Lok Sabha Question No. 2202 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-15
Subject: Compassionate Appointment
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: A. Ganeshamurthi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

## DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE PRODUCTION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2202

TO BE ANSWERED ON 15 th  December, 2023

## COMPASSIONATE APPOINTMENT

## 2202. SHRI A. GANESHAMURTHI:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  number  of  applications  pending  for  compassionate  appointment  of  the  dependents against death of the jobholder/provider in the Defence Undertakings during the last three years, Undertaking-wise;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  issued  any  guidelines  to  continue  the  provision  of compassionate  appointments  to  the  dependents  after  corporatization  of  erstwhile  Ordance Factory Board (OFB);
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the number of such applications pending with the Corporate OFBs, State/UT-wise including Tamil Nadu; and
- (e) whether the Government proposes to review such pending cases in Defence Undertakings for favourable consideration on humanitarian grounds and if so, the details thereof?

## A  N  S  W  E  R

MINISTER OF STATE

IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

- (a):  Applications pending for compassionate appointment of the dependents against death of the jobholder/provider in the Defence Undertakings during the last three years are as under:

| Bharat Dynamics Limited                      |   65 |
|----------------------------------------------|------|
| Bharat Earth Movers Limited                  |  184 |
| Munitions India Limited                      |  294 |
| Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited              |   86 |
| Yantra India Limited                         |  151 |
| Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited |  226 |
| Troops Comforts Limited                      |  127 |
| India Optel Limited                          |   98 |
| Gliders India Limited                        |   19 |
| Total                                        | 1250 |

(SHRI AJAY BHATT)

- (b)  &  (c):    No  guideline  has  been  issued  by  Ministry  of  Defence  for  continuation  of compassionate appointment to dependents post corporatization of OFB.
- (d)  The number of such applications [as shown in part (a)] pending with the Corporate OFBs, State/UT-wise including Tamil Nadu:
- (e):    As  per  DoP&T's  advice,  the  appointment  etc.  in  respect  of  employees  of  DPSUs  are concerned,  will  be  governed  by  rules/instructions applicable to employees of  Public  Sector Enterprises and Recruitment Rules framed for the posts transferred to DPSUs.

| PSUs                                         | State/UT        |   Pending applications |
|----------------------------------------------|-----------------|------------------------|
| Munitions India Limited                      | Madhya Pradesh  |                     66 |
| Munitions India Limited                      | Maharashtra     |                    164 |
| Munitions India Limited                      | Odisha          |                     41 |
| Munitions India Limited                      | Tamil Nadu      |                     23 |
| Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited              | Tamil Nadu      |                     38 |
| Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited              | Telangana       |                     18 |
| Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited              | Maharashtra     |                      7 |
| Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited              | Madhya Pradesh  |                     23 |
| Yantra India Limited                         | West Bengal     |                     24 |
| Yantra India Limited                         | Madhya Pradesh  |                     20 |
| Yantra India Limited                         | Maharashtra     |                     78 |
| Yantra India Limited                         | Uttar Pradesh   |                     29 |
| Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited | Uttar Pradesh   |                     83 |
| Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited | Tamil Nadu      |                     26 |
| Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited | Madhya Pradesh  |                     38 |
| Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited | West Bengal     |                     79 |
| Troops Comforts Limited                      | Tamil Nadu      |                     18 |
| Troops Comforts Limited                      | Uttar Pradesh   |                    109 |
| India Optel Limited                          | Uttarakhand     |                     83 |
| India Optel Limited                          | Chandigarh (UT) |                     15 |
| Gliders India Limited                        | Uttar Pradesh   |                     19 |
| TOTAL                                        |                 |                   1001 |

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