribed in the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009, as amended from time to time.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2940 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-07
Subject: SHREYAS Yojana
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Chunni Lal Sahu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2940 ANSWERED ON 07.08.2023

## SHREYAS YOJANA

## † 2940 SHRI CHUNNI LAL SAHU:

Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state :

- (a) whether a large number of young men and women with Higher Education degree have to be  provided  alternative  employment  through  Skill  Development  training  under  the  scheme for Higher Education Youth in Apprenticeship and Skills (SHREYAS);
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the names of the schools where the said scheme has been implemented in Chhattisgarh during the last two years and the current year;district-wise;
- (d) the number of trained young men/women beneficiaries under the said scheme;
- (e) the amount allocated by the Government for the said scheme during the said period; yearwise; and
- (f) whether the State Government is implementing the scheme efficiently or any irregularities have been detected in this regard; and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (DR. SUBHAS SARKAR)

(a)to (f ): There is no such approved scheme named Scheme for Higher Education Youth in Apprenticeship and Skills (SHREYAS)in this Ministry.

In order to augment the demand of skilled manpower in the industrial activities and with a view to impart tangible skills-in-demand, Government of India enacted National Apprentice Training  Scheme.  Its  execution  done  through  four  Regional  Boards  located  at  Chennai, Kanpur, Mumbai and Kolkata respectively. A total 2,68,012 apprentices have been trained and Rs 400 cr has been released in the year 2022-2023.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2937 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-07
Subject: Land/Building for Kendriya Vidyalaya No. 2 in Darbhanga
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Gopal Jee Thakur

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2937 ANSWERED ON 07.08.2023

## LAND/BUILDING FOR KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA NO. 2 IN DARBHANGA

## † 2937. SHRI GOPAL JEE THAKUR:

- (a) whether the Kendriya Vidyalaya No. 2, also is functioning in Kendriya Vidyalaya No. 1 Darbhanga for the past several years as the school does not
- (b) the initiatives taken by the Government to provide land and building to Kendriya Vidyalaya No. 2;
- (c) whether the Government of Bihar has sent a proposal regarding land for the

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state: have land or building of its own; school; and

- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (SMT. ANNPURNA DEVI)

- (a) Kendriya Vidyalaya (KV) No. 2 Darbhanga (Bihar) has been functioning from the permanent building of KV No. 1 Darbhanga in the second shift, as the State Government of Bihar has not yet provided suitable land to Kendriya Vidyalaya

Sangathan (KVS) as per norms.

- (b) Ministry of Education and KVS have been pursuing the State Government of Bihar for transfer of suitable land in favour of KVS as per norms. Despite persistent follow up through numerous communications sent on 09/10/2019, 26/08/2020, 27/08/2021, 07/03/2023 and 16/03/2023, the State Government of Bihar has not yet transferred the requisite extent of land in favour of KVS for construction of building of KV No. 2 Darbhanga.
- (c) & (d) The land offered by the State Government, measuring 4.00 acres at Village - Taralahi, district - Darbhanga has many shortcomings such as requirement of huge filling, development of approach road upto site, removal of high tension line etc. KVS has requested the State Government of Bihar to remove these shortcomings or to transfer alternate suitable land as per norms.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2935 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-07
Subject: Pravasi Kaushal Vikas Yojana
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Shyam Yadav Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2935

ANSWERED ON 07.08.2023

## PRAVASI KAUSHAL VIKAS YOJANA

† 2935 SHRI SHAYM SINGH YADAV:

- Will the Minister of SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP be pleased to state: (a) the  number  of  people  trained  and  certified  under  Pravasi  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana (PKVY); and the number of people have actually got employment in various countries after training

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  SKILL  DEVELOPMENT  AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

(SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

(a) The  National  Skill  Development  Corporation,  under  the  aegis  of  Ministry  of  Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) in association  with Ministry of External Affairs (MEA),  is  imparting  a  one-day  Pre-Departure  Orientation  Training  (PDOT)  to  potential migrants  under  the  Pravasi  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PKVY)  scheme.  The  training  aims  to equip them with the necessary soft skills to compete in foreign destinations. The orientation covers various aspects, including language, culture, emigration process, welfare measures, and  do's  and  don'ts  of  the  destination  country.  Upon  completing  8  hours  of  training, candidate  receive  a  certificate.    As  of  31 st May  2023  a  total  of  1,29,062  candidates  have received training under PDOT, PKVY, since January 2018. Sir,  the  Ministry  does  not  maintain  the  data  on  the  number  of  PDO  trained  persons

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- (b) who got jobs in various countries.
- (b) under PKVY, country-wise?
Lok Sabha Question No. 2933 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-07
Subject: Exclusion of Oil and Gas
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Gaurav Gogoi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

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## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2933

## TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, AUGUST 7, 2023/SRAVANA 16, 1945 (SAKA)

## EXCLUSION OF OIL AND GAS

## 2933.    SHRI GAURAV GOGOI:

## Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) the reasons for excluding oil and gas sector from the sectors for crucial cross-utilization of input tax credit as introduced by the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime;
- (b) whether the Government plans to include oil and gas sector in the next annual budget for crucial crossutilization of input tax credit as introduced by the GST regime; and
- (c) if so, the details of such plans and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY)

(a) to (c):  Under the GST regime, a registered person is entitled to take credit of input tax charged on any supply of goods or services or both which are used or intended to be used in the course or furtherance of business. As such, under the GST regime, a registered person can avail credit of input tax paid under the GST laws only and not in respect of taxes paid under any other law. Further, where the goods or services or  both  are  used  by  the  registered  person  partly  for  effecting  taxable  supplies  including  zero-rated supplies and partly for effecting exempt supplies (which includes non-taxable supplies), the amount of credit is restricted to so much of the input tax as is attributable to the said taxable supplies including zerorated supplies. Since, GST is currently not levied on the supply of petroleum crude, high speed diesel, motor spirit (commonly known as petrol), natural gas and aviation turbine fuel, the said condition applies to a registered person in oil and gas sector also, and so input tax credit is not allowed.

The  GST  Council,  in  which  the  states  are  also  represented,  has  not  made  any  recommendation  for inclusion of these goods under GST. Further, there is no proposal to bring crude petroleum, petrol, diesel, ATF and natural gas under GST. In view of this, the above existing restriction on utilization of input tax credit will continue for Oil and Gas Sector.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2932 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-07
Subject: Job Vacancies in CPSEs
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Dr. T. Sumathy (a) Thamizhachi Thangapandian

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

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## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2932 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 7 th  AUGUST, 2023

## Job Vacancies in CPSEs

## 2932. DR. T. SUMATHY (a) THAMIZHACHI THANGAPANDIAN:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  job  vacancies  against  sanctioned  posts  in  Central  Public  Sector Enterprises  (CPSEs)  Maharatna,  Navratna  and  Miniratna  Companies  totalling several thousands have not been filled up and if so, the details of the sanctioned posts and vacancies in CPSEs as on date;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  recently  announced  that  for  the  eligibility  to Graduate Trainee Engineer Posts in CPSEs, it is mandatory for the candidates to get pass percentile in Graduate Aptitude Test for Engineers (GATE) and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  provide  level  playing  field  and  equal opportunities  for  the  qualified  Engineering  Graduates  who  have  no  chance  to write GATE examination; and
- (d) whether the aspiring candidates still have to qualify in the entrance examination conducted  by  the  National  Testing  Agency  (NTA)  and  the  oral  interview  for getting posts in CPSEs and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) : As per the latest information available in the Public Enterprises Survey 2021-22, the  total  strength  of  regular  employees  in  248  operating  Central  Public  Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) was 8.41 lakh as on 31 st  March, 2022. The information relating to  vacancies  in  CPSEs  is  not  maintained  centrally  in  the  Department  of  Public Enterprises (DPE) as the recruitment to the below Board level posts in the CPSEs is done by the management of concerned CPSEs.

(b) to (d) : The CPSEs, being primarily commercial entities, recruit their manpower based on their business plans. The Boards of CPSEs are authorized to undertake recruitments for below Board level posts including Graduate/Executive Trainees.

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