Lok Sabha Question No. 4354 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-19
Subject: Loss of Jobs due to Privatisation
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Shri Sachithanantham R

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4354 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.08.2025

## LOSS OF JOBS DUE TO PRIVATISATION

4354. SHRI SACHITHANANTHAM R:

## Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of job vacancies in central and public sector undertakings has been lost due to privatisation during the last five years, from 2019-20 to 2024-25; and
- (0) the total number of loss of reserved posts for the OBC, SC and ST sections?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI B.L.VERMA)

(a) & (b): As per information available in Public Enterprises Survey for last five years (2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24), the details of regular employees in operating Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) and representation of SCs, STs and OBCs are attached at Annexure. The representation of SCs has increased from 17.44% in 2019-20 to 17.76% in 202324, representation of STs has increased from 10.84% in 2019-20 to 10.85% in 2023-24 and representation of OBCs has increased from 21.59% in 2019-20 to 26.24% in 2023-24.

:

•

Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4354 on the subject "Loss of Jobs due to Privatisation" answered on 19.08.2025

Number of Regular Employees in Operating CPSEs and representation of SCs, STs and OBCS

| Financial Year   | Total Regular Employees (Numbers in   | Representation of SCs, STs and OBCs in the Operating CPSEs*   | Representation of SCs, STs and OBCs in the Operating CPSEs*   | Representation of SCs, STs and OBCs in the Operating CPSEs*   | Representation of SCs, STs and OBCs in the Operating CPSEs*   | Representation of SCs, STs and OBCs in the Operating CPSEs*   | Representation of SCs, STs and OBCs in the Operating CPSEs*   |
|------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|                  |                                       | SC                                                            | SC                                                            | ST                                                            | ST                                                            | OBC                                                           | OBC                                                           |
|                  | Lakh)                                 | (Numbers in Lakh)                                             |                                                               | (Numbers in Lakh)                                             | %                                                             | (Numbers in Lakh)                                             | %                                                             |
| 2019-20          | 9.20                                  | 1.60                                                          | 17.44                                                         | 1.00                                                          | 10.84                                                         | 1.99                                                          | 21.59                                                         |
| 2020-21          | 8.60                                  | 1.49                                                          | 17.28                                                         | 0.90                                                          | 10.46                                                         | 1.93                                                          | 22.40                                                         |
| 2021-22          | 8.39                                  | 1.46                                                          | 17.38                                                         | 0.85                                                          | 10.19                                                         | 1.90                                                          | 22.63                                                         |
| 2022-23          | 8.41                                  | 1.44                                                          | 17.17                                                         | 0.83                                                          | 9.86                                                          | 2.00                                                          | 23.77                                                         |
| 2023-24          | 8.12                                  | 1.44                                                          | 17.76                                                         | 0.88                                                          | 10.85                                                         | 2.13                                                          | 26.24                                                         |

*****